2014 Acura TL SH-AWD

pgviper · 06-26-2014, 08:57 PM

Don't know if any of you guys noticed but I just realized that the 2014 Acura TL SH-AWD now comes in stick, that's right, with a PROPER 6 SPEED MANUAL!

Def rare for a car in this class but what a great move on their part. Doesn't change the fact that the car is ugly as sin but I think I could get over the looks if I had to. I remember seeing this car in real life and thinking that it does look better in real life. Hopefully this gives some people that are manual ONLY another option.

http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-revi...-tl-sh-awd-6mt

pgviper · 06-26-2014, 09:03 PM

Nevermind, didn't realize that this has had a manual since 2010. The article made it seem like something new. Nonetheless, I actually had no idea that acura offered this car as a manual with awd. Now if only volvo had the same enthusiasm.

Mod's can delete if they want.

dubsesd · 06-26-2014, 09:04 PM

Weird, because they are dropping it next year for a TLX

pgviper · 06-26-2014, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by dubsesd

Weird, because they are dropping it next year for a TLX

I'm an idiot and didn't realize that they have been offering it since 2010. Article was a bit misleading but whatever. Still, I don't think most people even realized.

ShocknAwe · 06-27-2014, 10:55 AM

Would be nice if they had stuck with the TL-S. Latest gen TL SH-AWD is a pig.

yakuza70 · 06-27-2014, 11:08 AM

Yeah, I had a 2005 TL w/6MT. I was tempted to get the 2010 version as the AWD 6MT combo was rare for a car in the price range. It was just too ugly! Acura/Honda makes some of the best feeling manual shifters in the business - so smooth and precise.

ragingclue · 06-27-2014, 12:25 PM

Damn I didn't know a manual was even an option on these cars either.

KingOfJericho · 06-27-2014, 01:50 PM

I'm just happy this is the last year of the TL. The most recent generation was beaten within an inch of its life by the hammer of ugliness. The TLX brings it back to actually looking like an automobile, rather than a futuristic space whale.

pgviper · 06-27-2014, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by KingOfJericho

futuristic space whale.

I think this takes the cake when it comes to describing the current TL. I've never known what to say besides ugly but this about sums it up.

derryck · 06-29-2014, 07:17 AM

It's a shame it's so ugly as the interiors are great for any car in that price range and yes...the manual option has been there except on the highest end TL-SH Advance.

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pgviper Captain 289 Rep 833 Posts Drives: X3m40 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (0)	Nevermind, didn't realize that this has had a manual since 2010. The article made it seem like something new. Nonetheless, I actually had no idea that acura offered this car as a manual with awd. Now if only volvo had the same enthusiasm. Mod's can delete if they want.
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derryck Captain 57 Rep 879 Posts Drives: 2009 335 Coupe Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Florida iTrader: (4)	It's a shame it's so ugly as the interiors are great for any car in that price range and yes...the manual option has been there except on the highest end TL-SH Advance.
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