Acura: NSX News
08-03-2009, 01:42 PM
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My prediction...in 2010, Acura will announce suspension of the development of the hybrid NSX successor to develop a different car based on more current technology, the Mr. Fusion powered NSX successor.
And honda/acura fans will say, "Oooh, i'm going to keep buying Hondas and Acura's because they're technological leaders, even if nothing they say ever makes it to production!"
And honda/acura fans will say, "Oooh, i'm going to keep buying Hondas and Acura's because they're technological leaders, even if nothing they say ever makes it to production!"
08-04-2009, 12:23 AM
#2162
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This is official from Honda :
The NSX successor program is DEAD ..... DEAD .... DEAD .... DEAD ..... DEAD.
OK, no more news, no more rumours.
The NSX successor program is DEAD ..... DEAD .... DEAD .... DEAD ..... DEAD.
OK, no more news, no more rumours.
08-04-2009, 01:38 AM
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it was a joke guys.... I completely made it up. The fact that the "rumor" gave a concrete timeframe of how long it would take to be on dealer lots should have been a dead giveaway. Seriously.... 7-speed dual-clutch tranny, 700+ horsepower, MSRP of only $79,995, and 40+mpg on the highway despite having a V10? There's no way anyone can believe that, especially from Acura! Not to mention there wasn't a single reference link.Hell, the NSX has no chance of matching up with the GT-R and ZR1 for the crown of bang for your buck all-around performance in that price range.... UNLESS Honda can deliver on the 700 horsepower transmitting power through a DCT, and come in at around $100,000, which I'm sure they'll easily come through with without stringing anyone along.
08-04-2009, 11:16 PM
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lol, I don't think anyone believed that...hahaha...or did someone actually believe that? Well, I guess for those who love bashing Honda, they probably believed what you said! lol.
08-04-2009, 11:16 PM
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it was a joke guys.... I completely made it up. The fact that the "rumor" gave a concrete timeframe of how long it would take to be on dealer lots should have been a dead giveaway. Seriously.... 7-speed dual-clutch tranny, 700+ horsepower, MSRP of only $79,995, and 40+mpg on the highway despite having a V10? There's no way anyone can believe that, especially from Acura! Not to mention there wasn't a single reference link.Hell, the NSX has no chance of matching up with the GT-R and ZR1 for the crown of bang for your buck all-around performance in that price range.... UNLESS Honda can deliver on the 700 horsepower transmitting power through a DCT, and come in at around $100,000, which I'm sure they'll easily come through with without stringing anyone along.
08-13-2009, 08:22 AM
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Toned Down
The last time we heard anything about the Acura NSX - it pretty much made us very depressed. Rumor has it that the car will now become a “Super Hybrid Sports” model that would be powered by a 450-hp 3.5L V6 engine mated to a hybrid system. Every dream of seeing a 600-hp 5.5L V10 NSX to compete with the Nissan GT-R and the upcoming Lexus LF-A has shattered into a million pieces.
In that sense, when Honda announced last year that is shelving the NSX for good - they weren’t kidding.
According Acura’s senior manager of product development John Watts, the next NSX will be scaled down. The original NSX was “too high a halo,” Watts told CARandDRIVER. “For it to be fully effective, it couldn’t be too far removed” from Acura’s other products.
So expect the “next NSX” to have a fairly affordable price-tag and to share a platform from a current product in Acura’s lineup.
The last official word on Acura’s replacement for the NSX supercar was that the project was canned due to poor profit results at Honda as well as the poor state of the economy and auto industry in general. However, with Acura’s internal goal to reach ‘tier 1’ status in the luxury segment, a halo model like the previous NSX may just be what the brand needs.
So where does that leave the NSX replacement that has been sighted on numerous occasions lapping it up at Germany’s Nurburgring? Back in February, Dick Colliver, executive vice president of American Honda Motor Co., revealed that development on the NSX replacement was “mostly done” and that it would be a quick move to market if given the green light.
Now, John Watts, Acura’s senior manager of product development, has revealed that the notion of an Acura sports car is not dead but just revised. Instead of targeting expensive supercars and performance thoroughbreds like the Ferrari F430, Nissan GT-R and upcoming Lexus LF-A, Acura is planning to release a much tamer sports car, possibly derived from one of the brand’s current platforms.
The NSX was “too high a halo,” Watts explained. “For it to be fully effective [as a halo vehicle for the brand], it couldn’t be too far removed” from Acura’s other products. This means that the new sports car will likely be priced much lower than the NSX and performance will probably more along the lines of the Nissan 370Z rather than the GT-R.
Though it’s good to hear that Acura is still planning to launch a sports model, it is somewhat sad that the world may never see the 600 horsepower V10 supercar rumored to be in the works.
08-13-2009, 08:31 AM
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So expect the “next NSX” to have a fairly affordable price-tag and to share a platform from a current product in Acura’s lineup.
But going after the Z's market is a great idea IMO. Just do it right for christ sakes.
08-13-2009, 08:38 AM
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They were probably shooting a little too expensive on the new NSX. Now they may be shooting too cheap if Motor Authority has it right. 370Z competitor? What does that do for the brand image? Luckily those were Motor Authority's words, not Acura's. I'm not going to give it too much credit.
08-13-2009, 09:29 AM
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An affordable sports car? Cool. Based on a current platform? 
FWD sports car FTL. Oh, I know, I know, SH-AWD...fair enough...FWD-biased AWD sports car FTL.
FWD sports car FTL. Oh, I know, I know, SH-AWD...fair enough...FWD-biased AWD sports car FTL.
08-13-2009, 11:36 AM
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The sizzle in the Steak
Honda does not want to run with the big boys.....
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Honda is planning.....Acura is moving forward with........
