Report: Honda to kill off Acura RL/Legend globally, discontinue gas Civic models in Japan [*UPDATE]
by Sam Abuelsamid (RSS feed) on Jul 16th, 2010 at 8:31AM
Word coming from Japan's Nikkei business daily (as reported by Reuters) indicates that Honda has finally decided to discontinue the slow selling Acura RL and its Japanese market counterpart, the Honda Legend. Ostensibly the flagship of Acura's brand here in North America, the RL has been a slow-seller for quite some time, upstaged in part by the company's less-expensive, higher-volume TL sedan. For some years now, the TL has offered more space, similar tech and even more power (in the Type S model), making the RL a particularly tough sell for dealers. Through the first half of this year,... Read More
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