The Honda Legend is a prestigious series of executive cars powered by V6 engines, marking Honda's flagship vehicle between 1985 and 2021. It was also known as the Acura Legend, RL, and RLX in North America, serving as the luxury flagship for Acura from 1986 to 2020. The first-generation Legend, unveiled in Japan in 1985, was Honda's premiere vehicle globally with a single overhead camshaft V6 engine.
The birth of the Legend was part of a collaboration with Britain's Austin Rover Group, known as Project XX, originating in 1981 with a letter of intent signed to replace the Rover SD1 and cater to the luxury market with a model codenamed HX. The
