Acura · 1985–1995
Acura Legend
The Acura Legend is a mid-size luxury car sold in the United States and Canada by Acura, the luxury division of Honda, from 1985 until 1995. It was the first flagship sedan sold under the Acura nameplate, until being renamed in 1996 as the Acura 3.5RL. The 3.5RL was the North American version of the KA9 series Honda Legend. The opportunity for Japanese manufacturers to export more expensive models had arisen with the 1980s voluntary export restraints, negotiated by the Japanese government and U.S. trade representatives, restricting mainstream car sales. The initial success of the Legend and Honda's Acura division in competing against established European and American luxury manufacturers would lead to Toyota and Nissan creating the Lexus and Infiniti brands, respectively, to compete in the luxury car market.
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Successor: Acura RL
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Specifications
- name
- Acura Legend
- aka
- Honda Legend
- Manufacturer
- Honda
- Production
- 1985–1995
- Assembly
- Japan: Sayama, Saitama (Sayama Plant)
- Class
- mid-size luxury car
- Successor
- Acura RL , Acura CL (Coupe)
- Body style
- 2-door coupe, 4-door sedan
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1986708CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acura_LegendCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1373280521 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Acura_Legend_Coupe_(1st_gen).jpgCC BY 4.0 · Photo: TKOIII · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.