Doug is the kind of guy to post a video of a 25 year old Acura and be #5 on trending.

Doug is the kind of guy to read owners manual to his kids as a bedtime story

This was my dad's dream car in the late 90s. He said it was one of the best cars they've made. If they remade this with the same body style and updated the dash interior, they would have another hit on their hands.

Totally ignored the fact that it's a longitudinal mounted V6 in a FWD car. Pretty unusual

Bro. Everyone wanted the Legend. I would still drive one

And we start off the year with a legend

The "do not drill" sticker was probably for people wanting to install a car phone

Doug missed my favorite quirk: the center mini sun visor. It rarely came in handy, but I always smiled when it did. I loved that car!

Doug the type of guy who drives 200 miles in his E63 Wagon to pick up a free sofa from Craigslist.

Still a gorgeous car, 25 years later!

The Acura logo, introduced in 1990 for the 1991 model year, is, according to Honda, a caliper - a design tool used for measuring that can also be interpreted as a skewed "H" (for Honda) or a stylised "A" (for Acura).

I still remember when I saw that car back in my hometown. It was from a rich family. The only ones that could afford that car at the time. That was a game changer back in the day for me. So luxurious. I still remembered. Never seen so much luxury before.

Having worked for Acura for 8 years I can say you are 100% correct, Acura used to be awesome, especially during these years. That's a very clean example, very hard to find these days. BTW, I own a 1994 6speed coupe. I love that car. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r8yGoZRkma6mkn0.html Coupe of things. The Legend did not come standard with keyless entry. It was a dealer installed option. The compartment in the rear package tray is for a first aid kit that came standard in European models. Also, I believe there was a full size spare available. The ones with the compact spare got the foam spacer. I want to beat the person with a hose that installed that aftermarket muffler. The original equipment had a 2 stage muffler that opened up at higher RPM. With the correct muffler, is whisper quiet.

Acura legends was the must have car in the 90s in new york.

It was/is a seriously cool car. Had a brand new one in '94 and loved it. My wife always said it was her favorite (and we had some pretty cool cars). Oh, and the Acura logo is supposed to be an "old school" (inside measure spring loaded) caliper tool.

when i lived in Quebec I saw almost this exact same car but he swapped in the TL type S V6 complete with forged internals and a Garrett putting out a safe 10lbs of boost. Had the type S wheels, type S 6spd manual, upgraded brakes and if i recall he said he made 400hp/tq at the wheels. Beautiful sleeper as you would never know the difference thinking it was this beautiful Legend coupe as you see here. The design of the coupe is gorgeous

I recently found out that my 94 coupe I sold in 2004 with 180k miles is still on the road with over 320k and still running strong. One of the best looking cars of the 90's, and extremely well built. The glory days of Acura....

Best Doug DeMuro video of 2019 so far.

I'm thinking the "do not drill" was to prevent a car phone company drilling a phone holder there.

This 1994 Acura has more features than my 2013 Impala, amazing!!

Ludacris would be proud of you on this one Doug. The youngsters won’t understand

I’m from Atlanta and I graduated high school in 1995. This and the 94 Lexus GS 300 were considered incredibly cool! This definitely took me back. 👍🏾

still so advanced n modern, ill take this car over most car now today. beautiful !

The best feature of this car was the factory radio. The volume knob on the factory radio would move simultaneously with the volume controls on the steering wheel. But unfortunately this car had a aftermarket radio.

Starting the year by reaching #4 on trending with a 90s Acura, 2019 already off to a great start lol

Late 90's early 2000's Honda/Acuras are some of the most reliable cars ever made. Miss those days.

Man the era of simplicity. Super nostalgic for me.

Great video as always, I remember my grandad telling me that his nephew had an Acura Legend, I love it when companies restore vehicles to showroom condition. I never knew that about the Acura logo, but it makes sense, for years I thought it looked like a compass, and didn't think any further. Also, the Legend is only the second coupe I've seen in my life so far with roll down rear windows-the first being the black 1968 Dodge Charger driven by the hitmen in the movie Bullett.

YES!!! The best car to start off 2019 with, ACURA LEGEND!

To say its low on power is crazy! it was a V6 with a 6 speed manual and 230 HP. Maybe by todays standards it is slow. BUT a Mustang GT from the same year only had 240 hp with a 5 speed. And that was the high output version of the 5.0. The regular GT only had 215 hp....The Acura was very fast for what it was.

