Buying an (almost) analog sports car before the electric revolution?
Yes, you can still buy them new: sports cars with a combustion engine (preferably with a six-cylinder engine) and manual transmission. For example, the Lotus Emira V6 or the Porsche Cayman/Boxster 4.0 GTS. However, even with Porsche and Lotus it is becoming increasingly difficult to opt for a manual gearbox; the Lotus Emira i4 (with AMG four-cylinder) is only available with the shift paddles, as is the Boxster Spyder RS.
The question that arises here, however, is whether you should still buy one now in order to secure years and decades of classic sports car enjoyment. After all, these new cars are not cheap; you should have a six-figure account balance if you want to buy one now. However, the future development in value should look quite favorable for such manually operated niche models. One could therefore speak here of classic pearls of the future.
However, an important long-term question could be how well manufacturers will still support these models in 10, 20 or 30 years' time. It is clear that even these still comparatively analog models - the Lotus even has hydraulic power steering - are difficult to repair in the garage at home, too many electronics are built into the cars and need to be carefully kept alive.
