Manual-transmission Honda Accord dead for 2021

Honda confirmed Friday that the manual-transmission option will disappear entirely from the 2021 Accord sedan, marking the end of the bread-and-butter family sedan's decades-long dedication to the stick-shift.

In fact, not only is the manual Accord not returning, but the last one has already been built — back in December, Honda says — and from some quick searches of automotive classifieds, the number currently available nationwide may amount to no more than double digits.

Per Honda, the take rate on manual Accords has not exceeded 2 percent over the past several years despite an overall uptick in volume reported back in 2018. Even after the praise heaped upon the latest generation of Honda's go-to sedan, Honda just couldn't drum up enough excitement to justify further production.