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- I just drove the new
Acura Integra Type S

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and oh my god, what a vehicle.

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Since they came and took it away

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from my cold hands a couple days ago,

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I have not stopped thinking about it.

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Especially its transmission.

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Everyone always talks about

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how wonderful Honda transmissions are.

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For a while I thought
they were full of crap.

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You know, how great could they be?

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I've driven a regular Integra before.

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It was a fine transmission. It felt good.

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This? A revelation.

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It was so notchy and so direct
and was so satisfying to use.

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And the clutch take up is just perfect.

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It's so well balanced.

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And then you add on the fact

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it's got the smoothest
automatic rev matching

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I've ever used.

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You feel a little bit like a dope

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that you're not rev matching yourself,

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but you're gonna get over that so quick

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'cause you're gonna feel so
cool just slinking it into gear.

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And then just the fact that
the shift knob is so perfect.

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It's tiny, it's delicate,

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it's got such a satisfying feel to it.

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I found myself shifting
just for the fun of it.

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Being in the gear I needed to be in,

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but going up or down just for fun.

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I swear I shifted so much,

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I have a little bit of a
callous on my palm now.

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I don't care.

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If I could replicate that transmission

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in every car I ever drove,
I would be a very happy man.

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I can't imagine there's
anything on the market better

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for under 150 grand.

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Sure, Porsche transmissions are great.

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My god, those are unobtainable.

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You're not getting one. It doesn't matter.

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The Civic Type R and the Integra Type S

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have by far the best transmission
of any car you can buy

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at nearly any price point right now.

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And I miss it dearly

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and I want Honda to give me the car back.

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