M5 Lite

Ran across this on the internet:



General
Base Price $140,000
Powertrain Layout Mid Engine / RWD
Body Material Aluminum
Brake Type Vented Discs
Brake Size
F: 13.0 in. / 330 mm
R: 13.0 in. / 330 mm
Curb Weight 3,300 lb. / 1,497 kg
Front / Rear Tires 235/40ZR-17 / 285/35ZR-18
Steering Rack & Pinion w/Power Assist
Front Wheels
Diameter x Width Not Available
Rear Wheels
Diameter x Width Not Available


Engine
Configuration Supercharged V-6
Valvetrain DOHC 4 valves / cylinder
Power 425.0 bhp @ 8,250 rpm
Torque 305.0 ft-lb. @ 5,500 rpm
Redline Not Available
Displacement 3,179 cc / 193.9 cu in.
Bore 3.66 in. / 93.0 mm
Stroke 3.07 i. / 78.0 mm
BHP / Liter 133.69 bhp
Compression Ratio 10.2:1


Transmission
Type 5-speed Manual
1st Gear Ratio Not Available
2nd Gear Ratio Not Available
3rd Gear Ratio Not Available
Final Drive Not Available
4th Gear Ratio Not Available
5th Gear Ratio Not Available
6th Gear Ratio Not Available


Performance
Top Speed Not Available
Lateral Acceleration 0.96g
EPA City / Highway Not Available
0 - 60 mph 4.7 seconds
0 - 100 mph 10.9 seconds
0 - ¼ Mile 13.1 seconds


Dimensions
Wheelbase 99.6 in. / 2,530 mm
Front Track 63.4 in. / 1,610 mm
Rear Track 66.2 in. / 1,681 mm
Length 174.2 in. / 4,425 mm
Width 77.3 in. / 1,963 mm
Height 45.6 in. / 1,158 mm

JRock

Too much money. If it was like $85k, I could see it.

Zapata

agreed. i could buy a new one for less and have enough to add the supercharger and then have enough money to buy myself the WRX

M5 Lite

$85?!?!?!? These babies are like $88K MSRP originally. I'd love to own one after they throw in the V8 and if they don't make it in the US.

Zapata

yeah, that ivtec v8 is going to be SICK!!!!! Watch out ferrari and porsche.

Ashburner

Or, you could spend 50K and get a 2002 Z-06 that does 0-60 in 3.9 seconds.... hmmm

-Ash

Zapata

eh, z06 is dime a dozen car. Not everybody has the NSX. The lure of that car is its uniqueness.

JRock

Exactly my point - I can get a Z06, Viper, or probably a couple other cars for less than the NSX and be just as quick. Why would I want to spend more for less?

Slanteye2

You would purchase the NSX because it can so the same thing as Chevy or Dodge with a 3.0 liter six cylinder engine mounted midship. Because it is almost completely hand made in a special Honda factory right next to a F1 race track. The engine has titanium connecting rods and a complete alluminum body. Because this is the car that made the boys in Stuttgart and Maranello sit up say oh shit. Because this car is 11 years old and is still revolutionary. Because this car represents a landmark in technical superiority Honda/Acura has achieved in all of it's racing knowledge. It was concieved and developed at a time when Honda was showcasing its prowess in engine/race car development. Because it represents what Sochiro Honda invisioned.

Zapata

somebody with some sense

WiLd~CL~TYPS-@SS

ur damn right

Slanteye2

Thanks for the back up gentlemen.

Not to get philisophical about a car but think of it this way. Would you rather have a supermodel girlfriend who everyone wants but can't have? Or would you rather have the really hot piece of trailer park trash that anyone can have a go at? Now both are more of less equally hot, but if aked to choose between the two?


Those cars are still powered by push rod V8 (V10), they are from a technological point of view, dinosaurs. They are to Calico Vison as Honda is PS2. Oh hell yeah they fly, but it's still trashy and ubiquitious.

Asking why buy an NSX for 86k when you can buy a simmilar performance Vette for 50K is like saying why build nuclear generators for power when we have all this coal we can burn.