Acura: NSX News
02-04-2011, 10:40 PM
#2441
Whats up with RDX owners?
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02-05-2011, 08:13 AM
#2443
I feel the need...
Report: Honda confirms NSX development has restarted
Heads up, Hondaphiles – it looks like the NSX has been dug out of storage and plopped back on the table as a candidate for production. Company president Takashi Ito has announced that he's jump-starting development on the supercar. As you may recall, the beast was unceremoniously put to bed after the global economy gutted itself back in 2008. At the time, the project sailed under the HSV-010 moniker, and Honda even went so far as to campaign a version of the machine in the Japanese Super GT series.
Since then, the supercar segment has all but exploded with new metal. Mercedes-Benz jumped into the action with its SLS AMG, Lexus came to the party with the high-tech LFA and old-timers like the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 and Nissan GT-R have been enjoying their own slice of supercar territory. We're all for the notion of a resurrected Honda fighter, but we're still going to treat this one with a healthy dose of skepticism.
We've been burnt before.
Since then, the supercar segment has all but exploded with new metal. Mercedes-Benz jumped into the action with its SLS AMG, Lexus came to the party with the high-tech LFA and old-timers like the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 and Nissan GT-R have been enjoying their own slice of supercar territory. We're all for the notion of a resurrected Honda fighter, but we're still going to treat this one with a healthy dose of skepticism.
We've been burnt before.
02-05-2011, 11:43 AM
#2444
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Vaporcar. 
02-05-2011, 02:31 PM
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Whats up with RDX owners?
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Even Duke Nukem Forever has a release date now....
02-05-2011, 06:05 PM
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02-05-2011, 06:05 PM
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speaking of NSX i was on the San Mateo bridge today and saw a beautiful white NSX pass me 
02-05-2011, 08:40 PM
#2449
6G TLX-S
It's ON, . . . . ., it's OFF, . . . . ., it's definitely OFF, . . . . ., NO ! it's ON again, . . . . .
WTF cares now ? There is nothing left for credibility.
WTF cares now ? There is nothing left for credibility.
02-05-2011, 09:32 PM
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02-05-2011, 11:31 PM
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02-06-2011, 04:02 AM
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I will believe it when i see it.
02-07-2011, 09:27 AM
#2454
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Im just afraid it will be as lame a "sports" car as the CRZ is touting it as a great gas mileage sports car.
02-07-2011, 09:35 AM
#2455
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I thought this thread was supposed to be locked up until an actual car arrives in the showroom.
I swear Acura is only doing this so we dont forget the brand.
02-07-2011, 11:38 AM
#2457
Three Wheelin'
I think there's more truth to this than you think. Acura has been on anything but a roll lately and this is a way to stay relevant in the news and to enthusiasts.
Honda will not produce the NSX unless it can turn a profit and I just don't see that happening anytime soon...not in today's automotive climate...
Honda will not produce the NSX unless it can turn a profit and I just don't see that happening anytime soon...not in today's automotive climate...
02-07-2011, 04:28 PM
#2458
Burning Brakes
Is nothing sacred anymore.http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/au...as_hybrid.html
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02-07-2011, 04:45 PM
#2459
Is nothing sacred anymore.http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/au...as_hybrid.html
02-07-2011, 05:25 PM
#2461
Well, the NSX may not be back but a new sports car?
http://blog.caranddriver.com/dont-ca...orts-car-plan/
http://blog.caranddriver.com/dont-ca...orts-car-plan/
02-07-2011, 09:07 PM
#2462
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front-engined, all-wheel-driver with a V-6 that could be turbocharged or possibly even hybridized
02-07-2011, 11:55 PM
#2463
I drive a Subata.
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Yea right
04-25-2011, 12:59 PM
#2464
SHAWD 04TL is in
Honda works on successor to NSX
OK so is it officially back on, or are they just bigger rumors. I can't even tell anymore.
Honda works on successor to NSX
Hans Greimel
Automotive News -- April 25, 2011 - 12:01 am ET
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SHANGHAI -- Honda Motor Co. President Takanobu Ito says his company is developing a sports car that will be the spiritual successor to the discontinued Acura NSX.
But in tune with the times, the new car won't feature the brute V-10 engine that had been envisioned for the next NSX. That vision was scrapped in 2008 during the global financial crisis.
Speaking to reporters at the Shanghai auto show, Ito said the car would be exhilarating to drive but also environmentally friendly: "That's the kind of sports car we want to make."
Ito did not give details of the sports car or a timeline for its launch. The vehicle is expected to use an electric drivetrain to give the gasoline engine a boost, a Honda spokesman said. The car will be positioned as a high-performance counterpart to the two-seat Honda CR-Z sporty hybrid.
"We are working very hard on it," Ito said.
Ito's predecessor Takeo Fukui killed plans for an NSX replacement as one of several cost-saving cutbacks.
That version of the NSX was expected to have a front-mounted V-10 engine turning out at least 500 hp. It would have followed the first-generation NSX, which had a mid-mounted V-6. That NSX went out of production in late 2005 after 14 years.
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SHANGHAI -- Honda Motor Co. President Takanobu Ito says his company is developing a sports car that will be the spiritual successor to the discontinued Acura NSX.
But in tune with the times, the new car won't feature the brute V-10 engine that had been envisioned for the next NSX. That vision was scrapped in 2008 during the global financial crisis.
