Acura Legend vs SC400

toysport · Lexus Owner Joined: Oct 03, 2006 Posts: 1 Location: SoCal

I saw this being debated.

OMG

Reading all the crap makes me think many of you have never owned a Rear wheel drive car

"RWD = ThE UlTrA SuPeR HotNIz"

RWD is by far overrated in the minds of you RWD=GOD guys. I'm drving a turbocharged RWD car WITH Limited Slip Differential now, and seriously, I don't see any thing GLARINGLY better.

the ONLY thing it did better than my legend was a donut in a medical clinics parking lot at 12am.

My legend handled VERY well, The cornering was neutral with power on, and with power off it liked to step the rear out. with this RWD buzzard, i've got a good set of tires on it (like the Legend), and it SOMETIMES goes to neutral handling. Most RWD cars are designed to understeer. the Legend was one FWD car designed to "oversteer" so that in practice it was a very neutral handling car.

Legend wrecks normally involve the person spinning the Legend out versus plowing through stuff...if you've plowed your legend over a curb, you suck at life.

Im sick of all the RWD v. FWD stuff

As for the cars themselves...

After driving an SC400 (it DID have 20" wheels on it so take that for what it's worth) It's not necessarily a SUPER DOOPER GREAT car. the interior was claustrophobic, the shift pattern was lethargic, the power was all in the first 3000rpm, and the had all types of interior noises...Let alone, the materials faded over time, so some parts of the lower dash were different colors than the ones adjacent to them. I was not impressed, and RWD doesn't do anything for a car's performance on the road...

Kill all that RWD noise -_-

EDIT:

and the more i look at the Legend's competition, the more i'm impressed with just how advanced this car was...the only cars that really competed with it performance were the V8 and turbo charged versions of different manufacturers. As far as aesthetics, the Legend was the inspiration for design for the following 12 years. It was truely a ground breaking car. The interior is still one of the most comfortable i've ever been in, even if the car is a little too low for its own good. The car is, was, and will always be a classic. and comparing it with stuff in its era you'll easily see the Legend was on a whole other level.

You wont find a better car all around than the Legend in that era. or for the price you can get one now. but hurry and get your Legend before the prices really start spiking...they're slowly going up right now.

as for my opinion on the SC400 and LEGEND...

If you're getting an automatic Legend, go for the Type II if you're comparing to the SC400. Type I if you're not a racer guy. they're both pretty quick.

As far as coupes, i can't really say, I never liked the Legend Coupes styling. It's just not very proportionately attractive. the SC is just a bit too bulbous for me. but neither is UGLY ugly. both are not very attractive though. but that's just my opinion on their styling.

Handling is going to be a toss up. the Legend rides more sporty than the SC400, the SC is a floaty car like the LS400/Mercedes cars. The steering is vague, but direct. It goes where you point it. I like the Legend's steering better on the highway, you can feel where the car is going to go and the varible weight steering is nicely weighted after 60mph.

Acceleration, the Sc400 will definitely peace out on the Legend off the line, but after 4000rpm it kinda looses its oomph and then if you've got a Type II Legend the Legend will definitely walk it back down. especially in a drag race. For merging the Legend is hands down better, for top gear passing like 50-70 the SC400 will be slightly better.

Fuel economy (bench racing here) the Legend and SC seem to have the same fuel economy, so you're not going to be making your decision here.

like i said before, the shiftin on the SC is very lethargic and it's pretty weak kneed when it comes to the suspension.

The V8s aftermarket isn't necessarily jumping. just because it's got a supercharger available doesn't mean it's jumping. the Chassis itself can swap parts with the supra, so that's where its' other aftermarket comes from. body kits are just as scarce for the SC as they are for the Legend. There's only a few people in japan who make them...do a real search across SC kits and Legend Kits...cross those with the kits made in america for both...

you'll see that the legend is about the same on body kits. I think there's 8 different designs for both cars. Maybe 5 for the Legend Coupe (more than 8 for the sedan) 10 for the SC...

All it comes down to is preference...

my preference is the Legend.