1991 Acura Legend Sedan Test Drive
As hard as it is to believe, some Honda product planners back in the mid-’80s just weren’t sure the public would accept a new line of more expensive luxury automobiles wearing the Honda emblem. The line of reasoning ran thus: Buyers expect small size, high quality and a low price from Honda, so a larger, higher-quality, high-priced car simply wouldn’t fit the image. Right or wrong, Honda chose to market its first upscale offerings through a new channel, called Acura, beginning in the 1987 model year. Although this created the challenge of establishing an identity for an all-new brand, it also gave Honda The opportunity to handpick the Acura dealer body, which has resulted in exceptional dealer service. Whether because of or in spite of its Honda heritage, the Acura division was a rousing success from the start, and remains so to this day even though it was slightly upstaged by the Toyota Lexus and Nissan Infiniti divisions.
Initially, two Acura models were offered: the compact Integra and the large Legend. The Legend was the largest model of the Acura group. Even thought it competed with the Lexus and Infiniti, or they it! It offered a 3-box four door sedan and coupe, based on the same platform, but different wheelbase. It was powered by a 3.2L V6 with a 5-speed manual or 4speed automatic.Too bad that so much development work and high technology are somewhat spoiled by the lack of power and performance even though the mechanical end is perfectly well developed. To manufacture is one thing and to capture the car owners imagination another.
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