Abstract

In the shrinking of sedan market, the creation of new values for sedan is strongly demanded. The luxury sedan, LEGEND, comes to the situation of a full model change after the interval of nine years. The 2005 model year LEGEND has been developed, which has the aim of creating the ultimate luxury sedan brand of Honda and the attractive features expected to the luxury sedan class.A good balance between excellent driving performance and fuel economy has been achieved with lightweight and compact engine which has superb power performance, the weight saving technologies, and SH-AWD to improve the driving stability dramatically. The vehicle features the latest technologies such as iNVS and AFS, driving support system to increase safety during night driving, and the latest safety equipments to reduce impact. The functional design of spacious cabin, which appeals to the senses, and quietness in a cabin during driving present a driver and passengers with a relaxed and luxurious experience. These advanced technologies have been brought together in an ultimate sports sedan, the new LEGEND, which has new values and attractive features of “high quality as a luxury car” and “driving pleasure”.

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Author (organization or company)

• Masahiro WATANABE（Wako R&D Center）
• Masafumi TAKITA（Wako R&D Center）
• Junichi FUKUDA（Wako R&D Center）
• Takefumi NAKAMURA（Wako R&D Center）
• Yasunori OKU（Wako R&D Center）
• Syoichi NEMOTO（Wako R&D Center）

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Article of Honda R&D Technical Review Vol.16 No.2 (1 - 8)

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