The new 2004 3.5 CL-SR. 325 Horsepower, 325 ft. lbs. of torque. Tire size increased to Corvette like tires on 19" rims. 0-60 in 5.0 seconds while the quarter mile time was 13.2 and 119 miles per hour. Sorry to tease you guys, I guess I was just dreaming! But, who knows what the future will bring us.

 

Well, if all indications stay on track just having a 2004 CL is a dream. All signs point towards the elimination of the CL from the Acura line. I personally hope it's not true... but who knows.....

 

 

I would think I Acura came out with a revised CL it would be rear wheel drive, 290+ HP 0-60 mid 5's

 

Come on JB... Positive thinking!!!

I honestly think the CL has a chance to stick around. Doubtful it'll be a 325hp beast, but one can dream. :P

 

Why wouldn't it stick around? As long as it makes them money, which it has to, because there are 2 door accords, I believe they will keep it. It will also get refreshened just like the TL with 300 hp.

 

I wish Honda wouldn't be so...closed mouthed about what 2004 will bring. Maybe they're afraid no one will buy the 2003's if they leak the info!

 

yeah well i think that maybe the CL is gonna die, as a name. my speculation is that the CL will be redesigned (maybe even overhauled completely like the RSX was to the Integra), given a new name (CSX?) and more HP (using the same engine as the TL?). i could see this happening b/c they did it to the Integra, and i think the comming of the RSX showed the beginning of a trend that Acura may follow.

pure speculation, but wouldnt that be nice.........

 

I do not care any more... ( Unless I can see the magic of Acura again!) I will be swtiching to 2004 Audi S4! Afterall a new porshe/Audi is being build just at the corner of the street where I work!

Audi Store:

Porshce Store:

 

what the CL-S needs badly is a new make over + a oem body kit + a convertable hard top + RWD + 280-290 hp and a starting price of 32k

sidemarker

 

I doubt seriously that Acura is going to make the CL into any more of a sports coupe than it already is. Why bother? There already is the RSX-S and soon to be Type R as well as the NSX and soon to be released re-vamp of that. That would put three dedicated sports coupes into a single line of cars.

And, as we all know, the 4-doors are where all of the big sales are so why would any car maker go to a three coupe line-up, all with performance in mind? Plus, why would Acura make a 5 second CL when the new NSX will probably only be capable of 4.5seconds to 60.

The CL, on paper, sounded like a good idea: a sporty, luwury coupe with room enough for baby boomers to be comfortable during their retirement. Unfortunately, I think what people (especially here) were really looking for was a coupe with more (or equal) emphasis on performance as well as luxury. In reality, obviously, Acura's plans did not turn out so well.

 

This sounds a lot like the S2KR hoax!!!

 

While we are on the topic of coupes.... Why the hell is the toyota solara doing so well? I don't get it, where I live, there are hundreds of them like civics. My parking lot where i work at has 8 there, all sorts of colors. I think the cls looks better but I don't understand why it's not selling like that. Furthermore, a convertible solara cost as much as the cls and I see tons of those too. Like I said, I rarely see cls, and I wish acura will revamp what they have done and make an all out, I quote from sidemarker ...."a new make over + a oem body kit + a convertable hard top + RWD + 280-290 hp and a starting price of 32k.

 

If Acura does offer a third generation CL, the my version of assumption is: still 3.2L VTEC V6, but with dohc configuration, so the horsepower would dramatically increase to 280hp. FWD with 5A and 6M. Price? lower than $33,000.