Medium size coupe that was manufactured from 1986 February 19 until 1999 and from 2000 to 2003. It is called as a successor of Acura Legend.. All CL's was produced in United States. This model has different chassis and was not produced in Japan, so it cannot be called as a direct replacement for a Acura Legend. First generation models (1996 - 1999, 1996 - 1997, 1997 - 1999) had 3.0 L V6 - 200 hp (150 kW), 2.2 L I4 – 145 hp (108 kW), 2.3 L I4 – 150 hp (112 kW) engines and the second generation (2000 - 20003, 2000 - 2003) had 3.2 CL – 225 hp (168 kW) and 3.2 CL Type S - 260 hp (194 kW) engines.