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.
Median 201 hp across 435 similar cars
Lead trim: J37A4 3.7 L V6 SH-AWD (from 2008)
Honda Legend KB1/KB2 fourth generationKB1/KB2 · 2004–2012
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FactLong 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.
Launched on 7 October 2004 and Japan Car of the Year for 2004–05, swoopier and shorter than its predecessor and offered only with the Super Handling All-Wheel Drive (SH-AWD), Honda's answer to requests for a rear-drive V8 (which also won the 2005 RJC Technology of the Year). The new J35A 3.5 L V6 moved from a 90-degree to a 60-degree layout, added VTEC and was mounted transversely, and made up to 300 PS, breaking Japan's self-imposed power limit; a 3.7 L J37A4 arrived in 2008. Select-Shift came on the five-speed automatic; a 2005 restyle added a reversing camera, and the 2009 mid-model change offered lane keeping assist, Intelligent Night Vision with the world's first pedestrian detection and a pop-up hood. Sold as the Acura RL in North America. Legend and Inspire production at Sayama was stopped in June 2012.
Collectors Spotted in the Honda Legend Lineage
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Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J35A 3.5 L VTEC V6 SH-AWD (300 PS) | 2004–2008 | 3.5 L V6 | 296 hp | 260 lb-ft | — | AWD | — | — |
| J37A4 3.7 L V6 SH-AWD (from 2008) | 2008–2012 | 3.7 L V6 | 296 hp | 273 lb-ft | — | AWD | — | — |
Owning one
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Owners’ builds
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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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