From the July 2002 issue of Car and Driver.*Thomas Hobson was an innkeeper and stagecoach driver in Cambridge, England, who rented horses to students at the university and forced them to take the one nearest the stable door, regardless of its age or condition. Hence, 'Hobson's choice' was no choice at all.Talk about an insane situation.
Government-issue styling, a bit skimpy in the tire department. Save for the uninspired bodywork, this is one splendid machine that defies criticism from all but Pecksniffians like us.Perhaps a 10/10ths all-out thrash on a racetrack might reveal front-drive handling quirks such as torque steer and latent understeer owing to the CL's 60/40 weight distribution. But brisk highway travel offers up a package with predictable, neutral handling and minimal body roll. The Acura CL is simply the finest-handling front-drive road car we've ever tested.
Eye-watering sticker shock; fussy, button-pocked instrument panel. What price glory? A bargain in this case.Although the Bimmer hooks up with crablike resolve in the corners, it produces considerably more body roll than the Acura. This might have gone unnoticed had we not switched back and forth repeatedly between the two machines. The BMW is a joy to drive, but even with its onboard yaw control , it creates the illusion of slight wobbliness in the corners despite the high velocities that can be maintained.Beyond that, the 330Ci is an unmitigated hoot.
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