Originally posted by MrFatBooty
The European cars have less power because they can get by on "prestige" or something like that. People still know that Acura is a spiffy Honda and with a fwd four banger it doesn't really matter what badge you slap on the hood. It's still a fwd four banger. That doesn't exactly scream "prestige."
Exactly. The whole argument has nothing to do with horsepower. To most American consumers with the head-up-the-ass disease, it's a dolled up Accord. Sad but true. I mean, it is a dolled up Accord, but that's not to say it isn't worth 2 or 3 more grand than an Accord EX.