Think it sounds more like honda are trying to make a dedicated performance line.

Think that the problem there is that people take time to warm up to the new and strange.

One of 2 things are going to happen.

first being that hondas new acura range that they release will be a huge flop as there are in reality not enough performance buyers in australia to justify the running of the company. (read: eunos 30x by mazda)

second being that honda are going to break off and become a bland same old same old car company and we are going to have to change the name of this forum to OzAccura.

Either way things will get a shake up.