but it does not make sense for the market to saddle the turbo4 with the manual - manual drivers often care about performance and engine noise. V6 would be the much better fit.
If sales are going to be low and expected to be so, why not make a car that will grab you headlines, wins in comparison tests, perhaps "Best Drivers" finalist, etc. It could even start a cult following down the line because it was a performance sedan with a manual - a "nod to the good old days". Now it is just another base model with a manual that nobody wants, even the manual drivers.
It was a poor decision to put the manual with the turbo4, no way around it. Yes, glad we got a manual at all, but still poor decision - like Alfa not offering a manual in NA at all: stupid.