Stop the talk and design something that actually looks good and has some sort of performance factor to it.
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to Honda is planning.....Acura is moving forward with........Stop the talk and design something that actually looks good and has some sort of performance factor to it.
08-13-2009, 11:41 AM
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If they build it, they will come (and buy it)
Idiots.. a lot of people bought NSX's and would otherwise have never gone to an Acura dealership.
Idiots.. a lot of people bought NSX's and would otherwise have never gone to an Acura dealership.
08-13-2009, 12:15 PM
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It's all until they actually release something! I really wish they'd get their act together already! All the indecision and pointless blabbering is getting on my nerves. 
until they actually release something! I really wish they'd get their act together already! All the indecision and pointless blabbering is getting on my nerves.
08-13-2009, 02:31 PM
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Love to see something from Acura to go head-to-head with the GTR in terms of performance and price. 
Edit: Just read the article. Guess they want to go against the 370z? Sounds like a S2k replacement then.
Edit: Just read the article. Guess they want to go against the 370z? Sounds like a S2k replacement then.
08-13-2009, 04:01 PM
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08-13-2009, 04:53 PM
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There is no doubt in my mind there will be many more announcements about what they are planning to do.
08-15-2009, 12:39 AM
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I agree, those car magazines should just make up their mind about what the NSX successor will be like, instead of making up BS rumors just to sell more copies.
08-15-2009, 01:43 AM
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^^^^^ Or perhaps it is the work of Honda insiders who leak out bits and pieces of monthly internal meeting minutes on "how should the Acura brand be revived", in order to put some fanfare back into the Acura name such that the Acura brand recognition won't continue to slide into obscurity.
08-16-2009, 02:36 AM
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^^^^^ Or perhaps it is the work of Honda insiders who leak out bits and pieces of monthly internal meeting minutes on "how should the Acura brand be revived", in order to put some fanfare back into the Acura name such that the Acura brand recognition won't continue to slide into obscurity.
08-17-2009, 08:58 AM
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They were probably shooting a little too expensive on the new NSX. Now they may be shooting too cheap if Motor Authority has it right. 370Z competitor? What does that do for the brand image? Luckily those were Motor Authority's words, not Acura's. I'm not going to give it too much credit.
Would have been nice to at least seen a magazine test the NSX replacement that was running laps at Nuremberg circuit. Been a bad year at Honda with the F1 withdraw, NSX cancellation, world economic slump...
One factor still lurking in the minds of Honda exec's was the NSX's sales being only a fraction of what marketing had predicted and the cost of the NSX operations facility. The old man wanted that facility and got it, but it's capacity was never utilized.
Personally I'd rather had seen a decent, light, mid-engined (turbo V6 or a NA V8) NSX successor to the front engined V10.
10-22-2009, 12:16 PM
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Info from TOV
http://www.vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=858749
Stick a fork in it...its done.
http://www.vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=858749
Highlights from the Q&A
If you were holding onto a sliver of hope that the V10 supercar project would be someday resurrected, you might want to sit down. Based upon today's conversation, the V10 supercar project has virtually zero chance of resurrection. We were even told (in a separate conversation) that Ito-san himself was responsible for cancelling the V-10 supercar project. Any sort of future super sportscar would only be considered once Honda has cleared several development hurdles for environmental technology, including hybrid technology suitable for larger vehicles, plug-in hybrid technology, and hydrogen battery fuel cells. "Once we come up with these new, innovative technologies that we are researching - once we have (an) abundance of cash on hand - I would definitely love to see Honda develop a sports car which would symbolize these technologies", said Ito. "And, once that day comes, the sportscar will NOT be something like Toyota announced yesterday, but instead it will be environmentally friendly (while) at the same time enjoying outstanding performance. I'd love to do that."
If you were holding onto a sliver of hope that the V10 supercar project would be someday resurrected, you might want to sit down. Based upon today's conversation, the V10 supercar project has virtually zero chance of resurrection. We were even told (in a separate conversation) that Ito-san himself was responsible for cancelling the V-10 supercar project. Any sort of future super sportscar would only be considered once Honda has cleared several development hurdles for environmental technology, including hybrid technology suitable for larger vehicles, plug-in hybrid technology, and hydrogen battery fuel cells. "Once we come up with these new, innovative technologies that we are researching - once we have (an) abundance of cash on hand - I would definitely love to see Honda develop a sports car which would symbolize these technologies", said Ito. "And, once that day comes, the sportscar will NOT be something like Toyota announced yesterday, but instead it will be environmentally friendly (while) at the same time enjoying outstanding performance. I'd love to do that."
Stick a fork in it...its done.
10-22-2009, 12:21 PM
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Honda am the suck.
10-22-2009, 12:24 PM
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I don't have a problem with what they're suggesting. I'm just left asking when? When will these new technologies be ready and what do they plan to do in the meantime?
Doesn't sound like we'll see an actual sports car anytime soon.
Doesn't sound like we'll see an actual sports car anytime soon.
10-22-2009, 12:32 PM
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I'm the Firestarter
Honda is like the most practical and sensible car company in the world..
The problem is that they're thinking 5-10 years ahead of the rest of us.
The problem is that they're thinking 5-10 years ahead of the rest of us.
10-22-2009, 12:39 PM
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I don't understand why they can't leave the environmentally friendly crap to the mainstream cars and build a real sports car for the halo. WTF. I'm so annoyed right now.
10-22-2009, 12:43 PM
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10-22-2009, 12:43 PM
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Honda can get in line http://www.leftlanenews.com/hyundai-...ent-brand.html
10-22-2009, 02:18 PM
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Honda Shit or get off the pot. Its nice you want to focus on green but you are behind on that even.