The TL’s five-speed automatic with SportShift is brand new for 2007, featuring increased torque capacity, improved responsiveness in manual mode, and a transmission fluid cooler for the Type-S. Type-S models also get different shift logic, producing quick and firm upshifts and smooth rev-matched downshifts. If you still think a car without a clutch should never have the word “sport” attached to its description, the Acura TL Type-S can be equipped with a close-ratio six-speed manual transmission and a helical limited-slip differential to get power from the front wheels and to the ground more efficiently when accelerating out of corners.