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Old 05-17-11, 09:29 PM
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http://www.motortrend.com/features/a...sic/index.html

Very good read, a lot of insight on Honda in the past and his views on their present and future. Long but good.

Stated what some of us said 7 years ago.

: Yeah, I did not like it one bit. I did not want to do minicars. I wanted to do the Legend. Don't tell anyone, but I think I could have done a better job with the Legend than was actually done. Sure, the 4WD system was very advanced, but apart from that, it did not quite meet the mark, I think. It looks like a glorified Accord.
 
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LMAO this is great. IT IS a glorified Accord hah
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Proof that at least one Acura designer has a clue, because it's hard to tell.
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It's kind of sad when Honda admits this stuff...
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That was quite honest of him. Very good interview.
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that's what happens when you're low budget.
you end up sharing all your cars with the accord platform.

just look at it....does it even look like a luxury car? It's like Chevy's Impala lame duck.
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Originally Posted by IS-SV
Proof that at least one Acura designer has a clue, because it's hard to tell.
He's not a designer, he's R&D.
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