A car with a European feel

Suggest visiting your local Infinity or Lexus dealers.. You wont find many Honda's or Mazda's that feel or drive like a European vehicle..... Good Luck!

Amanda Rob> Hi all,

the acura TSX is the european version of the accord. might be worth a look.

Honda will be as close as you can get. The Acura RSX S w/ 210 hp 2 ltr and a 6 spd is outstanding.

Infiniti started out that way, but when Lexus beat their butts in the beginning with softer Buick-style cars, they went away from the European feel to try to compete.

Honda has always had much more of a driver's car; try the Acura line.

These days, almost all the automakers have decent handling cars that are quiet and refined on the highway. The 'European' stigma may have meant something several years ago, but it's no biggie these days. I'd go for the best all round deal (which includes the cost of owning over the long term).

Pars

lexus is an interesting line of vehicles. when the ls400 first came out, with it's pneumatic suspension, it had 3 different rides programmed, and then selected depending on the market it was to be sold in. euro, asian & "buick". it also had 3 different scents for the leather upholstry too, each based on what each group "expects" leather to smell like. apparently there's slight differences in the tanning processes used for leathers depending on continent, hence subtly different smells.

(no particular order)

Cadillac CTS-V (not sure if this is worthy) Chrysler 300 Hemi VW Phaeton (outside chance, but smaller than the rest listed here) Subaru Legacy GT Infiniti Q45/M45 Nissan Maxima (granted probably outclassed in comparison) Acura RL Lexus LS 430/GS 430

Why not test drive a Porsche Boxster? It certainly has a low COG, although I don't know if you're interested in a 2-seater.

Subaru