Acura: NSX News
#1761
Originally Posted by srika
oh my god!! new image looks like its around 12!!!!!!!!! HOLY DHSAIT!!!!!!
/satire
/satire
#1762
Senior Moderator
Originally Posted by Yumchah
Well, if it is after the Vantage, GranTurismo et al...those cars are in the sub-$140K range. At $283K, Honda is placing this car into Gallardo price range. Ummmm...not gonna work.
#1766
Senior Moderator
Originally Posted by ThermonMermon
well, from the picture, it looks like a child scribbled in the numbers in MSPaint.
The projected stats could prove me wrong...
The projected stats could prove me wrong...
#1767
Senior Moderator
Mods don't need or require "red text" to distinguish sarcasm, that's just for nooobs, noob.
Originally Posted by Yumchah
Well, mebbe if you used red text next time so that slower people like me catch on to the obvious, huh?!?!?!??
#1771
The sizzle in the Steak
Originally Posted by ThermonMermon
haha, cmon guys. the 11 and the 12 are chickenscratch.
completely inconsistent with the remaining numbers. Appears the redline goes from 8.5-10.
completely inconsistent with the remaining numbers. Appears the redline goes from 8.5-10.
#1773
Senior Moderator
Originally Posted by dom
If it is a photochop, its the best I've ever seen.
#1775
The sizzle in the Steak
Originally Posted by dom
If it is a photochop, its the best I've ever seen.
I heard with the optional iVtec badging package, the redline is moved up to 12k?
Is this true?
#1776
how handsome I am
Originally Posted by Moog-Type-S
....but it looked so real.....Now I'm confused. This thing could possibly have a tach that goes to 15k?...maybe it redlines at 11k?
I heard with the optional iVtec badging package, the redline is moved up to 12k?
Is this true?
I heard with the optional iVtec badging package, the redline is moved up to 12k?
Is this true?
I also hear its going to run eleventy billion dollars
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lol, i wanna see the GRILL, GRILL, rendering and photos look good to me so far, but can't confirm until i see the production version i guess
GO ACURA!!! PLEASE ADVANCE 'FORWARD', not other ways.....
GO ACURA!!! PLEASE ADVANCE 'FORWARD', not other ways.....
#1778
The sizzle in the Steak
Originally Posted by congo
lol, i wanna see the GRILL, GRILL, rendering and photos look good to me so far, but can't confirm until i see the production version i guess
GO ACURA!!! PLEASE ADVANCE 'FORWARD', not other ways.....
GO ACURA!!! PLEASE ADVANCE 'FORWARD', not other ways.....
#1779
Originally Posted by ThermonMermon
been viewing this board for YEARS, not a noob.
there are some posts ive seen in the past that are HIGHLY questionable. didnt realize you were joking...
there are some posts ive seen in the past that are HIGHLY questionable. didnt realize you were joking...
Clearly the redline goes to 12k. I'm kinda disappointed it only goes so far.... hell, the CBR can go over 15,000 rpm, why can't Honda/Acura do the same on a $200,000+ supercar!?!? After all, its going to cost almost 20x as much! WTF is the deal?
If you squint hard enough, right after the 12k point, you can even see a red ! kinda like when you turn off VSA. At that point you'll probably break 88 mph and go back in time!
#1780
Race Director
Originally Posted by I Go To Costco
Clearly the redline goes to 12k. I'm kinda disappointed it only goes so far.... hell, the CBR can go over 15,000 rpm, why can't Honda/Acura do the same on a $200,000+ supercar!?!? After all, its going to cost almost 20x as much! WTF is the deal?
#1781
Originally Posted by Moog-Type-S
Here's your grill.
That pic moog posted is a grill. What is on the front of most cars is a grillE.
#1782
Originally Posted by biker
This isn't a bike motor (tho the F1 motor can turn 16K) and the price won't be 200K.
#1783
6G TLX-S
Originally Posted by I Go To Costco
.... but why can't they put a bike motor in a car? After all, aren't motorcycles super fast? Wouldn't putting a motorcycle engine in a car be the fastest thing ever? Why hasn't someone done this yet?
#1784
wow you guys don't venture out of Car Talk/Auto News much eh? Its obvious a sportbike engine will have trouble propelling a 3000 lb car, because most sportbike engines don't even break 100 lb/ft in stock form.
red text = sarcasm.... of which my last two posts were full of
Read the posts with red text in them.... they will now make sense.
red text = sarcasm.... of which my last two posts were full of
Read the posts with red text in them.... they will now make sense.
