The Return of a Legend? The last Acura coupe to grace our roads was the CL, a sporty little two-door that had about as much visual appeal as the Accord it was based on. No wonder it didn’t make as much of an impact as the Legend Coupe that preceded it.
Acura has learned a thing or two about standing out from the crowd since these early, conservative days. Whether you like its new “shield” inspired design language or not, Acura now wears an easily recognizable face that pushes the styling envelope to extreme edges while dividing the masses into two love it or lump it piles. Therefore the brand is ripe for a new take on the two-door, and one that will reportedly share underpinnings with the recently introduced ZDX crossover.
And like the ZDX, Honda’s premium brand will be following a European forerunner into a new market niche, not branding a trail of its own. There’s nothing particularly wrong with that, and in respect of the latter four-door coupe segment, a safer bet than the ZDX, which might get bashed about on the big uncharted waves of the five-door with hatch crossover sports car niche; only BMW’s X6 surfs these waters so far.
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Most likely renamed the CL, the new model will slot in between the TSX and TL, but will likely be priced nearer to the larger Acura as it will go up against Volkswagen’s stylish and fully-featured CC.
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