Honda Legend KC2 - 2018 minor change

The Honda Legend KC2 was meant to be Honda's answer to the likes of the Nissan Fuga and the Lexus GS and while the NSX-derived Sport Hybrid SH-AWD system sounds revolutionary at first, no one's really caught on because as I suspect, no one's interested in Honda's flagship saloon despite the NSX connection to it. To up the ante, a minor change was implemented, and looks like there's going to be a lot of explanation to do with Honda's flagship hybrid luxury saloon.

2018 Honda Legend

If you are aware of this, the 2018MY Honda Legend is now a Japanese equivalent of the recently facelifted Acura RLX and as hinted by the odd-looking hexagonal grille, the Jewel Eye headlamps that are not good for people with trypophobia, the redesigned front bumper, new wheels, and new rear design, you can really tell that Honda did spoil the good looks of the Legend in the same way Ford did with their Mustang. Yes, the pre-facelifted design looks nice but the facelifted design looks horrible to many.

2018 Honda Legend interior

2018 Honda Legend interior

The interior is still the same as the pre-facelifted Legend but refined with some added materials to keep it fresh. You are still greeted with the annoying dual-screen dashboard, some buttons in place of a gear lever, the Krell 14-speaker Audio System, head-up display system, and so on but still, you will have that "out on a limo" feeling when you experience its level of luxury.

2018 Honda Legend

Like its American equivalent, the 2018MY Legend's SH-AWD has been recalibrated for better dynamics but still, it has the same 3.5L i-VTEC V6 direct-injected engine mated with three electric motors that produce 314PS of power and 371Nm of torque while mated with a 7-speed DCT and torque vectoring. Fuel economy is still at 16.4 km/l by soon-to-be-outdated JC08 mode standards.

For safety, the Legend comes with Honda Sensing uite of safety tech such as a Collision Mitigation Braking System with automatic emergency braking, Lane Departure Warning, Forward Collision Warning, Lane Keeping Assist, Adaptive Cruise Control with Low-Speed Follow and Road Departure Mitigation.

The 2018 Honda Legend starts at 7,074,000 Japanese Yen and while the price sounds expensive for a Honda saloon, you can still afford one compared to the Lexus GS450h but why bother? There were only a few people interested in buying a Honda Legend and despite its new look, the status quo remains the same for now.

Available Colors: Majestic Black Pearl, Premium Crystal Red Metallic, Platinum White Pearl, Super Platinum Metallic, Gilded Pewter Metallic, Premium Deep Rosso Pearl, Modern Steel Metallic, and Obsidian Blue Pearl.

Photo: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.