Thank you so much Doug. You brought so many beautiful memories from 90s... 🙏🏽

Fresh out of college in 2000 I bought a '94 black on black GS coupe. I remember it had 86k miles and I paid about $14k. I loved that car and this video brought back a lot of memories. Something about seeing the interior and features of a car you once owned can really make you nostalgic. Mine had a huge brick cell phone built into the center console. It wasn't super fast compared to today's standards but I vividly remember opening it up one day and it got to a terrifying speed relatively quickly. I got a dog and sold the Legend a couple of years later for practically nothing, and bought a pretty non descript Dodge Durango. I'm sure driving one of these today would be pretty disappointing, but the Legend will always be dear to my heart. Thanks for making this video.

Doug the type of guy to call a compartment "hidden" when it's in plain sight.

I had the 4 door sedan version, one of the best cars I've owned. The interior design is flawless, styling is also top notch unlike today's wedge shape mess. Acura should move their design studio from California back to Japan.

I'm glad you reviewed a Legend! I have a 1992 Acura Legend Coupe with the 3.2L V6 tuned at 214 HP. I just thought I'd remark on the false fact that the coupe came out in 93. The V6 came stock as a 200hp FWD in 91 when the first 2nd gen was created. I would also like to mention that, I personally own one of these, and the back seats have NO ROOM. Especially on the drivers side unless the driver is on the steering wheel.

Look at that dash layout it’s perfect

90's Lexus, Toyota, Nissan, Honda, and Acura will never be beaten. Easily some of the best cars to ever be produced.

it's gorgeous.. i prefer the look of this even to a lot of new cars today!

As a previous Legend Coupe owner, I've recently gone down a Legend rabbit hole, and came across this, hence the late comment. One quirk it has that you missed, and one I don't think I've seen on any other car, is there's a mini sun shade above the rear view mirror, for that little bit of sun you might not be able to block with the other two. Came in handy, but I've never seen it on any other car. And I could have sworn the vent fan was unique in that it was a dial that didn't have any notches or stepped settings, like 1 through 5, it would incrementally speed up with the dial. Maybe that was the earlier version.

Thanks Doug - Great video and car line. They made the coupe in the late 80's, not just starting in 94 as I owned an 89 Legend L coupe and later a 91 Legend L sedan. They were luxurious, powerful, and easy (Honda) to repair and maintain. I saw a Integra the other day on the road and thought how ironic it was that the "little" brother of the Legend has become "The Legend" of this line.

Rapper Ludacris still owns his original 1993 Acura Legend, even after getting fame and money.

The 90s were great. Forget Bugatti's and Mclarens. The Acura Legend and the Infinty Q45 were the two cars all rappers aspired to own.

Just got round to watching this. Major kudos to Clarion Builds. That car is immaculate, beyond showroom, absolutely amazing! How the hell do they get that leather to look as though it was delivered this morning? Incredible.

Same clock button in my 2000 prelude sh but i never knew or wondered what it was for. Thanks Doug

The Acura logo is a caliper, as in accurate engineering

Fun Fact: 2019 is the last year in our life times where a year will end in "teen".

The alternating turn signal/marker lamp was fairly common on cars in the 80s and 90s. It was accomplished with a very simple wiring trick. One side of the bulb was wired to the positive for the turn signal and the other side to the positive for the parking lights. When one or the other is on, the other side acts as a ground and the light comes on. When both sides are on, the two positives cancel each other out and the light turns off.

The Type II was a hell of a lot better than the Type I. The only difference between the 2 was the intake. It was ported different and the butterfly valves would open up after hitting around 4500 rpm and make a awesome sound. I use to have a 1997 TL with a 3.6 and I went to a junkyard and found a Type II intake. I ended up selling the car before I was able to put it on, but I still have the Type II badge that goes on the intake!

Doug is wearing a long sleeve and jeans... DOUG IS WEARING A LONG SLEEVE AND JEANS

Wow you missed the biggest quirk of that car, i'll give you a hint, it's in how the engine is mounted.

I always find it very interesting to see the 90s Acuras and Hondas, because I have a 2001 Honda CR-V and although it's not a 90s car, it basically is because the redesign was 2002 and they changed nothing between 97-01, so I like to think of my car as a 90s car. The window switches in this acura are the exact same in my CR-V, as is the maintenance required light, the general look of the climate control vents and the buttons on the steering wheel for the horn. It's also interesting that this 90s acura has the same odd door chime for your headlights that my brother's 2008 Honda Pilot does

Nice! One More cool feature-the little rectangular hole in the dash right under maintenance light was designed to reset that light . How? You stick the key in it and push the button inside! Simple and cool - no sixteen step process using your touchscreen or toggles. Drilling the center console was common at the time to install car phones or cd-changers .

this car has more features than my 2013 toyota o.O

My Mom had a white one with red leather. God it was awesome.

