The Honda Legend 2.7 is a front wheel drive motor car, with its engine located in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 2.7 litre capacity. This powerplant features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 177 bhp (179 PS/132 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 228 N·m (168 lb·ft/23.3 kgm) at 4500 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic 'box.
Its quoted kerb weight is 1418 kg.
The Honda Legend 2.7 is said to be able to manage a top speed of 203 km/h or 126 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2759 mm | 108.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1500 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1460 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Length | 4810 mm | 189.4 inches | |
| Width | 1735 mm | 68.3 inches | |
| Height | 1390 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1418 kg | 3126 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 68 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Honda | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.7 litre 2675 cc (163.239 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87 × 75 mm
3.43 × 2.95 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.16 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (JIS) |
179 PS (177 bhp) (132 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (JIS) |
228 Nm (168 ft·lb) (23.3 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output (JIS) |
49.3 kW/litre 67.1 ps/litre 66.2 bhp/litre 1.08 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (JIS) |
85.23 Nm/litre
1.03 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Honda PGM-Fi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1071.1 kPa (155.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 445.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 8.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 17.1 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 203 km/h (126 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 126.56 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 93.08 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 124.82 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.74 kg/kW 17.95 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 12.50 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.TA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.79 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.27 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 29557 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 28.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1988 Honda Legend 2.7 Automatic added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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