Honda has always made a "state of the art" auto trans. The trans in my '04 Accord was flawless,
albeit it shifted into second sooner than I wanted. My "dream car" for several months was the
Lexus IS 250 with the 6 speed MT. Dealer told me there were no MT's in the U.S. and it would
be 6-7 mos. to order one from the factory. There was an Acura dealership right next door and
the salesman told me I could have a ILX MT tommorow. Don't miss the IS a bit. Love my ILX!