Disappeared from the Honda UK website in under 3 years - only 2nd hand available.
It appears 3+ltr cars do not sell unless they have German origins - How will Infiniti make a mark when Honda could not despite the Legend being well specified and well built!
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Would have sold better if emissions were under the magic 225g/km CO2.
Even the German marques as vulnerable to this - very few of the big petrols sell compared to the 3.0d variants.
In countries where petrol costs are lower (eg. USA) Honda/Acura, Nissan/Infiniti, Toyota/Lexus fare much much better.
I think the Germans have learned to make cars that perform artificially well for the emissions tests ;-)
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As poster above says, wrong engine - without a fast diesel in this sector you're wasting your time.
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Friend just bought a brand new Legend. Discount was eye-watering, if you were the dealer....
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Friend just bought a brand new Legend. Discount was eye-watering if you were the dealer....
I understand they were sold for a little over half price - the price of an Accord!
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It all seems very sad to me, as a former Legend owner - one of the best cars I've ever owned, and I've owned a lot.
OK, a lot of people can't afford to feed a big engine but it still seems a shame that many will never experience a quality piece of equipment, as opposed to a gizmo-laden buzz-box (or, if diesel, knock-box) designed to impress the company car market and last three or four years before the bits start to fall off.
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Completely agree Mike. This country and France (poss Germany now too) is obsessed with Diesel. I have owned two and hated every minute. Thank goodness manufacturers are making decent progress producing large petrol engines with reasonably low CO2. All this CO2 judged tax is a nonsense in any case. I'll stop now as I can feel a political rant brewing in my mind....!!
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