Test drive Honda Legend sedan since 2006 sedan

ALL INCLUSIVE

Justice is restored
The newest and most expensive Honda comes to us only in the most complete configuration. Absolutely everything is included here. And executed at the level of a full-fledged premium brand without exaggeration. Dear plastic and maple tree. A strip of it without savings encircles the entire front of the cabin. Soft and thick seats ...
 
Especially happy is the location of the driver at the wheel. And the bagel is super, a work of art. And maximum the adjustment range makes it possible to adapt to a person of any complexion. And the chic, wide, moderately soft chairs I would assign the status of a throne. Ergonomically claim only to the automatic transmission selector, which has a button on top, which imposes on us exclusively lateral grip. But is it so important because it is more convenient in manual mode to use steering wheel petals! I liked the commander, whose handle, in the peak of competitors, is not between seats, but on the beard. Information is displayed on the display there is also transmitted from the rear view camera. We also look from ergonomics to the left: a pleasant, thin and curved handrail of the door. But the upper edge of the door lining was upset: for some reason a bevel was made here, due to which the elbow slides. On legend, the largest mirrors and the thickest glass 5 mm. Hence the excellent sound insulation. But this adds an excess weight ...
 
The problem of reducing its own mass of a modern car has recently driven designers, technologists and designers in a dead end situation. Further relief, dictated by economy of the rise in price fuel, will lead to a decrease in significant qualities as safety, comfort, durability and reliability. And the creators of Legend said Basta! Which made it possible to put here a unique system of drive of the rear wheels SH-AWD, which stands and weighs a lot, but it is much more uniformly hanging the car and, most importantly, helps to correctly distribute the torque between the wheels. As a result, external the rear wheel can rotate faster than the rest. And in all competitors, electronics, on the contrary, slows down the internal one. And the usual car in the bend unexpectedly chokes and slows down. The legend is just screwed into the turn with acceleration! Checked on yourself. This, indeed, is an amazing feeling: you abruptly throw the steering wheel to the side, and Honda follows your instructions literally, as if the car is fixed on a monorail. This gives a feeling of unrealistic power over the machine and the road.
 
From the point of view of dynamics, the 295-horsepower engine absolutely justifies expectations. If you go to half -parting, acceleration is even, not twitching and quiet in noise comfort and power. Lovers of the you also have an outlet: drowning to the stop and the beast will wake up! Moreover, the verified habits of legends allow the use of this potential to the fullest. And considerable weight adds solidity habits.

Technical characteristics of Honda Legend 3.5
 
Engine
Type gasoline
Working volume, cm 3471
Max. Power, L.S. at rpm 295/6200
Max. moment, nm at rpm 351/3500
 
Dynamics
 
Max. Speed, km/h 250
Acceleration 0-100 km/h, with 7.3
 
common data
Fuel consumption (EU), l/100 km 8.9/17.0
Fuel tank volume, l 73
Wheel base, mm 2800
Long, mm 4957
Width, mm 1845
Height, mm 1450
A mass of equipment/full., Kg 1860/2310
The price is $ 69,000

DESIGN
The originality is not the main goal of Japanese designers working today for the markets of Europe and the USA. After all, one must also comply with their culture and taste preferences. The Japanese learned to do this. As a result, the relief of the surface of the body is a musculist in fashion today, to the best of the muffle and at the same time robbed. The face is modern, and the drawing of the radiator cladding even carries the motive of historicism. The silhouette and proportions are balanced. In particular, the heavyweight of the American sidewall is neutralized by elegant silver molding. The taste preferences of Europe reign at the back. Take a look at the decisions of the lid of the trunk or rear lights, are they reminding something? The interior is beautiful and effective. Even too much. In comparison with the external design, of course. The image is built on the fashionable three -story instrument panel, the architecture of which develops dynamically as if deep into the cabin. Very stylish! And look at how powerfully a tree works in design. This is no longer a finish, but a full -fledged constructive element.

Legend has two disadvantages:
a small, uncomfortable trunk and a cramped second row of seats.

By texture and color
Legend offers the rich and stylish finish.
 
 

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