Acura CL

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Visitors rate this review
4.75 of 5, 4.00 votes

Price Paid:  $40000.00 from Westside Acura Edmon

Year / Model Reviewed:
2003 CL S 6-speed

Summary:
What a pretty nice car! I own my CL for 9 months and havent got any issue yet. I bought it new. I put 6200 miles/10000km on it. I was waiting for some warm and dry days to pull her out of my garage and begin some real sport driving. Ill update my review later this summer.

Strengths:
Lot of torque at low rpm, lot of horses at high rpm. The sound of the engine at 4800 rpm (VTEC in) is pretty neat for the ears. Lots of equipment found in more expensive cars. With that 6-speed transmission, your always in the right gear at the rpm you wanted ( To make her scream ;)

Weaknesses:
You must get the 6-speed otherwise you might have lots of troubles. No fog lights, you want them for the look only cause the car got awesomes HID headlights. Tires if you want to get 100% of what the car can do.

Similar Products Used:
1986 Olds Cut. Supreme (restored + 350) 1988 Mazda 323GT Turbo (Nice1) 2000 Mazda 626 V6 5-speed 2002 Corolla S 5-speed (good winter)

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Price Paid:  $40000.00 from Westside Acura Edmon

Year / Model Reviewed:
2003 CL S 6-speed

Summary:
What a pretty nice car! I own my CL for 9 months and havent got any issue yet. I bought it new. I put 6200 miles/10000km on it. I was waiting for some warm and dry days to pull her out of my garage and begin some real sport driving. Ill update my review later this summer.

Strengths:
Lot of torque at low rpm, lot of horses at high rpm. The sound of the engine at 4800 rpm (VTEC in) is pretty neat for the ears. Lots of equipment found in more expensive cars. With that 6-speed transmission, your always in the right gear at the rpm you wanted ( To make her scream ;)

Weaknesses:
You must get the 6-speed otherwise you might have lots of troubles. No fog lights, you want them for the look only cause the car got awesomes HID headlights. Tires if you want to get 100% of what the car can do.

Similar Products Used:
1986 Olds Cut. Supreme (restored + 350) 1988 Mazda 323GT Turbo (Nice1) 2000 Mazda 626 V6 5-speed 2002 Corolla S 5-speed (good winter)

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Value Rating
 2 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
2.33 of 5, 3.00 votes

Price Paid:  $35000.00 from Germain Acura

Year / Model Reviewed:
2003 2.3CL Type S Auto

Summary:
*in idle car lurches as if tapped on the bumper by another car *between 40 and 45 mph the transmission is indecisive *Turning radius is extremely poor *when accessing rear, seats rarely return to where was left (I've been squished several times) *several times seatbelt hasnt given slack (not abrupt stops) *automatic transmission is boring takes the enjoyment out of driving (and the sport shift barely compensates) *have to wait for the electronic seats to move to be able to access items behind drivers seat *cant reach behind driver seat to access rear floor while driving (I could in Integra) *seat lever sticks out too much (bruised several times) *filled cup holders are in the way of gear shift *parking brake hits drivers ankle (Accord has parking break recessed) *there is no driver side bar to ease exit from rear seat (Civic has bar on the driver side) *seatbelts are difficult to get clipped (Accord seatbelts stick higher out of seat and are easier to clip)

Strengths:
The headlights are like driving through a parking lot all the time -- excellent

Weaknesses:
The huge turning radius drives me nuts.

Similar Products Used:
Honda Accord Acura Integra

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Price Paid:  $28800.00 from Sussman Acura

Year / Model Reviewed:
2003 CL Type-S 6-speed manual

Summary:
One bad ass ride! Quick, nimble, sleek, very impressive! You've got to drive one!

Strengths:
Very fast off the line! Very tight short throw gear shifts! Handles like a dream! Comes totally loaded with leather, 6-disc, moonroof etc. The only option available is a navigation system which I did not get, it's like $2,200, I don't need it.

Weaknesses:
No rear spoiler standard, it's like a $550 option.

Similar Products Used:
I work at a car dealership, I've seen and driven them all!

Price Paid:  $28000.00 from curry acura

Summary:
i test drove 3.2cl s type 6 spd 2 times and wow. great power through the entire rpm range. smooth shifting tranny, great clutch. very comfortable seats. i also test drove audi a4 3.0 stick and maxima se stick and concluded a4 is sluggish in power but handles better, but is a $140 mnth higher. not worth it. the maxima does not have the shift action of the cl but overall, a decent value. but for the same money, i got the cl. i have looked at and drove a lot of other cars, but none came close to performance, comfort, quality and value. i pick it up in 2 weeks. cant wait.

Strengths:
power, build quality, handling to comfort ratio is ideal for every day use. price.

Weaknesses:
not quite european road feel of audi a4 30 or bmw 330 ci.

Similar Products Used:
audi a4, bmw 330, lincoln ls, maxima se, saab 9.5 aero