Vehicle
Acura CL
A two-door Accord with an Acura badge, built in Ohio and sold in two short runs. The second-generation Type-S is the one worth identifying: it uses the J32A2 V6, and the 2001-2003 cars with the five-speed automatic are covered by an extended transmission warranty campaign because that gearbox — shared with the TL and the Odyssey of those years — fails at the third-gear clutch. Everything else about the car is Accord and TL material, including the timing belt interval on the V6, which is an interference engine.
Generations
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First generation 1996–1999
Offered with a four-cylinder as well as the V6 — the only CL that was.
- Body styles
- Coupé
- Platform
- Honda CD
- Engines
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- 2.2 four-cylinder — F22B1 · petrol · 108 kW (145 hp)
- 2.3 four-cylinder — F23A1 · petrol · 112 kW (150 hp)
- 3.0 V6 — J30A1 · petrol · 149 kW (200 hp)
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · 4-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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Second generation 2000–2003
V6 only. The Type-S adds a limited-slip differential and, for 2003, a six-speed manual — the only CL with one.
- Body styles
- Coupé
- Platform
- Honda CG
- Engines
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- 3.2 V6 — J32A1 · petrol · 168 kW (225 hp)
- 3.2 V6 Type-S — J32A2 · petrol · 194 kW (260 hp) · 315 Nm (232 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 5-speed automatic · 6-speed manual
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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