At least you're looking for a truck!
The list of AWD manual
REAL SUVs sold in the US since the turn of the century are:
- 5 cylinder H2
- first gen Cayenne GTS
- first gen. X5
- Second gen CRV
You can count the Tiguan and first gen X3 if you consider that an SUV.
Other than that, it's a bunch of Korean crossover crap.
For a 4WD SUV, the only option is the Xterra, which isn't too bad, so there is at least that.
If anyone knows of anything I missed, I am all ears!
Note: I have a 6-speed manual X5 and it's awesome. The only problem is it only came in the six cylinder, I.e. it's super underpowered, so I'm musing about eventually putting in a $4,000 turbo kit into a $2,000 car... This is what happens when people have no options