Originally posted by MrFatBooty
If Joe Schmoe car shopper goes to his Honda dealer and drives an Accord EX-L and then heads over to the Acura dealer to drive a TSX that conceivably runs a couple grand more, what's there to get him into the TSX? It probably feels like a more buttoned-down version of the Accord with more nicely proportioned styling. Plus with the money he saves on going with the Accord instead of the TSX he can spring for the navigation system or the V6 which he can tell feels a lot faster. That is the problem.
Let's see what happens to the sales numbers of the Accord and the numbers of the TSX before we assume. I agree, though...that is the problem. I'm sure Honda thought of this though, and I'm sure the benefits outweigh the possible cannibilization. I butchered that word. But anyway, you do get extra stuff in the TSX...the 6 speed, for one. They're gonna aim for the enthusiasts with this model, especially with the three hundred and freakin' forty watts of power from its 8 speaker 6CD sound system.