The Acura CL was a family of midsize cars that were introduced for the 1997 model year. The CL was offered in a two door coupe body style, and was built in two generations: YA1 (1997-1999) and YA4 (2000-2003). Both inline four and V6 engines were offered for the front-wheel drive CL, which was available with manual and automatic transmission options. Production of the Acura CL lasted until 2003.