I don't understand why the TL is the only car from Acura that does not have the manual option for the transmission. If the CL can have manual, so can the TL. It just sucks that its not manual... without manual simply the racing feeling is absent.

No matter how much mods you do to it, stick shift is the base of a racing car.

 

You might want to look at indy cars...

 

Its because these cars are meant for older guys and most want automatic. It simply is not economical to produce manual trannys for a few consumers as it costs too much.

 

probably wanted to save it for the 04' TL to give us another reason to step into a new one-

 

you forgot about the other sedan from acura with no stick. RL ring a bell?

 

not too much demand for a manual box in the luxury/sedan market, plain as that.

 

RL .. duh??!!! When the last time you saw the LS430 or the S500 in stick?? why would you want a stick on a luxury liner?

 

peta i did you a favor and put question and comment really close together so you'd understand.

 

Dude you guys have some serious attitude problems. It seems pretty obvious that the RL does not have manual since the TL doesn't I don't think I need to state it so you guys can know that.

 

Everybody heard you said "I don't understand why the TL is the ONLY car from Acura that does not have the manual option for the transmission." Now you change your mind !?

I very much agree with you that stick shift is the base of a racing car. But the TL-S is no race car, it's a family sedan, so no stick shift. The CL-S and the Accord coupe are more of a race car than the TL-S, so they have stick shift. You probably got yourself a wrong car.

 

ok no more tude now. I myself would've liked to at least have the 6spd as an option on the 02-03 type S mainly because of reliability issues with many auto tranny today, as they are one of the most complex units on a car. the extra hp to the wheels would be nice too, but even if it were advailable, I, like most other consumers probably would not have bought it. This my friend is why it isnt adv yet.$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
on top of that i dont think the 04 sticks will sell either. maybe a 3rd gen type S with 6 spd now that would work!

 

That is a good point, maybe they should have made a 6 speed version of th TLS, It wouldnt have cost too design wise, they could just rip the tranny and console out of the CLS and fit it right in.

 

Well, keep in mind that the target market for the TL is middle aged men/women who make some pretty good coin. 99% of those people do NOT want to drive a stick in a luxo sedan.

However, that said, the new 2004 TL is coming with a 6-speed manual as an option on it's HPT (High Perfomance TL) model, so, anyone who would want a stick in a TL will now have that option. All you'll need to do is wait another 2 months or so for the TL launch and the TL will join the CL, RSX, TSX and NSX as Acura models with manual trannies.....

BTW, I think the reason you're getting a lot of attitude in your posts is because most of the topics you start have already been discussed several times. If you use the search before you post you'll probably get about 75% of your questions answered. For example, we've been talking about the 2004 TL for easily over 10 months now, and the confirmed info on the TL getting a stick has been available for almost a month and a half.