Would you trade in your CL for it?

spiro

 

if they did... then they will not sell anymore CL-S...
that simple.

 

I doubt it,

but it would be more profitable to them.

The TL-S would sell like CRAZY if it were 6-speed.

We are living in a time that the demand for a sporty sedan is HUGE.

 

how do you figure that???????????? The tl crowd is WAY different from the CL crowd.....just look at the boards.

 

If they made the tl-s IN 6, i would probably get it.

spiro

 

Not nessesarily, the people looking at the sedate styling of the TL would most likely be looking for an automatic. There would be some that would like a manual but most likely this would be less than 5%.

But IMO, I would love to see the TL come out with the 6-Speed TL-S...

 

i remember autoweek once said the TL-S would soon come w/ a 6-speed, but that was before the CL-S sixspeed

 

why dont they have a six speed for the TL?

maybe because it will KILL THE CL SALES!!!!!

sidemarker

 

"If they made a 6speed TL-S"

... then I would be driving a TL. I really wanted a 4-door (I'm used to it, been driving my 4-Door Accord for the last 7 years), but couldn't pass up the 6-Speed CL-S. What a great car!

 

man I would so be driving a TL if they had a 6-spd for it... the only reason I got the CL was for the manual tranny... i was hoping they'd come out with one on '04 but no luck... I really would have liked to have the convenience of a 4-door...

 

my guess is that the TL 'ESS' will have tha 6MT next year. it's pure marketing--the manny tranny will make the TL 'new' again giving a fresh boost to sales on a 'year-old' car

i would prolly look at getting one if the CL is discontinued...my lease is up in a year. i would much rather drive a completely refreshed CL tho, let's hope acura doesn't `wimp out` to competition

 

I'd get it.

 

the CL seems to do a fine job of that on its own

 

I think they'd sell both. They came out with the TL-S, and didn't change CL-S sales.

If you want a 4 door, you buy the TL. If you want a 2-door, you buy the CL.

When I went to my dealership for my 6sp CL-S, they were only allocated 7 cars for the year. I asked why, and his simple answer was this:

"Husband and wife walk in, husband starts drooling at the 6 speed. Wife cracks the whip, and the deal is signed on an automatic."

But, I think Acura is surprised on how fast the 6 speeds have sold. I traded our '01 CL-S on it, just for the tranny. Both are awesome cars, but you don't get the sport feeling from an automatic. And the sport-shift is too slow (especially in the downshift area).

 

Spiroh --

haven you driven the CL-S 6-spd yet (i'm almost SURE you have, if not multiple times) and if so, what did you think of it?

I just drove it this weekend and I'm sold I think .. I might want to trade up to one.

What are you thoughts?

Raj

 

I agree w/ you for the most part. I think that The TL-S 6-spd would tap into the following markets:

330i 5MT,
530i 6MT (or does it come w/ 5MT?)
Volvo T5 5MT
*** NISSAN MAXIMA 6MT ***
Lincoln LS V6 5MT

Not to mention all the enthusiasts that are considering used Beemers to get into a sport sedan ( i.e. used 540i 6MT) that just might want to save a few more thousand and get a brand new Tl-S 6mT. Granted there is a huge diff. b/w rwd/fwd .. we all know, however, for the weekend enthusiast, a fwd powerhouse w/ a 6mt seems good enough.

 

no shit! when i was on the tl board i wanted to KILL half of the people there.
acura-cl is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy better

 

Belive it or not, I havent drove it yet. For some reason, I dont think it will be worth it to go back to the same car with the only diff being manual. I love manual, but I would want some sort of change.