Well, gee whiz If everything was analyzed to your microscopic levels of imperfection, we'd all have to buy Mercedes SL55's. Your knitpicking was a-plenty with the CL-S. For 99.99999% of the American work force, we need cars that offer VALUE as well as performance. The Accord V6 six speed will have that, and I might add, may even revolutionize the automobile industry, as to the bar that even BMW may have to set.