1 word. ENGINES.

And I do not mean this in the HP department. Honda is an ENGINE company that happens to make cars. Very different than CAR manufacturers. More of their F1 racing technology makes it to their cars than any other make, w/ GM probably a close second. Also - the seating angle is superb if you ask me - you can see quite a bit out of the front window of ANY Honda, unlike say, Mitsubishi w/ their horrible viewing angles. Honda/Acura makes awesome cars - there is no way around it.