#1787
Safety Car
Yet Another Update
MotorAuthority
Update: 600HP V10 and $160,000 Price Tag Rxpected for Acura’s NSX replacement
Posted on Tuesday 29 July 2008
Updated: Acura’s replacement for the NSX is still more than two years away but a number of key details about the car have been revealed by an inside source at Honda. According to the insider, the styling of the new car will be very similar to the Advanced Sports Car Concept from last year’s Detroit Auto Show and its future price tag will be around the $160,000 mark.
The car’s lines will favor efficiency over style, with much of the design derived from Honda’s F1 program. According to Edmunds, a prototype set a blistering Nurburgring lap time of 7m 37s on its first attempt and the final number should easily slip below 7m 30s and into Corvette ZR1 and Nissan GT-R territory.
The key to its performance is high-speed stability. The rear section of the car supposedly acts as a giant rear diffuser, designed to keep the 1,476kg (3,256lb) supercar glued to the road. The other factor in the performance equation is the car’s 5.5L V10 engine, which the insider revealed would output upwards of 600hp (450kW) and 433lb-ft (586Nm) of torque. When not at its peak, the engine will be able to deactivate half of its cylinders to save fuel and lower emissions. Drive will be sent to an uprated Super-Handling AWD system via a new six-speed dual-clutch transmission.
Original: Our spy photographers have been busy tracking the new Honda NSX prototype at Germany’s Nurburgring test track and have managed to hand time the car with some stunning results. In this early phase of testing the new NSX is already doing lap times of 7:38m, not far off some of the best official times ever recorded at the circuit. The time was achieved with some traffic on the circuit, but it’s not possible to judge how it affected the run.
The photographers also managed to get a shot of the interior. There’s not much to see, but one thing is certain, this car is being operated with paddle shifters located behind the steering wheel. With an expected 2010-2011 release date, the new NSX is therefore likely to be powered by a dual-clutch gearbox.
Original: Honda’s NSX replacement has had several false starts, with the company scrapping one of its original designs – the Acura Advanced Sports Car Concept - after the public’s largely negative response to the 2007 Detroit show car. Designers were sent back to the drawing board and Honda was forced to abandon its original plans to show the car at the following Tokyo Motor Show.
Despite the drawbacks, engineers were able to continue testing the new mechanicals for the car by using a modified S2000 body and we saw the first test-mules running laps at the Nurburgring by the middle of last year. The latest round of spy shots suggest Honda has come up with a final design for the car, as seen by this latest prototype once again spotted at the Nurburgring in Germany that’s very likely to be the replacement for the legendary Honda supercar.
Speaking with MotorAuthority back in April, Acura spokesman Mike Spencer confirmed several details of the upcoming NSX replacement. The car will definitely be powered by a V10 engine, and it will be equipped with the company’s SH-AWD system. The lack of intakes at the rear of the car also confirms the NSX replacement will feature a front-engine configuration, as opposed to the mid-engine layout of the former.
There has been some discussion of a possible four-wheel steering system (4WS) for the NSX replacement, but Spencer suggested the SH-AWD system would achieve most of the benefits of 4WS without the added complexity.
The NSX replacement is now expected to arrive sometime in 2010 as a 2011 model with final pricing expected to be revealed closer to the car’s release date.
Update: 600HP V10 and $160,000 Price Tag Rxpected for Acura’s NSX replacement
Posted on Tuesday 29 July 2008
Updated: Acura’s replacement for the NSX is still more than two years away but a number of key details about the car have been revealed by an inside source at Honda. According to the insider, the styling of the new car will be very similar to the Advanced Sports Car Concept from last year’s Detroit Auto Show and its future price tag will be around the $160,000 mark.
The car’s lines will favor efficiency over style, with much of the design derived from Honda’s F1 program. According to Edmunds, a prototype set a blistering Nurburgring lap time of 7m 37s on its first attempt and the final number should easily slip below 7m 30s and into Corvette ZR1 and Nissan GT-R territory.
The key to its performance is high-speed stability. The rear section of the car supposedly acts as a giant rear diffuser, designed to keep the 1,476kg (3,256lb) supercar glued to the road. The other factor in the performance equation is the car’s 5.5L V10 engine, which the insider revealed would output upwards of 600hp (450kW) and 433lb-ft (586Nm) of torque. When not at its peak, the engine will be able to deactivate half of its cylinders to save fuel and lower emissions. Drive will be sent to an uprated Super-Handling AWD system via a new six-speed dual-clutch transmission.
