NSX reborn as hybrid

[band77one]

http://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoramic/detroit-auto-show-2012-acura-nsx-reborn-america-195522208.html

[WildBillyT]

Cool, I guess.

Was never wowed by it then nor am I wowed by it now.

[BonzoHansen]

Cool, I guess.

Was never wowed by it then nor am I wowed by it now.

that is because the original one did everything good but nothing great.


that sounds like the description of a maxima or something.

[edpontiac91]

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too far out in left field. They say they have 3 tears to work on a production model and by then it will be dated. The original was a sharp looking car, but the power plant was ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!

[Jersey Mike]

Drove a 1st gen NSX and was NOT impressed at all. Hopefully this one will have some balls.

but combine lightweight materials with high technology for supercar performance and respectable fuel economy.

Supercar performance? Electric? Well, we'll see. I guess Tesla did it, but for the price range this car will be in, I can't imagine sales being good.

[Blacdout96]

Impressed: body style, attempt to bring it back
Not Impressed: V6, no Ayrton Senna input, attempt to bring it back hybrid

With new safety standards and such, the car's going to be heavy. I'm sure launching the thing will be next to Godliness, but as an overall performance car, I'm not holding my breath. You can balance the car's distribution, but placing items/adding balast where it's due only makes it even heavier. If Japan's market is going to come out swinging in the performance fields, they better roll up their sleeves and aim for the GTR. The car's name/photo is on every puberty riddled kids wall, and with the bonker numbers it producing with 0-60, and ring times, it'll be a hell of a challange, but to take it on will certainly get the attention.

We won't see another great Import war (300ZXTT,3000GT VR4, RX-7, R32/33/34, Supra MkIV, MR2 (SW20), etc.) but it's a new dawn on a tech savvy performance car world, and it's shaping up to be a decent match up. I'm not a big fan of this hybrid stuff on these cars, only one that's got it right is the Porsche techs and their flywheel technology, hell they use it to race!!

Screw the V6. I understand that when the first import war broke out, 3 litre V6 was big block territory for them. This time around, instead of sticking with grass roots to the original ( a homage if I may say) use the V10 you were planning on using ( I'm sure just like Toyota and the Lexus LFA, they were waiting to unleash some sort of a car after their first GP victory.....which we all know how that worked out) show up Toyota's V10, or at the least, FI V8.

The only positive thing besides the looks is the fact they stayed with midship, instead of the original plans of going FR. I don't know though, in the end I keep looking at it, and it begins to get blander and blander.....already.

[maroman88]

:yawn:

[V]

Hmmm, v6 engine rear drive, but electric front drive... not bad. And with v6 engines nowadays having as much power as late 90's V8 engines, I think it could be pretty decent overall power-wise. I also like the styling and it wont be "dated" in 3 years(took GM 4 to get the Camaro to production).

overall, I like it.

[NastyEllEssWon]

Impressed: body style, attempt to bring it back
Not Impressed: V6, no Ayrton Senna input, attempt to bring it back hybrid





lol id be quite impressed if they got Senna's input on it

[Blacdout96]

lol, thats what was so awesome about the last one, he spent countless amounts of time tuning it for them, and in the end, it was fantastic. There's a video of him climbing into it wearing loafers, and driving the piss outta it like it was on rails.

[LS1ow]

not a fan of the original NSX nor this one...

[BullittSVT]

I liked the original NSX but can surely say, it was under powered and stupid then.. it'll be under powered and stupid now. ,,|,, Hybrids.

[WildBillyT]

lol id be quite impressed if they got Senna's input on it

They did. Car has no pulse.

:bertstare:

[NastyEllEssWon]

They did. Car has no pulse.

:bertstare:




:kneeslap: instead of airbags this car sends pieces of the car into your face too :D

[Blacdout96]

They did. Car has no pulse.

:bertstare:

:kneeslap: instead of airbags this car sends pieces of the car into your face too :D

Words cannot stress the amount of failure in these posts.


Now that I think about it.......Acura's edgy niche fell around the same time Ayrton died. hmmm....

[sweetbmxrider]

Looks really cool. I always liked the looks of the old ones.