Originally posted by MrFatBooty
I don't think we'll see a variant of the Euro-R. Dumb American consumers will think, "So with the base model I get a 2.4 liter, and with the Type-S I get a 2.0 liter that feels slower unless I really goose it?"
I like the interior.
In reference to my "only 200 hp" complaint from earlier, those models have some added panache to their nameplates (A4, 325i, etc) and most people still closely associate Acura and Honda. Even if they don't know anything about the mechanicals, people can make all kinds of speculation on what Honda it's the same as.
With the RSX how many people spring for the Type-S? Lots of people want an automatic, or they don't want the higher insurance or they don't want to pay more for the car itself for the Type-S badge when on a test drive the two cars feel identical. Similarly, I see suburbia completely inundated with plain TLs and not very many TL-Ses. But when doing their comparison shopping people still are cogniscent of the higher-performance model which increases their overall opinion of the car.
You guys for the most part seem to be sweating the TSX's jock which I guess is promising; but what about the overall car-buying public?
See? You hit the nail on the head. Your explanation is why I want to punch the living crap out of the ignorant (American) automotive consumer. If only they did their research and weren't such morons... :crying: