I think it's related to power output. The car was producing like 320hp or something like that. People still looked at it like it was a low power sportscar same thing people complained about for the NSX.
Honda did listen and well they developed a 500hp V10 grand tourer "HSV" so I think Honda got the message but again the public just was negative to the HSV as well and well now we got nothing... and you wonder why they don't release a sports car... the public is never satisfied with what they show.
that's more like an excuse with anything, if they really do by what Customers want (or don't want!), i'm pretty sure the Acura Bead will never in production, nor the crosstour, or we get to have a better front end design for the pilot. (the later becomes ok looking now.)
this topic had been discussed to death... nsx should have been long lived and used the 911 as an example... oh well.