Category: Executive 
Price Range: £36,452 to £39,202
Remarkable road-holding and handling from Super Handling All-Wheel Drive system, clever safety technology, well finished and equipped, pleasingly compact for an executive car
Ride is too firm, auto transmission could be smoother, engine lacks the expected pulling power
An interesting and welcome alternative to the default-choice German offerings but spoilt by the drawbacks above. If you're going to be an individualist you'd make more of a statement with a Citroen C6.
Price range £36,250-£39,000. On sale in UK September 2006
It's an expensive Honda, so it's very well made and there's a strong sense of thorough engineering. Some of the technology is complex but it would be surprising if it didn't work perfectly for many years and miles.
That said, there's huge scope for aggravation and expense if things do go awry. Objectively there's nothing wrong with the Legend's quality, but the expanse of polished wood looks artificial (actually it's real) and the beige/brown interior option is in the worst traditions of Japanese naffness.
