06 TSX on it's last legs, but what next?

I bought my 6MT blk/blk 06 when they first came out, and remember thinking, "This is absolutely the one." Mid 20's price, 6 speed manual gave it just enough power when needed, great handling, very reasonable mpg, all the necessary options were already there, and damn, she's a pretty lady inside and out. It was a no brainer. Almost a decade later, due to a few accidents, she's on her last legs and I have to buy something new. But what?

I always imagined I'd just get a new TSX, or whatever that name would become. It would be a sporty, reliable, well priced buy, with all the necessary trimmings; just like my 06. But now the time is here, Acura and I seem to have very different opinions on what kind of cars they should be making, and so I have absolutely no idea what I should even put in the running. I'm asking here because this community really knows the car experience I'm coming from.

Any suggestions are helpful, and here's some info.

1. Really trying not to spend over 25K.
2. If it's new I'd REALLY like it to be a MT. I have no issue buying used, but would be leaning towards AT as I don't trust other drivers' manuals.
3. Reasonable fun. I'm trying to hit that sweet spot my TSX had of performance available, but MPG not totally sacrificed.
4. Reliable.
5. A looker.
6. 2nd Gen TSX is a nope. ILX is a nope.

Am I looking for a unicorn? Does this kind of buy not exist anymore, or am I just looking in all the wrong places?