Honda Legend
| Honda Legend | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Honda |
| Also called |
Acura Legend (1985–1995) Daewoo Arcadia (1994–1999) Acura RL (1996–2012) Acura RLX (2014–present) |
| Production | 1985 – 2012 2014 – present |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Full size car / luxury car / Executive car (UK) |
| Body style | 4-door sedan 2-door coupé (1985–1995) |
| First generation | |
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| Overview | |
| Also called | Acura Legend |
| Production | 1985 – 1990 |
| Assembly |
Sayama Plant, Sayama, Saitama, Japan Cowley, Oxfordshire, England (HUKM) (Rover Oxford) |
| Designer | Tetsuya Mizuno, Yukio Kurosu, Yoshio Ui (1983) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 4-door sedan 2-door coupé |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel drive layout |
| Related |
Rover 800 Sterling |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2.0 L C20A V6 (Japan) 2.0 L C20AT turbo V6 (Japan) 2.5 L C25A V6 2.7 L C27A V6 |
| Transmission | 5-speed manual 4-speed automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | Sedan: 2,761 mm (108.7 in) Coupe: 2,705 mm (106.5 in) |
| Length | '86–'88 Sedan: 4,811 mm (189.4 in) '89–'90 Sedan: 4,841 mm (190.6 in) Sedan (Japan): 4,689 mm (184.6 in) Coupe: 4,775.2 mm (188 in) |
| Width | '86–'88 Sedan: 1,735 mm (68.3 in) '89–'90 Sedan: 1,750 mm (68.9 in) Sedan (Japan): 1,694 mm (66.7 in) Coupe: 1,745 mm (68.7 in) |
| Height | Sedan: 1,389 mm (54.7 in) Coupe: 1,369 mm (53.9 in) |
| Second generation | |
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| Overview | |
| Also called |
Acura Legend Daewoo Arcadia |
| Production | 1990 – 1995 |
| Assembly | Sayama Plant, Sayama, Saitama, Japan |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 4-door sedan 2-door coupé |
| Layout | Longitudinal front-engine, front-wheel drive |
| Related |
Honda Accord Honda Inspire Honda Vigor Honda Ascot |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 3.2 L C32A V6 |
| Transmission | 4-speed automatic 5-speed manual 6-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | Sedan: 2,911 mm (114.6 in) Coupe: 2,830 mm (111.4 in) |
| Length | Sedan: 4,950 mm (194.9 in) Coupe: 4,890 mm (192.5 in) |
| Width | 1,811 mm (71.3 in) |
| Height | Sedan: 1,400 mm (55.1 in) '91–'92 Coupe: 1,359 mm (53.5 in) '93–'95 Coupe: 1,364 mm (53.7 in) |
| Third generation | |
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| Overview | |
| Also called | Acura 3.5RL |
| Production | 1995 – 2004 |
| Assembly | Sayama Plant, Sayama, Saitama, Japan |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 4-door sedan |
| Layout | Longitudinal front-engine, front-wheel drive |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 3.5 L C35A V6 |
| Transmission | 4-speed automatic 6-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,911 mm (114.6 in) |
| Length | 1996–1998: 4,956 mm (195.1 in) 1999–2001: 4,994 mm (196.6 in) 2002–2004: 4,996 mm (196.7 in) |
| Width | 1996–1998: 1,811 mm (71.3 in) 1999–2001: 1,814 mm (71.4 in) 2002–2004: 1,821 mm (71.7 in) |
| Height | 1996–1998: 1,384 mm (54.5 in) 1999–2001: 1,435 mm (56.5 in) 2002–2004: 1,384 mm (54.5 in) |
| Fourth generation | |
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| Overview | |
| Also called | Acura RL |
| Production | 2004 – 2012 |
| Assembly | Sayama Plant, Sayama, Saitama, Japan |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 4-door sedan |
| Layout | Front-engine, four-wheel drive layout |
| Related |
Honda Accord (USA-spec) Honda Odyssey (North America) Honda Inspire Honda Elysion |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2005–'08: 3.5 L J35A 290 hp (220 kW) 2009: 3.7 L 300 hp (220 kW) |
| Transmission | 5-/6-speed automatic with sequential sport shift |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,799 mm (110.2 in) |
| Length | 2005–'08: 4,917 mm (193.6 in) 2009: 4,973 mm (195.8 in) |
| Width | 1,847 mm (72.7 in) |
| Height | 2005–'08: 1,450 mm (57.1 in) 2009: 1,453 mm (57.2 in) |
The Honda Legend is a V6-engined full-size car produced by the Japanese automaker Honda since 1985 that currently serves as its flagship vehicle and provides the basis for the Acura Legend, RL and RLX the flagship vehicle of Honda's luxury Acura division in North America.
The first-generation Legend, introduced to Japan October 22, 1985, was the first production Honda vehicle to offer only a SOHC V6 engine worldwide. The introduction of the Legend also coincided with the launch of a new dealership sales channel in Japan, called Honda Clio. The Legend was the result of a joint venture with Britain's Austin Rover Group called Project XX that started in November 1981 with the Austin Rover-Honda XX letter of intent signed by the two companies to replace the Rover SD1 and to provide a luxury vehicle for Honda, and was codenamed as HX. The Rover Company had a long established reputation as a luxury car maker in the United Kingdom and Europe, demonstrated with the Rover P5 and Rover P6, and Honda wanted to introduce a luxury car for the Japanese, European and North American markets. Rover also wanted to return to the American market when previously they had reportedly sold only 1,500 cars in 1971, and a brief return in 1980, selling 800 Rover SD1s by offering the Sterling which was also a result of the ARG-Honda partnership. The development work was carried out at Rover's Canley, Coventry plant and Honda's development centre.
Honda and British Leyland/Rover agreed that Legends would be built in Plant Oxford for the British market. However, few UK built Legends passed Honda's quality control standards, and many simply ended up being used as in-plant transport. In the end, only 4,409 Legends were built in the UK, from 1986 until 1988. All US-market Legends were built in Japan.
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