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***HDi fun*** · 22-01-2008, 07:53 PM

The Honda VTEC engines are a delight. I'd like to try Honda's current 3.5 V6 VTEC unit. I know the Legend is an old man's car (suit me fine, then) but with nearly 300bhp it's gotta go quite pleasantly!!

I've driven several dozen cars in the last twenty years, some for short periods, some for years and I always find Hondas to be well executed. They even manage to make the most modest 1.4 Jazz or Civic feel lively. That is down to superb engineering and production quality control.

My Nissan didn't have the benefit of variable valve timing so power was nowhere near that of a Honda unit but it still revved its little head off. There were times when it felt truly dire, the A/C used to sap power severely (but it was the freeze-you-rigid-when-it's-30-degrees-outside type of A/C, not the Vauxhall slightly-cool-breeze type of A/C) and the auto transmission seemed to get caught out between 3/4 and o/d on uphill roads.

22-01-2008, 07:53 PM	#17 (permalink)
*HDi fun* Moderator Torque Junkie Car: Peugeot 406 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: SOUTH EAST Posts: 2,586	Re: Do you talk power or drive torque? The Honda VTEC engines are a delight. I'd like to try Honda's current 3.5 V6 VTEC unit. I know the Legend is an old man's car (suit me fine, then) but with nearly 300bhp it's gotta go quite pleasantly!! I've driven several dozen cars in the last twenty years, some for short periods, some for years and I always find Hondas to be well executed. They even manage to make the most modest 1.4 Jazz or Civic feel lively. That is down to superb engineering and production quality control. My Nissan didn't have the benefit of variable valve timing so power was nowhere near that of a Honda unit but it still revved its little head off. There were times when it felt truly dire, the A/C used to sap power severely (but it was the freeze-you-rigid-when-it's-30-degrees-outside type of A/C, not the Vauxhall slightly-cool-breeze type of A/C) and the auto transmission seemed to get caught out between 3/4 and o/d on uphill roads.