I love the RDX but I am addicted to driving manuals and the paddle shifters dont do it for me at all. Any word if Acura will be rolling out a "typeS" rdx that has a manual as an option ?

 

Never going to happen.

 

yeah, i dont think you'll ever see an acura SUV with a manual gearbox. and if they ever did, i'd bet that it wouldnt be available to the US market, considering that we are prodominantly slushbox drivers, compared to the rest of the world

 

Japan, too. Some stats say even more automatics than the US.

 

are there even such things at manual trans SUV's?

 

Sure, they're just not very common anymore. Current SUV's that come with manual's include the Xterra, the FJ Cruiser, the Escape... not sure what else.

They used to be a lot more common, my stepfather once upon a time had a string of manual transmission SUV's including a couple of Isuzu Troopers and a Chevy Blazer. I know Jeep offered the Grand Cherokee with an automatic, but only in the first model year, IIRC.

Will we see a manual transmission in the RDX? Nope.

 

The RDX'x principal design target and competitor; the BMW X-3 is available with a six speed manual:

See the brochure: http://www.bmwusa.com/NR/rdonlyres/4B031500-FFD1-41A4-B0D2-C5A4AE503FB8/0/2007_X3_brochure_new.pdf

Additionally, the VW Tiguan (see the thread lower down) is pictured with a manual.

Nothing motivates like competition. If these vehicles sell , then Acura may want to get their share of the market.

While Direct Shift Automatics are the tech flavor of the day; I think there will be a backlash from enthusiasts, who are the target demographic for a vehicle that rides and handles more like an Evo than an Equinox.

 

Heh, should have remembered that one.

Acura will probably relent at some point if sales numbers dictate that a manual will sell in this segment, but I don't honestly see that happening. The % of people that want a manual transmission is just too small, I think.

 

I with you man. I would love to have a manual RDX. This is the first automatic I've owned. I would trade my RDX in if acura came out with a manual version. Sports cars and SUV should be manual to me. I thought if the TL and TSX can come in a manual, the RDX should be a manual. Maybe Acura don't see the RDX as a sports car and the market for the RDX is a bunch of soccer mom's.

 

My 95 Isuzu Rodeo is a manual and I still love it.

 

Too bad acura won't come out with a manual RDX...I have a BMW X3, 2006 which is a blast to drive. But the market doesn't seem to be here for these manual SUV /SAVs . The dealer said they sell very few. I coudn't even find a manual in Jersey to TEST drive. I had to go to Pennsy. Manual RDX? Naw............

 

Well the RDX is a great car anyway---if it had a manual I would trade in my 6 speed TL tomorrow. I like the RDX that much....

 

True true, silver, the rdx is the Sh%t...

 

I also wish they made a 6, I'd buy it in a second. FWIW, my '03 Element was a MT.