To quote Riceboy,
You may find while looking at the specs that the EL is very similar to
the Civic EX sedan, however in Canada, we don't have EX Civics (the top
of the line sedan is the LX, the EX coupe is badged here as an Si, withthe forthcoming 2.0L hatch as an SiR), so we can't get a 4-door Civicwith VTEC or a moonroof. Hence the EL fills that gap, along with someother bells and whistles like heated leather seats and a moonroof on thePremium model, 4 wheel disc brakes, standard alloy wheels, and longerservice intervals...and of course the more prestigious Acuranameplate....and I think it also looks better than the Civic

. The 1stgeneration EL ('97-'00) was even exported to Asia (EL's are built atHonda's Alliston plant in Canada) and sold there as a Honda Domani. Forthe first few years it was out, the EL was actually the best sellingAcura model in Canada. So there's a little bit of info and history on the EL!
Also check out
http://english.acuracanada.ca/models/el.asp
Driven said:
Ummm....what is it? :dunno: