head turning outside appearance, value for the money, japanese make (which can be loosely translated to an at least average reliability), some sense of exclusivity - not as wildly popular as the accord or camry, smooth-powerful-quiet V6, excellent brakes (consumer reports), standard 4 wheel disc with ABS, modest body lean during spirited cornering....
Photos shows how looks a car produced that year. Note that any specimen of this model may have little differences in exterior and interior pics (restyling, face lifting, additional accessories).