Just a little something that was on my mind today so .....



Maybe not exactly like this because this is obviously a Honda but is something like this a worthy succesor of our beloved CL?

Opinions please........

 

I'd get one. I've been looking at the accord coupe.

 

Yea me too. They always catch my attention on the road

 

same here.

But that grill has to GO

 

Well i put it on because its the current acura grill..........

and because i actually like it

 

i hate new TL's grill but i was thinking about accord coupe 6 speed but its slower and havier than my cl so

 

It looks allright.

 

Hey thats the new accord




This thread may get locked, because there re numerous successor CL threads SORRY

 

I love the new accord coupe...just want too much damn money for it...i was gonna trade my 01 cl for an 08 accord coupe v6 auto navi...they offered with $8500...but the accord friggin woulda came out to like $30,000 with tax...couldn't do it...plus i felt really bad gettin rid of my baby...by the way i'm dying to race 1 on the streets!! See how the old cl stacks up

 

I LOVE the new Accord coupe. The styling, handling, and of course the speed. My brother has an 08 6-speed w/ nav:

This was back when we picked it up. He let me drive it 70 miles home.

 

Yea its putting out like 271 HP

I want to drive one really bad

 

that blue is sexy.

 

Love the looks of the accord, and if it were rwd, it would be in my driveway already... Black/Black with a 6mt...

BUT my CLS 6spd is pretty much everything the new accord is and it's paid for... except for looks.

I don't think acura is going to come out with a new CL. If you want a sporty coupe, buy the accord coupe. Acura is looking to be content putting out SUV's, Sedans and Crossovers... If you want a sporty coupe, you're going to have to look elsewhere...

You can check the autonews forum for discussion on where acura is going:

https://acurazine.com/forums/automotive-news-6/

There were talks of a "four door" coupe, but those plans have been scrapped along with the NSX replacement due to the economy:

https://acurazine.com/forums/automotive-news-6/acura-development-technology-news-396703/

 

If we talk about a CL replacement, this thread can stay here, but if it turns into a accord love fest, it's going over to the cartalk forum...

 

Gotcha.......

What Acura needs is to bring back the CL and scrap either the RL or TL. Why do they have 3 sedans that look almost the same? A fully loaded TL might as well carry the RL badge so one of them is obsolete.

Bringing back the CL with a good design can steal customers from Infiniti and there G coupe :cents:

 

^ Agreed.

They need to steal customers back from Infiniti...

I don't understand why they don't fear that.

 

A 2 door version of the RL would work for me, but it can't be 4083lbs !!

If Acura took the S2k, stretched it out a bit to make it a 2+2 coupe, slap a 3.5l v6 and a hard top on it so it weighs like 3000lbs it would kick ass...

 

as much as i love my CL, my next ride is going to be a TL 2005-08

 

 

Even if they dont call it a CL, they need a coupe with some real power..............like the dream car that GreenMonster described ^

 

It needs to be rwd, with the 3.7 (3.5 would suffice) and a 6 speed. It needs an LSD. 305-325hp. Weigh less then 3500lbs. No "power plenum".

Thats my wishlist for a new CL.

 

You read my mind!

I have no car payment currently but if they did this I'd sell a few cars & buy it immediately!

 

Ya I don't understand why Acura got rid of both of its coupes. Hopefully they'll add a 2door into the lineup soon but it doesn't look good now that the new nsx isn't going into production

 

Honda/Acura is pretty dumb if you look at the way they sell cars. The reason the CL faded out was that the '03 Accord was better looking and could be equiped similarily. The RL looks exactly like the Accord sedan?! what was the point in making it a lot more money with the Acura badge?!

If I was good at photoshop I would make up a rendering of a 2-door TSX that could become the new "CL" and it would make sense to have the option of the 2 or 4 door V6 luxury car for Acura. It could be a viable rival for the 3-series, with the new V6.

The new TL should have AT LEAST a 325hp engine and be the 5-series rival.

A new RL will definelty have to look better than the new TL/TSX and not look like a frigging accord sedan!!!! It could also have a beefy V8 to propel its fat arse around!!! lol


whyd u use the crappy wheel style?! lol shudve chopped it with the split 5 spokes.

 

Best post in this thread.

 

Sorry about the crappy wheel design CL-SA you jerk lol

 

hhhmmmm....................



I tried my best guys.......oh yea i stole your idea CL-SA

 

ur best isnt enough anthracite lol back windows are too big! lmao

 

Yea I knew something looked weird. Lets try again

 

Since the Legend sedan became the RL and the Legend coupe became the CL wouldn't it make sense to use an RL to photoshop as a coupe?

 

As much as love power, take a look at most of the 5 series that are sold. Most arent packing anymore then 280hp.

Acuras problem is brand recognition, or lack thereof. All of the new cars are hideous because of that damn grill. And now they are putting it on the MDX. They have the "lesser" models to compete with what most people are buying, but they don't have the halo car that would actually bring people to the showrooms.

BMW has the M division. Audi has the S and RS vehicles. Benz has AMG.

I think Acura is trying to do way too much with way too little.

/slightly off topic rant.

 

sh-AWD accord coupe please

 

Closet thing is the Hyundai Gen Coupe... It's funny that a non luxury car maker can come up with a 300hp 2+2 coupe for under 30K... little porky @3500lbs but it's better than what Acura (which says it wants to be a Tier 1 automaker) has to offer...

I find it laughable that Acura doesn't have one coupe in it;s line up...

They really need to come up with a followup to the CL.....

 

Fixed.

 

2008 535i 3.0-liter turbocharged inline 6-cylinder engine.................
only 300HP

 

Yea, it has "only" 300hp, but you see mostly 528s on the road. 230hp. Thats Legend power.

 

If they do bring back the cl the parts better be interchangable with other models RL TL TSX whatever so we can get some after market parts

 

If ACURA were to do it right, they'd offer a coupe version of the RL. For those of us who remember ... the original LEGEND came in Coupe and Sedan versions (I had 188K miles on my '90 Legend Coupe before I traded it in for a '98 M3 Coupe). Time to get away from this Toyoto Camry/Lexus ES nonsense which Honda based the CL's on and create a true Luxury Sport Coupe to compliment their luxury sedans. Otherwise, the A5 is looking better and better all the time.

202,500 mile service being performed Monday am.

 

Well i mean only because it has turbo but yea 230hp isnt a lot for the 5 series

 

im pretty bored and no plans for tonite so ill start chopping a 2012 Acura CL