This Legend quietly became one of the first cars anywhere to make cabin air filters standard equipment — a pollen filter tucked behind the glove box, years before it was common.
Median 174 hp across 531 similar cars
Lead trim: C35A 3.5 L V6 (215 PS)
Honda Legend KA9 third generationKA9 · 1995–2004
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FactThis Legend quietly became one of the first cars anywhere to make cabin air filters standard equipment — a pollen filter tucked behind the glove box, years before it was common.
Appeared on 26 October 1995 (platform code E-KA9), continuing front-wheel drive but with the engine enlarged to a 3.5 L C35A V6 with power still 215 PS, as a sedan only. Sold in Japan with an "Exclusive" upper trim and a "Euro" grade with sportier suspension, and rivalling the Crown, Debonair, Luce and Cedric/Gloria; its length and wheelbase were compared with the Infiniti Q45 and Lexus LS in Honda's answer to calls for a V8. Honda's Internavi navigation debuted on it; cabin air filters were standard, and the styling was said to resemble the Mercedes-Benz E-Class. A September 1998 restyle brought a grille cutting into the bumper and side airbags; the engine met California LEV in September 1999, and June 2003 brought maple trim and electroluminescent instruments. In North America the equivalent was the Acura RL.
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Trims & Figures
One published trim in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C35A 3.5 L V6 (215 PS) | 1995–2004 | 3.5 L V6 | 212.1 hp | 230 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
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Photographs
Long before self-steering cars were common, this Legend could nudge itself back into its lane on the highway — but the instant your hands moved the wheel, it let go completely.
This Legend quietly became one of the first cars anywhere to make cabin air filters standard equipment — a pollen filter tucked behind the glove box, years before it was common.
Honda used this Legend as a rolling test bed for the NSX — the flagship sedan quietly carried the research and parts that shaped Honda's supercar.
The first Legend began as a joint venture with Britain's Austin Rover — but the UK-built cars failed Honda's own quality control so often that most of the 4,409 made there ended up as in-plant transport instead of being sold.
Rivals
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