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" In the car biz, they like to call it MCR, or Mid-Cycle Refresh, the automotive styling equivalent of Botox and rhinoplasty. For the strong-selling , this means no sheet metal changes for 2011, but a more aerodynamic front fascia (with foglights set into deeper scallops and a larger lower air intake) and a bolder grille with a kinked horizontal slat. At the rear, taillights get more chiseled, their sides getting a protruding ridge that follows the body character line. New 5-spoke wheels round out the cosmetic changes that definitely give the coupe an edgier mien.   Thankfully, it&amp;#039;s status quo in the engine bay, our fully loaded EX-L having the impressively torquey 271-bhp 3.5-liter VTEC V-6 paired with a 6-speed manual transmission. Throttle response is immediate from just about anywhere in the rev band, but with all that torque comes a small dose of torque steer. Shift action is solid with a somewhat plasticky feel, as if the synchros were made of machined Delrin. At 6.2 seconds to 60 mph, it&amp;#039;s a certifiably quick car.   With the facelift comes some extra stand\u00ADard equipment: paddle shifters on the steering wheel (with the 5-speed automatic, of course), a memory function for the driver&amp;#039;s seat and a USB port. And in a move to organize the profusely pushbuttoned center stack, the ventilation control buttons are done in contrasting gray plastic and grouped nearer the driver. These changes ought to keep the , the Accord&amp;#039;s nearest marketplace rival, playing Avis to Honda&amp;#039;s Hertz.           "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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