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A little chin music
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Some of you need to go back to your 1st grade Honda class......
The Acura CL is a gussied up Accord, nowhere near an equivalent of a Prelude. It's more luxurious and all but the 1996-98s came with V6 engines standard.
A Prelude, while built on a modified Accord chassis, is not comparable to a CL in any way.
If you could put an H22A into a CL (which would be near impossible for any 1999-2003 CL), why would you want to? They came with the 3.2 VTEC V6 and had anywhere from 230-260 hp, blowing away the Prelude. Combine the fact that all 99-03 automatics were 5 speed and the 2002-03 CL Type-S was a 6 speed manual, they were certainly personal luxury coupes designed to be BMW 3 series fighters more than just sporty coupes.
I almost bought a 2003 CL Type-S. I raced one once. He left me in the dust off the line. On the freeway, that car can pass almost anything on the road without even down shifting out of 6th. And if you do, you can hang with anything short of a Corvette.
The Acura CL is a gussied up Accord, nowhere near an equivalent of a Prelude. It's more luxurious and all but the 1996-98s came with V6 engines standard.
A Prelude, while built on a modified Accord chassis, is not comparable to a CL in any way.
If you could put an H22A into a CL (which would be near impossible for any 1999-2003 CL), why would you want to? They came with the 3.2 VTEC V6 and had anywhere from 230-260 hp, blowing away the Prelude. Combine the fact that all 99-03 automatics were 5 speed and the 2002-03 CL Type-S was a 6 speed manual, they were certainly personal luxury coupes designed to be BMW 3 series fighters more than just sporty coupes.
I almost bought a 2003 CL Type-S. I raced one once. He left me in the dust off the line. On the freeway, that car can pass almost anything on the road without even down shifting out of 6th. And if you do, you can hang with anything short of a Corvette.
Last edited by fastball; Jan 8, 2006 at 04:16 PM.
chris is the devil
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Originally Posted by prelood
I would compare the Integra/RSX to a Civic, not a Prelude 
you said luxury/sports coupe.. the rsx-s fits loosely in there.
first gen CL = 5th gen accord coupe.
2nd gen w/ v6 only.. sure, its a prelude fighter alright.
Last edited by Samson; Jan 8, 2006 at 06:05 PM.
A little chin music
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And yes, to add to Samson's post, the Integra GS-R is more Prelude-esque than a CL.
The Prelude is just the most unique Honda vehicle next to an S2000. That's about all that can be said about it. Unique.
The Prelude is just the most unique Honda vehicle next to an S2000. That's about all that can be said about it. Unique.