I don't know if this particular topic has been thrown around yet, so here's what they say...Wow! A manual transmission for Acura's hot-rod coupe. A six-speed manual. With a serious limited-slip diff. Score one for the ADDRPMT.


On the six-speed
"There is nothing remotely dissatisfying about the action of Acura's new six-speed manual. The shift throws are short, the gear ratios close, and if it isn't quite NSX-precise, it's at least as good as anything in this price class. And exceptional for a front-drive car."

On the helical limited-slip differential
"The CL's new limited slip cures this (wheelspin) affliction like a new mechanical miracle drug. What one feels, thanks to the CL's scalpel-sharp rack-and-pinion power steering, is the limited slip doing it's job. It bites into corners like a bulldog. Honda R&D really did its homework here. This device closes the front-drive versus rear-drive gap by a bunch."

They loved everything about the car this time around!

 

wow...i want one even more now...

 

Me too.....So I bought one

Shawn S

 

I was checking the magazine to and notice that it's top speed is 145mph (governor limited). I thought our car is drag limited on top speed correct me if I'm wrong...

 

Our car is governor limited for top speed (despite comments in the mags and some claims by speed racers).

The car WILL go faster that 150, provided that it doesn't have a head wind and it has enough room to get up to that speed (also helps to test at 70-degrees F and at sea level).

 

Put a slush box in a car, and they will have to have a real gem, or they generally rant endlessly about the lack of the "manual" to make it a "real sports car"...

How many times have I seen this from R/T and C/D...

 

and some of you guys were whining it didn't come out last year as a 2002...patience IS a virtue.

 

Word. They have to prove they're "purists". I'm glad for Shawn and the guys who want the 6 speed, i just get tired of the "it's not a sports car if it has an auto" crap.