Japanese manufacturers assaulted the US market with a bevy of transverse mounted front wheel drive cars that created a packaging architecture that was far superior from something like a Citroën or Audi — where the entire engine sits longitudinally in from of the front wheels. Imagine the surprise when Acura started selling a longitudinally mounted […]
In 1987 Honda released the first generation Legend as the top of the line for their newly launched Acura division in North America. The Legend was also sold as the Rover 800-series in part of a collaboration between Honda and the Austin Rover Group, but the Rover badged variant always scared me due to the […]
The Acura Legend wasn’t a car that pushed the boundaries of technology, speed, style or anything…but it did ease into the next boundary with a whimsical smile on its face. It also didn’t make much of a splash when it was launched, but I can guarantee that engineers at BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi freaked out when they discovered the fit-finish-and-finesse of Acura’s luxury sport coupe/sedan entry into what was exclusively a German marketplace. The world of luxury cars has not been the same since. The asking price on this next example is eye watering…but just look at the condition…it’s cleaner than a freshly sanitized shopping cart handle. Find this 1991 Acura Legend 3.2 L with 5-speed offered for $14,500 in Los Angeles, CA via craigslist. Tip from FuelTruck.
Sterling owners will tell you with a wide smile that they’ve got an Acura Legend with a cool badge, but what they won’t mention is the Rover connection. Because, from 1987 through 1991 ARCONA (Austin Rover Cars Of North America) imported a rebadged version of the Rover 800 series as the Sterling 825/827 for the […]
This next car comes from tipper Jeff who writes: The words “restored” and “Acura Legend” aren’t typically used together, but a clean/low miles ride nonetheless. Couldn’t have said it better myself! Find this 1990 Acura Legend offered for $5950 in Jacksonville, FL via craigslist. From the seller: 1990 Acura Legend fuel: gas title status: clean transmission: automatic 88k […]
This next car is a hot one — a clean, good running, rust free, medium mile example of an early 90s classic with a smooth Honda V6 that didn’t push the boundaries of technology, but eased next to the boundary with a whimsical smile on its face. And the price on this one is great…naturally […]
The 2nd generation Acura Legend was released in 1991 and likely ignored by the clueless US based auto manufacturers (I can’t imagine any of the bean counter driven big 3 would have looked twice at this car and seen a threat). However, there were likely a few German horseless carriage builders who did a collective […]
Another minty clean Honda/Acura with an automatic? Sure, why not — it isn’t like you find mint condition cars from 1992 with only 45k miles on the odometer everyday…so I think the slushbox can be forgiven. Find this 1992 Acura Legend offered for $13,000 in Fremont, CA via craigslist. Tip from KBZ. In 1986 Honda […]
Welcome back to the Third Annual Craigslist Awards, I hope you enjoyed a word from our sponsors, but I’m sure you are all anxious to open that final envelope. Drum roll please…and the Award for Best Picture goes to: 1988 Acura Legend (tip from Safety Fast). See a “better” craigslist photo? Put it in the […]
In 1987 Honda released the first generation Legend as the top of the line for their newly launched Acura division in North America. The Legend was also sold as the Rover 800-series in part of a collaboration between Honda and the Austin Rover Group, but the Rover badged variant always scared me due to the […]