The second generation of the Acura CL was introduced in 2000 as a 2001 model. It was based on the Acura TL platform and they were built on the same assembly line.

After more than a decade on the market, Acura finally launched its first product entirely built in the U.S., and, despite all odds, it was not a four-door sedan, but this: the 1997 Acura CL.