Future TLX turbo engine
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I don't know much about Turbo engines but all I know say is the following:
Turbos are hyped big time!!!
Acura was ahead of the game back in 2006-07. The first RDX had turbo engine but no one liked it....everyone was running after V6. Now all of a sudden every single car company is changing to Turbo...I hope this is a good decision for people that buy their cars and keep them for a long period of time.
Turbos are hyped big time!!!
Acura was ahead of the game back in 2006-07. The first RDX had turbo engine but no one liked it....everyone was running after V6. Now all of a sudden every single car company is changing to Turbo...I hope this is a good decision for people that buy their cars and keep them for a long period of time.
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That's because it was a non turbo platform, that was turned turbo. Had Honda built a turbo engine from the ground up, it would've been a different story. The power output was so-so, while the fuel economy was missing in it's entirety.
Everyone is going turbo these days, for two reasons:
1. Near instant max torque, starting as early as ~1500rpm.
2. Slightly better fuel economy, when not boosting all the time, helping meet CAFE requirements.
Everyone is going turbo these days, for two reasons:
1. Near instant max torque, starting as early as ~1500rpm.
2. Slightly better fuel economy, when not boosting all the time, helping meet CAFE requirements.
#44
Originally Posted by TopSpeed
And, along with the reintroduction of the Type S will come a turbocharged V-6 that will probably be a detuned version of the 3.5-liter V-6 that’s stashed in the middle of the Acura NSX.
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It likely does not make sense for Acura to continue to use a turbocharged 3.5L unit for future models when you can attain the same output with less displacement at higher boost. The extra displacement only adds unnecessary deadweight with the power output that Acura is likely aiming for (350 - 400 HP). Acura was also confirmed to be developing a 3.0L turbocharged engine, which makes more sense in the TLX, RDX, and MDX Type-S models. I too would love to see a proper RWD set up but I think Acura will probably double down on a transverse mounted 3.0L turbo with SH-AWD for its Type-S models.
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#46
Yamaha Motors are owned by Toyota(previously Ford), the engines Yamaha made were all designed for Toyota/Lexus products. (Celica, LFA)
I believe this nsx v6 was largely designed and built by Cosworth in UK, and shipped to Ohio for the final assembly.
I believe this nsx v6 was largely designed and built by Cosworth in UK, and shipped to Ohio for the final assembly.
#47
Originally Posted by Autoblog
The car uses parts sourced globally, and one of those sources is Cosworth. The engine blocks and heads come from the English firm and get assembled into twin-turbo powerhouses at Honda's nearby Anna, Ohio, engine plant. The Cosworth name is rarely associated with a bad engine, so we were geeked to hear the NSX's 550-plus-horsepower hybridpowertrain has good genes.
#48
Thanks for clarifying. I remember reading Acura had some outside help but couldn't remember the exact details.
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Also, from that article Stealth just posted:
Like the new engine, the Type-S badge will make its way onto multiple Acura models in the future.
I wonder about the MDX and RLX. It's been rumored they'd get the V6T as standard, with Sport Hybrid tech as the top trim. I wonder if they will rename the SH cars Type S instead. I'd be okay with it, to be honest. Just makes the Type S brand that much more well known, and if executed correctly, that much more respected. The word is still out on what is happening with the ILX. Since the 10g Civic has been out for some time now, and there still is no peep of a 10G Civic based ILX, I wonder if Acura is a) just killing off the ILX, or b) launching it on a new platform, for which the 11G Civic could be based. Or, I guess, c) neither. But then I have no idea what trick they have up their sleeve
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#53
Also, from that article Stealth just posted:
Y'all didn't want to believe an RDX-S was comin'.
I wonder about the MDX and RLX. It's been rumored they'd get the V6T as standard, with Sport Hybrid tech as the top trim. I wonder if they will rename the SH cars Type S instead. I'd be okay with it, to be honest. Just makes the Type S brand that much more well known, and if executed correctly, that much more respected. The word is still out on what is happening with the ILX. Since the 10g Civic has been out for some time now, and there still is no peep of a 10G Civic based ILX, I wonder if Acura is a) just killing off the ILX, or b) launching it on a new platform, for which the 11G Civic could be based. Or, I guess, c) neither. But then I have no idea what trick they have up their sleeve
#54
"We have made a major commitment to Acura to bring each element of Precision Crafted Performance to life through a new generation of products," said Toshiaki Mikoshiba, president & CEO of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. "Acura will pursue a unique powertrain strategy that underscores the brand's rightful place as the performance division of Honda."
It would be great if they bring back a V6 turbo. But no specifics from Acura here.
#55
In Detroit earlier this year, we asserted our commitment to performance by announcing the expansion of our A-Spec lineup, and the coming return of Acura Type-S, the name used for high performance Acura models for much of our history. We also revealed plans for an all-new, Acura-exclusive V6 turbo engine.
There have been no specifics on the type of V6 Acura is planning (I.e.: completely new V6 adapted from the NSX vs. a J-series derived V6), but unless they pull the rug out from under us (due to bean counters), I’d say it’s coming.
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