It's a shame the original head unit was replaced. There's a particularly quirky quirk regarding the volume knob that when you adjust the volume with the steering wheel controls it will actually automatically spin the volume knob on the radio accordingly.

You’re telling me, that this car had a touchscreen.

I had a 4 door 91 Legend and I loved it.

Ahhhh... the 90s, when Japanese coupes ruled. Now it´s your vanilla flavored SUVs... eww

I just watched this video for the first time today. I've owned my 1993 coupe since 2014. There are several things I thought Doug should have pointed out, or things I just disagree with, like: 1) the model he reviewed is an LS, so it has quite a few more hi-tech features that the L 2) I agree with a lot of people here that the "Type II" *is* a big deal 3) The trunk opens with both a button on the driver door, AND a key in the trunk lock 4) the car has speed-sensitive steering 5) It has ABS 6) the car has tons of power (but I've never driven an RL, or a Viper) 7) the engine is special in that it is longitudinally mounted, and it's a very smooth 90-degree V6. 8) the famous rapper Ludacris has had one a long time, and absolutely loves it (I agree with his taste in cars, not so much the music) 9) it's possible to put 500,000 miles or more on these cars 10) Maybe because I've never owned a Viper, I think the clutch and the shifting are fine. Two drawback I can think of: 1) the OBD is the earlier type, and it's a pain to pull a code 2) no cupholders! (it didn't look like the LS had cupholders either)

We had the limo from 1991 to 1994. Blue, grey leather, lowered and 17" Azev wheels. Still in love with that car.

The blinkers alternate when headlights are on because of voltage limitations of the electrical system.

That car is a legend!

Elegant and timeless design inside and out! I love the '91-'95 Legend coupes and sedans, especially "LS" examples like this car.

I had a Legend coupe a few years back. One of my favourite cars I ever owned. So much fun to drive, but always had head gasket issues, hence the reason I parted ways with it. I still miss that car to this day.

80%: legend jokes 10%: Doug the type of guy "jokes" 10%: actual car related comments

A few things: Clarifications: The "light" for maintenance isn't actually a light-it's a colored dial/wheel. There's something in the car that reads the odometer (could be the computer, but I doubt it since the car only has OBD I and not the OBD II that gives you the really good information in an easy to read format) and it will rotate the dial/wheel from green, to yellow, then to red when it finally needs servicing. That said you can reset it back to green yourself (if you do your own maintenance) by inserting the key into the slot directly below the indicator-you can see that at 6:09 in the video. Additions to quirks: The Legend has the same flip-tabs for the power locks as other Acuras from the '90s and thus the same issues that Doug mentioned in the Acura Integra video. The engine is longitudinally mounted-which is somewhat uncommon for FF setups, but does reduce torque steer. While the Acura logo does highly resemble the Honda logo it was designed to look like a pair of measurement calipers-hence reinforcing the idea that the name "Acura" relates to the word "accurate". The Legend has an NSX-influenced the wrap-around interior as the door panels are designed to look like an extension of the dashboard when the doors are closed and various driver-centric additions/oddities. Trivia: This car apparently has an unusually reverence amongst various rappers. Ludacris loves his '93 sedan (enough to still want to drive it around these days and feature it on an album cover) and when asked about it (during an interview with Chelsea Handler) he mentioned this, "You know, I think the Acura Legend was the signature drug dealer car back around then. So it's a good thing." It's also mentioned in the House of Pain track, "Legend". Daewoo also re-badged it and sold it as the Arcadia in South Korea.

Why would you make fun of the type2 designation, it literally designated the much more powerful engine

the comment about the acura logo basically being the honda logo flipped and the ends of the H squeezed together to make an A made me feel a lot better, i've been saying that since i was like 7 and everyone thought i was crazy for thinking that

That thing was a luxury spaceship when it came out.

The rapper Ludacris is currently still driving his model.

I've been driving big Mercs my whole life. I just recently purchased a 98 Legend KA9. I cannot believe I overlooked this car for so many years from being a stuck up you know what. The car is a revelation. Smooth, comfy, quiet and still drives like new. Love it.

