# 2013 Acura TLX - Paddle shifters

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-acura-tlx-paddle-shifters/125402>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Tags:** acura\
**Created:** [September 21, 2018, 6:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-acura-tlx-paddle-shifters/125402 "2018-09-21T18:23:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![JohnRinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8797f3/32.png) [@JohnRinger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JohnRinger)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 6:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-acura-tlx-paddle-shifters/125402/1 "2018-09-21T18:23:33Z")

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Is downshifting, made easy with paddle shifting, detrimental to the transmission?

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-acura-tlx-paddle-shifters/125402/2 "2018-09-21T18:52:49Z")

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No, it is not. The car’s computer will prevent you from doing something dumb. Like downshifting to too low a gear for the speed.

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**Author:** ![JohnRinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8797f3/32.png) [@JohnRinger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JohnRinger)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 6:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-acura-tlx-paddle-shifters/125402/3 "2018-09-21T18:55:46Z")

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Thank you, Mustangman.

John R.

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**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 3:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-acura-tlx-paddle-shifters/125402/4 "2018-09-25T15:23:03Z")

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I liked this one. Back in 2013 not many paddle-shifted transmissions matched the revs on the downshifts. So they felt abrupt. Now, every car I test has that feature.