Images: Honda KB1 Legend (2006-08)
Released in August 2006, the Honda KB1 Legend was a large, premium sedan. Manufactured in Sayama, Japan, the KB Legend was powered by a 3.5-litre V6 petrol engine which drove all four wheels via Honda’s SH-AWD all-wheel drive system (see ‘SH-AWD’, below). A five-speed automatic transmission – with steering wheel gearshift paddles – was fitted as standard… Read full Honda KB1/KB2 Legend review
Images: Honda KB2 Legend (2008-12)
Released in September 2008, the Honda KB2 Legend featured a new engine, revised suspension and greater refinement. The J35A8 engine was replaced with Honda’s 3.7-litre J37A4 engine which achieved greater fuel efficiency as the VTEC system was adapted for both the intake and exhaust valves (previously intake only). The Honda KB2 Legend could be identified by its reshaped aluminium bonnet, bi-xenon headlights, pentagonal grille with three chrome bars, new front and rear bumpers, tail-lights and bootlid with integrated rear spoiler. The suspension was also revised with ‘higher rate’ spring and damping settings.
