manual-transmission car; stick shift car
Common term for a car with a manual transmission, as opposed to an automatic. Often used in driving contexts.
See also: ミッション
He is good at driving a manual car.
In Japan, fewer people are getting a license for manual cars.
From ミッション (mission, here short for transmission) + 車 (car). The term ミッション is a wasei-eigo abbreviation of 'transmission'.