Kream85

This just in on Bloomberg... Honda will sell acuras in Japan starting 2007. I wonder if the Honda Accord in Japan(our TSX) will be sold under the acura nameplate when they redesing the curretn gen.

afax226

My guess is that they would use the redesigned TL, currently US only, as an entry level car in Japan.

xizor

japanese people don't want big cars, isn't that the reason the TL wasn't sold there?

Newplay1

Interesting they are following Lexus and Infinity..

observer

They are going to release a new car with a new brand, just like Lexus introduced the new IS with the brand introduction in Japan.

What I'm interested in is whether they're gonna ditch the name Legend. Today the Acura RL is still sold as Honda Legend, and the name Legend is as much a legend in Asia as it was in North America.

afax226

I guess you are right but I think their market is changing. The majority of the people will still drive smaller cars because of their narrow streets but some people would want a larger luxury car as a status symbol. That's why Toyota started selling Lexus there. The Japanese are going after S-Class MB and 7-Series BMW buyers over there. Just my

amadeus303

iTrader: (2)

Ha ha ha!!! Now we can all say we're "JDM" without spending the extra money that some of the JDM whores on the board have!!! Lol...

Beoshingus

"Entry level?" What about the TL makes it "entry level?"

JayRoam

^what he means is it would likely be a stripped down version. A lot of the standard equipment would be available as options such as leather, etc.