![]() The fuel gauge moves much, much faster than 19/24 would indicate.Īnother Legend positive is the standard speed-sensitive power-steering system that automatically adjusts to vehicle speed and thus increases or decreases power based on whether you are slipping int o the parking space or scooting into the passing lane. But the rating must havebeen made after the Environmental Protection Agency visited Disney’s Fantasyland. city/24 highway is superb for a carthat offers the power and amenities of the Legend LS. Worse yet, the Legend doesn’t have the J30’s $34,400 price tag, either. However, neither car has the quickness of the Infiniti J30 sedan with its 3-liter, 24-valve, 210-horsepower V-6. The Legend LS seems a bit quicker off the line than the Lexus GS300 because the Legend is pulling 3,500 pounds, the GS300 3,700 pounds.īut the GS300’s 3-liter, in-line, 220-horsepower six-cylinder is a touch quieter than the Legend’s engine. The Legend is powered by a 200-horsepower, 3.2-liter, 24-valve, V-6 engine teamed with a four-speed automatic transmission. This is a classy sedan loaded with all the creature comforts, but not really $36,800 worth of them. ![]() To set the record straight, the Legend isn’t a dolled-up Accord, at least not since the second-generation sedan made its debut. To silence critics who claimed the Legend was no more than a dolled-up Honda Accord (and remember, when Acura started doing business some of its dealers hid an Accord behind the building to sell to shoppers who grew faint after viewing the Legend window sticker), Acura gave it a hefty price tag. But that doesn’t mean nibbling at $40,000 doesn’t cause the heart topalpitate. Having tested the new Lexus GS300 sedan ($37,500, Cartalk, April 4), we’ve gotten used to driving cars with price tags that exceed many workers’ salaries. What the Legend doesn’t have is a grasp of reality-not when you look at the window and see a $36,800 sticker staring backat you. We test-drove the 1993 Acura Legend LS sedan, and while it may have a roller coaster-like history, it has a luxury sedan-like grasp of ride and handling, comfort and performance. They took an upturn to 65,689 in 1991 when the second-generation Legend appeared, then fellto 49,926 in 1992. Price, competition, a lousy economy and a luxury tax caught up with Acura, and Legend sales slipped to 64,638 in 1989 and 53,666 in 1990. With a full year on the market, sales more than doubled, to 54,713, in 1987 and jumped to a record 70,770 in 1988. With a midyear start, Legend accounted for only 25,062 sales that year. Toyota’s Lexus and Nissan’s Infiniti followed. In March 1986 what proved to be the first of the new wave of Japanese luxury cars appeared when Honda unveiled its top-of-the-line Acura line and its Legend sedan. No other problems.Although it is a car, the Acura Legend has performed more like a roller coaster. Had a small oil leak at the oil pump gasket over the winter, but it only took me 1/2 hour and a $4 O-ring to fix. It has never let me down and the performance is amazing for such an old car. To celebrate the fact that I'll probably own this car another 10 years, I had it painted for $1000 by another guy I found on Craigslist a few month ago and it looks like new again! I've driven it from Colorado to California, all over Colorado, Wyoming and Utah, in all kinds of weather, including ski trips to the mountains. Contrary to other reviews, the engine does *not* need to come … out of the car to do this. ![]() So I spent 2 weekends taking the heads off, and while I was in there I put in new belts, hoses, and a rebuilt alternator and starter from Napa. It had 196K miles on it and needed head gaskets, which the owner was honest about, and the paint was a little faded. I bought my 4DR Legend LS from its original owner on Craigslist.
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