Well moofoo, good points, but take into consideration that Acura doesn't want to be a Lexus. They want to be a good value with sportiness and luxury across the board. Acuras do everything well, much like BMW's do...but at a lower price. Your point about rebadging is kind of badly worded. The RSX may fringe on Honda, but the CL (NA only), TL (Sabre/Inspire), MDX (NA only), and RL (Legend) are all luxury/sports cars that are just called different things. It's not so much a rebadging issue, like Ford and Mercury.