2002 Acura CL Review
Fuel Economy
21 mpg
Summary
What Edmunds.com says
If you are looking for a luxury coupe for about $30,000, you'll be hard-pressed to find anything better.
Pros
Powerful V6 engines, lavish standard features list, comfortable cabin, great value.
Cons
Interior trimmings lack refinement, rough ride from Type-S suspension, front-wheel drive, no manual transmission.
What's New for 2002
Updated last year, the Acura CL is unchanged for 2002.
Consumer Ratings & Reviews
We had a great run!
Overall Rating
| Performance: | 8 | Fun-to-Drive: | 9 | Build Quality: | 8 |
| Comfort: | 8 | Interior Design: | 8 | Reliability: | 9 |
| Fuel Economy: | 10 | Exterior Design: | 8 | ||
Vehicle
2002 Acura CL 3.2 2dr Coupe (3.2L 6cyl 5A)
Review
I just parted with my 2002 CL. I bought it in Jan of 04 and put about 71K miles on it. This car was always fun to drive, reliable, inexpensive to maintain, and the gas mileage was great! 23 city / 33 hwy was my average. I did have my transmission go at 99,800 miles - but Acura replaced for free under warranty (there was a recall / warranty extension on these!). This car will be missed. Wish Acura had continued with the coupe.
Favorite Features
Fun to drive, good acceleration, great fuel economy, auto dimming rear view, heated seats. Roomy for a coupe and a large trunk.
Suggested Improvements
Rotors. The factory ones would warp within 2000 miles. I finally replaced with slotted Frozen Rotors and they worked AWESOME! Had transmission issue - but replaced free under 'recall'
New to this Acura
Overall Rating
| Performance: | 9 | Fun-to-Drive: | 10 | Build Quality: | 9 |
| Comfort: | 9 | Interior Design: | 9 | Reliability: | 8 |
| Fuel Economy: | 7 | Exterior Design: | 8 | ||
Vehicle
2002 Acura CL 3.2 2dr Coupe (3.2L 6cyl 5A)
Review
I just bought Acura CL 2002 base model with only 35,000 original miles. It was a lease in FL and I live in Co. So this car was taken care of. It is a very smooth car with a lot of power. I came from a 1992 Acura GS, which I was hit an ran on but survived to tell this story. Overall it's a very smooth and comfortable ride with nice luxury features.
Favorite Features
ALL the power, the stereo is amazing! It does well in the snow on new yokahoma avid tires.
Suggested Improvements
Gas mileage sometimes is hard to measure.
Great car
Overall Rating
| Performance: | 8 | Fun-to-Drive: | 10 | Build Quality: | 9 |
| Comfort: | 8 | Interior Design: | 9 | Reliability: | 10 |
| Fuel Economy: | 10 | Exterior Design: | 7 | ||
Vehicle
2002 Acura CL 3.2 Type-S 2dr Coupe (3.2L 6cyl 5A)
Review
Great interior, enjoy the ride, great gas mileage average 24 mpg and I have a heavy foot. Previous cars: 98 xj8, 97 prelude,94 civic ex coupe, 84 crx, 82 firebird. Honda products by far the best.
Favorite Features
Power and good gas mileage. ac so cold have to turn it down.
Suggested Improvements
MPG is Poor!
Overall Rating
| Performance: | 8 | Fun-to-Drive: | 7 | Build Quality: | 10 |
| Comfort: | 8 | Interior Design: | 8 | Reliability: | 10 |
| Fuel Economy: | 3 | Exterior Design: | 7 | ||
Vehicle
2002 Acura CL 3.2 2dr Coupe (3.2L 6cyl 5A)
Review
This is a pre-cert w/ only 35K. The CL looks like new. I bought w/extended warranty 4/48 because of the tranny issues. Drives like a dream. I do a lot of hwy driving and only avg 18-20 MPG. Did better on my 93 Lexus. Hope to keep for at least 4 yrs.
Favorite Features
Interior is very quiet. Feels tight and safe to drive.
Suggested Improvements
Don't like how the seat retracts way back to get in. Horrible gas mileage.
2002 Acura CL
Overall Rating
| Performance: | 10 | Fun-to-Drive: | 10 | Build Quality: | 10 |
| Comfort: | 9 | Interior Design: | 10 | Reliability: | 10 |
| Fuel Economy: | 7 | Exterior Design: | 10 | ||
Vehicle
2002 Acura CL 3.2 2dr Coupe (3.2L 6cyl 5A)
Review
Bought it new in 2002. It is a beautiful car.
Favorite Features
It looks great. Great performance. Comfortable.
Suggested Improvements
Manual option on transmission is not needed. Spoiler should have been standard.
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