> A diesel with a manual transmission option would be great but I can't see Honda doing it. Diesels produce a large amount of torque
> which works really well with an automatic. Throw in the extra certification costs for another drive train option, the large
> majority of buyers only interested in an automatic and you can see why the number of cars with manual transmissions is
> diminishing.

But you can get the Element with a manual tranny in every
trim level !

http://www.edmunds.com/honda/element...202d202432354b

Lynn