I have a 2002 LSE with a 5-speed manual. Does anyone know how many of these were built?

More than 10, less than 45,000.


Welcome to here :D

Between 2000 to 2002, only about .8% of produced LS's for the American market were with a manual trans. So you are looking at a total of around 1,200 MTX cars.

Not sure the # but very rare.

Glad to hear of another 5spd guy, we should start a thread to gather more info and share knowledge. Do you hate your cup holders as much as I do.

Yeah, the cup holders are useless. I appreciate everyones help. Wikipedia indicates that there were 2331 manual LS cars produced over the three years. Another stream on LvC indicated 2341, I believe. I friend who has been selling Lincolns for almost 20 years said there were just a few thousand so that jives. The 'body kit' LSE's were rare, having only been made in 02', and most were fully loaded, meaning auto/V8. The dealer who sold me the car said that a customer who almost bought it just before me told him that there only about 130 manual LSE's. I was hoping someone could confirm that though.