Original: Our spy photographers have been busy tracking the new Honda NSX prototype at Germany’s Nurburgring test track and have managed to hand time the car with some stunning results. In this early phase of testing the new NSX is already doing lap times of 7:38m, not far off some of the best official times ever recorded at the circuit. The time was achieved with some traffic on the circuit, but it’s not possible to judge how it affected the run.
The photographers also managed to get a shot of the interior. There’s not much to see, but one thing is certain, this car is being operated with paddle shifters located behind the steering wheel. With an expected 2010-2011 release date, the new NSX is therefore likely to be powered by a dual-clutch gearbox.
Original: Honda’s NSX replacement has had several false starts, with the company scrapping one of its original designs – the Acura Advanced Sports Car Concept - after the public’s largely negative response to the 2007 Detroit show car. Designers were sent back to the drawing board and Honda was forced to abandon its original plans to show the car at the following Tokyo Motor Show.
Despite the drawbacks, engineers were able to continue testing the new mechanicals for the car by using a modified S2000 body and we saw the first test-mules running laps at the Nurburgring by the middle of last year. The latest round of spy shots suggest Honda has come up with a final design for the car, as seen by this latest prototype once again spotted at the Nurburgring in Germany that’s very likely to be the replacement for the legendary Honda supercar.
Speaking with MotorAuthority back in April, Acura spokesman Mike Spencer confirmed several details of the upcoming NSX replacement. The car will definitely be powered by a V10 engine, and it will be equipped with the company’s SH-AWD system. The lack of intakes at the rear of the car also confirms the NSX replacement will feature a front-engine configuration, as opposed to the mid-engine layout of the former.
There has been some discussion of a possible four-wheel steering system (4WS) for the NSX replacement, but Spencer suggested the SH-AWD system would achieve most of the benefits of 4WS without the added complexity.
The NSX replacement is now expected to arrive sometime in 2010 as a 2011 model with final pricing expected to be revealed closer to the car’s release date.
#1788
Senior Moderator
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=129976
TOKYO — Honda thinks that the zebra-pattern camouflage we saw at Germany's Nürburgring in June will disguise the new look of its V10-powered Acura NSX replacement. But our sources in Japan, using some insider hints, have disrobed Honda's flagship sports car more than two years ahead of its unveiling.
Given what we see in these renderings, the grand tourer is neat but not gorgeous, and follows the 2007 Detroit Auto Show concept car's lines closer than first thought. And that's a shame, because the two-seater Acura's expected price tag of $160,000 will place it right on top of much prettier rivals in the Aston Martin V8 Vantage, Maserati Gran Turismo and Jaguar XKR.
Like the Nissan GT-R, the new Acura V10 has left inspired styling behind and instead has opted for a more practical aerodynamic exterior. The car's upslanting keyhole-shaped headlights and narrow grille seem somewhat ordinary sitting above a huge gaping airdam and ducts to channel gulps of cool air to the engine and brakes.
Our insider explains that Honda has employed as much F1 design as possible to generate maximum downforce and straight-line stability. That is why the NSX replacement was able to turn up at the Nürburgring and rattle off a red-hot lap time of 7 minutes, 37 seconds on its first attempt, and without any cumbersome rear wings. Our source predicts that when Honda returns to the 'Ring for the autumn testing season, it will almost certainly post a time under 7:30, giving the GT-R a real run for its money.
In contrast to Nissan and Lexus, which have used heavy rear transaxles in their GT-R and LF-A supercars to deliver equal front-rear weight distribution, Honda's trick for generating stability and downforce is pure aerodynamics. The Acura supercar will tip the scales at around 3,256 pounds, more than 550 pounds lighter than the GT-R. A quick look at the camouflaged test mule reveals extra-heavy padding around the C-pillar, which our insider hints is hiding F1-inspired design.
The secret: The whole rear section of the coupe is like one big rear wing.
Fitted with a 5.5-liter V10 generating upwards of 600 horsepower and 433 pound-feet of torque, the future Acura produces a thrilling exhaust note. And when speed is not the issue, the V10 deactivates five cylinders to save fuel and lower emissions. The V10 is bolted to a quick-shifting six-speed dual-clutch transmission driving the rear wheels, while a revised version of Honda's Super Handling AWD system generates the car's prodigious grip levels, enabling such a quick 'Ring lap time.
