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Great news for fans of the
:
has applied for a trademark in Europe for the word “Legend,” pertaining to “Vehicles; Apparatus for locomotion by land; Apparatus for locomotion by air; Apparatus for locomotion by water; Parts and fittings for land vehicles; Parts and fittings for air and space vehicles; Parts and fittings for water vehicles.”
This trademark was first spotted by
, and gives more credence to our speculation from a couple months ago about the possibility of the Legend nameplate returning to the
lineup in the States. If you were reading closely before, you’ll notice that it was actually Honda that applied for the trademark, not Acura. The Legend was sold with a Honda badge on it in Europe back in the day, so this trademark filing in Europe makes perfect sense.
In our
, we put forth the idea that Acura could bring the Legend name back with a successor to the
flagship sedan. Specifically, we were thinking that Acura would use the four-door coupe form previewed by the
. That story also suggested a new Legend flagship could debut during
Car Week.
The 1986 Legend sedan was one of Acura’s first two vehicles when the brand launched (the other being the
). It had a smooth 2.5-liter V6 that made all of 151 horsepower at the time. A sweet-looking coupe soon followed the sedan. The name Legend would be applied to a second-generation, which is arguably the one best-remembered. The coupe in particular has lived up to its name. Much of that legendary status, though, is the result of what followed: the Legend name and coupe body style dying for 1996 in favor of the
, a four-door sedan as bland as its name. Acura’s flagship has never recovered.
We’ll be quite pleased if Acura ultimately decides to reveal a totally new Legend to blow us away in Monterey. The return to actual names for the lineup would also be lovely. It’s certainly working for
. Now if they’d only trademark “Integra” …
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