We have to remember that we are talking about Honda America here. Honda America (shares hand in hand with Acura) had the Acura RSX Type S on the lineup. To release a vehicle that directly competes with itself would be crazy. GM, for example, has been using this tactic for quite some time now and have learned the hard way that it doesn't work, eg: Chev Cobalt / Pontiac Pursuit, Chev Aveo / Pontiac Wave / Suzuki Swift. They thought that rebranding the same vehicle 6 different ways would dominate the market. It didn't work. It won't work and Honda America knew that and didn't want to compete with itself. I'm sure statistics would show the RSX beat the EP3 in sales due to the fact the EP3 was essentially the same as the RSX base. At the end of the day it boiled down to owning a Honda or an Acura. Acura, generally speaking, being the "luxurious" Honda make, most people picked it.
Just a side note...... I love the EP3 more than the RSX!
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