I did not make it to the autoshow, but I'm hoping to see the legend at the frankfurt show in september.

from another website:

There is no way that the Legend will have IMA under the bonnet when it arrives to Europe, and there is little chance we’ve seen anything different from the 3.5L which is now available in Japan and the US. In contrast, the European spec Legend will have almost all the features of the JDM version (apart from the Intelligent Night Vision System). The Legend of the Honda stand seemed already fitted with everything, including voice recognition, card-key entrance, CMS, HIDS, cooled front seats, and so on. I have to say that I was really impressed by the interior of the new Legend, and that after spending a day sitting on many luxury sedans, it has little to envy to any of them, but this is a personal opinion.
Honda EU: The final specifications for the European Legend have not been finalized, but it is planned to be equipped with CMBS and a host of other new technologies.

I don't know of any eruo version car without a manual transmission option. I have my fingers cross for a honda Legend 6-speed.

I do like the clear headlihgts from the euro legend.

 

What is CMS? Collision management system or something like that?

No need to highlight the cooled seats since it seems only the U.S. RL doesn't have them.

 

HiDS*1 (Honda Intelligent Driver Support System) provides driver support during highway driving (Exclusive Package)
· LKAS (Lane Keeping Assist System) recognizes the vehicle lane using the images from a C-MOS camera mounted inside the upper front windshield, and applies the appropriate input to the EPS (Electric Power Steering)*2 to help keep the car in its lane.

IHCC (Intelligent Highway Cruise Control)*3 uses information from a millimeter-wave radar mounted inside the front grill to measure the distance to the vehicle ahead, while vehicle speed and yaw rate sensors detect the vehicle’s driving parameters. In addition to maintaining a set speed, this cruise control system is also able to automatically regulate vehicle speed and distance relative to a vehicle ahead traveling in the same lane.

CMS (Collision Mitigation brake System) + E-pretensioners* work together to predict rear-end collisions and reduce impact on occupants and vehicle damage. The system uses visual and audio warnings to prompt the driver to take preventative action. It can also initiate braking to reduce vehicle speed. The E-pretensioners retract the seatbelts in anticipation of a collision to hold the driver more securely in place.



The cooled seats was a given....I had too.

 

here is a video on how it works: http://www.world.honda.com/HDTV/news...20a/index.html