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This video and the Supra one tug at my heartstrings a bit. My roommate had a MK IV Supra Turbo that he loved more than anything. Any time that car was out of commission, he cruised around in one one these Legend coupes, 6 speed and all. The longest stretch was when he replaced the short block in it, as his car had been neglected before he got ahold of it. I still remember helping him pull the engine out of it with a couple other buddies. I was always a muscle car guy, and I really knew nothing about the Legend. I thought it was a nice car, especially being 10 years old at the time, but I had no idea the 6 speed was really special until he told me how rare and desirable they were. My friend was killed in his Supra when he was in a head on collision with a fleeing bank robber in 2007. Ever since, I get a lump in my throat whenever I see a Supra on the road. I suspect these Legend coupes might be an even rarer sight these days, although they are certainly anonymous compared with the styling of the Supra, so I might just be missing them. Seeing this car certainly makes me think of him. A lot of good memories, particularly with the Supra, and I want to thank Doug for reminding me of them with these two reviews.

The 94 Acura Legend, the car of choice of Chiropractors and Dentists worldwide~

I know Doug only highlights the original parts, but it would be awesome if the aftermarket features were explained as well, like the aftermarked screen in the center control panel! It’s good to know it’s a double din so you can install a fair sized screen from the original stereo!

This car is so SO pretty. Love Japanese sedans/coupes from the 90s.

The Acura Legend was one of the most beautiful luxury car car in the 1990s. The design is modern and the interior is luxurious.

Better than any Acura today. Timeless classic.

That warning chime sound was a thing across multiple brands starting about 1986/87. Also I was a country club valet when this car was new and can confirm that it was really wonderful feeling (even when going toe to toe with S class, lexus, etc)

This vehicle is up for sale on BoT right now! Doug glossed over this Acura was upgraded with modern infotainment including Apple CarPlay

Doug is the type of guy to start describing what turn signals are for.

Still double take every time I see one. I miss mine. Had a green 94 coupe. I think only former owners truly appreciate them.

I had a 91 coupe 5 speed manual. That someone stole out in Victorville.. I miss that car so much.. Doug you forgot an outside detail. On my 91 the driver door key hole has a green light that glows around it. Very faint but it was cool as well. Great Review

You missed the little sun visor above the rear view mirror... I was quite excited when I discovered it in my 91 coupe

Doug the type of guy to give his newborn baby a DougScore...

If you where a drug dealer in the 90's you had to have one of these

I had a 88 Acura legend Coupe and Then the 91 Legend Coupe. Both still my favorite cars. HarlemWorld...

Strange but a lot of older vehicles front turn signals alternate differently when the headlights are on or off. My 87 s10 blazer did the same 👍

At 6:09 talking about the maintenance reguired light it basically just let's you know when it's time to change your oil. It will start out green fade into yellow and eventually around 5,000 miles it will fade into red reminding you that you really should change your oil. When you change your oil you reset the light by sticking the key in that slot on the dash just below the light

Just my thoughts on some things. 1. The moving seat belt also helps with people getting into the back seat. 2. The armrest has that warning most likely because of mounted cellphones being popular at the time and they didn't want you to mount it in there with screws. 3. The driver seat doesn't have the button on the backrest probably because they don't want the person sitting behind them to be able to mess with the seat. 4. The turn signals alternate when the headlights are on probably because of voltage consumption. Or for more visibility at night (hence the headlights being on) since instead of blinking on and off, a portion of the turn signal is always on at any given time.

What a great looking car. I would say Acura was way ahead of its time. The "courtesy" light is a fantastic idea to light the footwell should you drop your keys or other items at night, you'd be able to find them more easily. Today, it would be a cell phone that might drop and need to be found ;). Also, the clock button Doug describes as quircky is actually another brilliant idea. If you need to reset your clock - maybe day light savings, having the clock display the current time helps with resetting and I bet it might even hold the time for a few minutes should you have to replace the car battery... Just my simple thoughts

I like Doug's video. Very detail information and history.

Remember mobile car phones? That's why people would drill the central armrest 😉

Dude. This car is DOPE. And yes in the 90s you’d be selling actual ‘dope’ out of it.

Should get a 10/10, the fact that this auto is 26 years old! still looks good and running...Bet you it doesn't leak oil either...

I love this video!! I had a 94 Acura Legend sedan. I think that was a cool car because it has just enough luxury, to get your attention, but the car wasn't "loud and boisterous". It ran very well.

Don't drill because people used to install Motorola phones..

doug the kinda guy to review an acura after a koenigsegg and bugatti

back in the mid 90's my dad bought himself a certified used 1991 Legend coupe in red and then awhile later he bought himself a 1994 Legend Sedan in a metallic grey -- they were so fun to drive and very different than other cars in my tiny rural town in North Carolina.

Thats cool what they’re doing, good on ya Clarion!