What this means to you: Aiming to be faster than the GT-R and ZR1 and yet delivering more luxury and a better ride than the LF-A, Honda is working hard to pull off a double-whammy. — Peter Lyons, Correspondent
Given what we see in these renderings, the grand tourer is neat but not gorgeous, and follows the 2007 Detroit Auto Show concept car's lines closer than first thought. And that's a shame, because the two-seater Acura's expected price tag of $160,000 will place it right on top of much prettier rivals in the Aston Martin V8 Vantage, Maserati Gran Turismo and Jaguar XKR.
Like the Nissan GT-R, the new Acura V10 has left inspired styling behind and instead has opted for a more practical aerodynamic exterior. The car's upslanting keyhole-shaped headlights and narrow grille seem somewhat ordinary sitting above a huge gaping airdam and ducts to channel gulps of cool air to the engine and brakes.
Our insider explains that Honda has employed as much F1 design as possible to generate maximum downforce and straight-line stability. That is why the NSX replacement was able to turn up at the Nürburgring and rattle off a red-hot lap time of 7 minutes, 37 seconds on its first attempt, and without any cumbersome rear wings. Our source predicts that when Honda returns to the 'Ring for the autumn testing season, it will almost certainly post a time under 7:30, giving the GT-R a real run for its money.
In contrast to Nissan and Lexus, which have used heavy rear transaxles in their GT-R and LF-A supercars to deliver equal front-rear weight distribution, Honda's trick for generating stability and downforce is pure aerodynamics. The Acura supercar will tip the scales at around 3,256 pounds, more than 550 pounds lighter than the GT-R. A quick look at the camouflaged test mule reveals extra-heavy padding around the C-pillar, which our insider hints is hiding F1-inspired design.
The secret: The whole rear section of the coupe is like one big rear wing.
Fitted with a 5.5-liter V10 generating upwards of 600 horsepower and 433 pound-feet of torque, the future Acura produces a thrilling exhaust note. And when speed is not the issue, the V10 deactivates five cylinders to save fuel and lower emissions. The V10 is bolted to a quick-shifting six-speed dual-clutch transmission driving the rear wheels, while a revised version of Honda's Super Handling AWD system generates the car's prodigious grip levels, enabling such a quick 'Ring lap time.
What this means to you: Aiming to be faster than the GT-R and ZR1 and yet delivering more luxury and a better ride than the LF-A, Honda is working hard to pull off a double-whammy. — Peter Lyons, Correspondent
#1789
The sizzle in the Steak
It's different
#1790
I guess manufaturers are now moving away from RWD and manuals in their performance cars to AWD and dual-clutch transmissions.... at least the Japanese ones. What a shame.
I like the roofline and side profile.... the back is okay, I think it would grow on me over time. Not sure about the front though.
I like the roofline and side profile.... the back is okay, I think it would grow on me over time. Not sure about the front though.
#1791
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kinda aston martinish
still dont like the rear....front is ok...side looks good...still has to grow on me.
sounds like a killer tho...600hp and 3250lbs and AWD?
can't wait....new NSX, LF-A, SpecV gtr, ZR1....wonder what euro has in stored to compete
still dont like the rear....front is ok...side looks good...still has to grow on me.
sounds like a killer tho...600hp and 3250lbs and AWD?
can't wait....new NSX, LF-A, SpecV gtr, ZR1....wonder what euro has in stored to compete
#1792
Senior Moderator
whoa 3256 lbs???? HAHAHAAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!! lmao.. . that is awesome. way to show how its done. I thought it was gonna be 35 or 3600.. NICE.
looks pretty sick from the back, above. from the front.... not so much.
looks pretty sick from the back, above. from the front.... not so much.
#1794
Senior Moderator
Acura: NSX news **Still Dead (page 8)**
New thread! Please see the sticky for why the old thread was closed!
#1795
Senior Moderator
Sorry for the thread closure folks...for continued discussion and news, please go to the new thread: https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=396345
#1796
The sizzle in the Steak
Let's start this one off right!!!!
#1797
Why do they insist on putting that grill on every car, dang it!
I don't care if they are trying to brand their cars.....brand it some other way. The grill is hideous.
Doesn't look too terribly bad otherwise. Room for improvement, but not horrible.
I don't care if they are trying to brand their cars.....brand it some other way. The grill is hideous.
Doesn't look too terribly bad otherwise. Room for improvement, but not horrible.
#1800
The sizzle in the Steak
Originally Posted by TS_eXpeed
This look, although only a very minor difference, is SOOOOO much better IMHO.