Speaking to reporters at the Shanghai auto show, Ito said the car would be exhilarating to drive but also environmentally friendly: "That's the kind of sports car we want to make."
Ito did not give details of the sports car or a timeline for its launch. The vehicle is expected to use an electric drivetrain to give the gasoline engine a boost, a Honda spokesman said. The car will be positioned as a high-performance counterpart to the two-seat Honda CR-Z sporty hybrid.
"We are working very hard on it," Ito said.
Ito's predecessor Takeo Fukui killed plans for an NSX replacement as one of several cost-saving cutbacks.
That version of the NSX was expected to have a front-mounted V-10 engine turning out at least 500 hp. It would have followed the first-generation NSX, which had a mid-mounted V-6. That NSX went out of production in late 2005 after 14 years.
You can reach Hans Greimel at hgreimel@crain.com.
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04-25-2011, 01:20 PM
#2466
The sizzle in the Steak
spiritual successor to the discontinued Acura NSX.
The car will be positioned as a high-performance counterpart to the two-seat Honda CR-Z sporty hybrid.
The car will be positioned as a high-performance counterpart to the two-seat Honda CR-Z sporty hybrid.
This is not the "NSX" you are looking for.
04-25-2011, 02:25 PM
#2468
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Wake me up when there is an MSRP and release date.
04-25-2011, 02:47 PM
#2469
god damnit. I was really wishing that the new, PROPER, naturally aspirated mid engined NSX would be out by the time I was done with school but i guess not 
If Honda could bring out an affordable 911 fighter...
If Honda could bring out an affordable 911 fighter...
04-25-2011, 02:53 PM
#2470
The sizzle in the Steak
04-25-2011, 04:33 PM
#2471
i mean, when it first hit the market, it wouldnt have been crazy to cross shop the two. Today i realize that id be dreaming if i realistically expected Honda to bring a decent high end sports car into the market
Oh well, maybe lamborghini will come out with a 3 series competitor in the meantime
Oh well, maybe lamborghini will come out with a 3 series competitor in the meantime
04-25-2011, 04:45 PM
#2472
The sizzle in the Steak
i mean, when it first hit the market, it wouldnt have been crazy to cross shop the two. Today i realize that id be dreaming if i realistically expected Honda to bring a decent high end sports car into the market
Oh well, maybe lamborghini will come out with a 3 series competitor in the meantime
Oh well, maybe lamborghini will come out with a 3 series competitor in the meantime
04-25-2011, 05:40 PM
#2473
even odder siblings are cross shopped today. engine layout and cooling doesnt mean they didnt have similar features and performance
and correct me if im wrong, but the nsx debuted in 91, and it wasnt till a few years down the road that porsche switched to liquid cooling for the 911
and correct me if im wrong, but the nsx debuted in 91, and it wasnt till a few years down the road that porsche switched to liquid cooling for the 911
04-25-2011, 05:57 PM
#2474
The sizzle in the Steak
even odder siblings are cross shopped today. engine layout and cooling doesnt mean they didnt have similar features and performance
and correct me if im wrong, but the nsx debuted in 91, and it wasnt till a few years down the road that porsche switched to liquid cooling for the 911
and correct me if im wrong, but the nsx debuted in 91, and it wasnt till a few years down the road that porsche switched to liquid cooling for the 911
The more astute buyer would know the difference, and might not really cross shop them as the Porsche buyer wants the rear mounted flat six, and the mid-engine buyer would look at the NSX.
Sure they are sports cars...but of a different feather all together.
...and no....Honda will never produce a rear engine sports car.
04-25-2011, 06:11 PM
#2475
considering the emphasis you are placing on the rear vs. mid layout, what, in your opinion, would the 911 have been cross-shopped against in the early 90s? or even today for that matter.
04-25-2011, 06:34 PM
#2476
The sizzle in the Steak
I think Porsche lovers know what they want. They want the 911.
They love the heritage, the look, the engine, the platform, and everything about it.
It's distinctive.
Serious Porsche buyers are not really going to cross-shop the 911....for it is what it is.
They love the heritage, the look, the engine, the platform, and everything about it.
It's distinctive.
Serious Porsche buyers are not really going to cross-shop the 911....for it is what it is.
04-25-2011, 07:17 PM
#2477
You could say that about all marques, but alright
(For the record, i love porsches, and the cayman was quite a dream to sit in at the auto show
)
(For the record, i love porsches, and the cayman was quite a dream to sit in at the auto show
)
04-25-2011, 07:33 PM
#2478
Trolling Canuckistan
FWIW Moog, one of my old Acura customers had a 2004 comptech NSX (not that comptech made an NSX, but he had every comptech product on this car). He ended up replacing it with a GT-2 because he noticed those "Porsche guys do very well on the track".
04-25-2011, 07:38 PM
#2479
I feel the need...
Dear Honda Bean Counters:
Please wake the eff up and bring back the HSC.
Lightweight, screamin' redline and mid-engine.
And NO old school GM circa 1995 halogen DRL's.
Advance, ADVANCE! C'mon, we know you can do it.
XOXO
Fibo
Please wake the eff up and bring back the HSC.
Lightweight, screamin' redline and mid-engine.
And NO old school GM circa 1995 halogen DRL's.
Advance, ADVANCE! C'mon, we know you can do it.
XOXO
Fibo
04-25-2011, 08:03 PM
#2480
6G TLX-S