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Jason @ May 1st 2008 1:38PM
Honda can't sell the Euro/Jap Accord as an "Accord" in the US because it's too small. The "mid-sized" car segment is becoming BIGGER in the US because Americans are FATTER than the rest of the world.
They can't make their mainstream market cars smaller, or even keep them the same size from model revision to model revision, or the ever-fattening auto reviewers and ever-fattening American public will complain that there's not sufficient room for their gut to fit under the steering wheel next to 8 cup holders full of Big Gulps and fries.
I own a TSX. It has plenty of room for my NORMAL sized self, for my normal sized wife, and my normal sized friends. I like getting good gas mileage in what the rest of the world calls a "mid" sized car.
Plus I can sleep well at night knowing that it's not any more "foreign" than a Pontiac.
AZMike @ May 1st 2008 2:18PM
you're way off on this one. the car is bigger here because Americans like bigger cars, and it has absolutely nothing to do with their personal body girth, as you pompously suggest.
if you look at the basic interior dimensions of ANY car, you will see that front seat dimensions are pretty much the same, whether it's a Cadillac or a Metro. leg room will be within an inch, no matter what the car size.
congratulations on your NORMAL size! I'm just not exactly sure what NORMAL is.
by the way, using your logic, Australians must also be morbidly obese as well. in case you didn't know, the Japanese cars they receive in Australia are also larger. their domestically produced cars are also about the same size as ours.
I'm sure Acura thanks you for spending more for your car with the Acura nameplate on it.
everywhere else in the world, it's just a Honda.
AZMike