Australia · verified sales only · updated as sales land
The Manual Gearbox Premium Index.
Everyone says manuals are worth more. Here’s the actual number, model by model: median manual sale price vs median automatic sale price, from verified Australia auction results — only models with at least 3 confirmed sales of each transmission qualify.
Methodology
For each model, we take every verified auction sale in the Australiawhere the listing declared its transmission, classify it as manual (says “manual”) or automatic (says “automatic”, or a known automated gearbox — PDK, F1, DCT, DSG, SMG, e-gear, Tiptronic, CVT), and exclude ambiguous descriptions entirely. Models need at least 3 sales of EACH type to qualify. Premium = (manual median − automatic median) ÷ automatic median. This is a same-model comparison, not condition-adjusted — spec, mileage and year mix still vary within each side.
Press: press@marque.cars — cite as “Marque Manual Gearbox Premium Index”.
Indicative only — not investment advice. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future value.