I'm with you. I'll be graduating soon and the Kizashi's sitting near the top of my "first car" short-list, so I'm hoping an AWD + manual 6-speed will at least be available and tested within the next six months or so. I hope they don't just slap it on and throw off the weight distribution l...

A couple have popped up on eBay Motors. For Bay Area folk, one is available at a Suzuki Mitsubishi lot in San Leandro, CA; it's the CVT though.

I'm pretty excited to see these hit the lots. Hopefully more videos and reviews will follow as a result!