“Quiet, smooth, sophisticated - this is the way the powertrain in a high-end luxury automobile should behave.” — New Car Test Drive
“The steering has a ball-of-silk feel, less sharp than the BMW and more relaxed in its responses. ” — New Car Test Drive
“The CL doesn't communicate the sense of the road in the way that great sports sedans do. It never gives you the urge to get aggressive like a BMW 3 Series would.” — New Car Test Drive
“Its road manners are sophisticated, hushed and luxurious rather than aggressively aimed at carving up twisty roads.” — Automotive.com
“I haven't driven anything with this much eye appeal since the Rolls Royce Phantom.” — The Auto Channel
“Ride is silky yet not pillow soft. You feel the road enough to know where the bumps are, but nothing bothers you - not railroad tracks, not giant potholes.” — JSOnline.com