I think that 90% of the avergae demographic of those that will end up buying the new 6 with the v6 or 4 banger for that matter will most likely desire a 5/6 speed auto with the trendy "sports mode" and I am fine with that. My point of it, is that Mazdas MO is zoom zoom, and all about that its a drivers car. with that being said, a 6 speed manual should be an option. It might be a small % of enthuiast that want the manual but its still an important % IMO