Rides : Car Porn - Acura NSX Concept II – first promo released

Acura has brought a revised version of the NSX Concept, named simply the NSX Concept II, to the 2013 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit.

The Acura NSX Concept II has leaked just a day before its official presentation during the 2013 Detroit Motor Show and now the model is ending up in our news once again, this time thanks to an official video released by the car manufacturer. The Acura NSX Concept II might be just one of many other concept versions of the model but it might also be offering us a look into the final production variant.



No details on the updated Acura NSX Concept II have been announced yet but the final production version of the model is rumored to get a hybrid power train, an all-wheel drive system and a mid-engine layout. Prices for the Acura NSX are expected to start at 100,000 USD, and this means that the model will become more expensive than the 2013 Nissan GT-R, which is available in the United States from 97,920 USD. The final production version of the Acura NSX will be produced in Marysville, Ohio.
Source: Acura

Rides : Honda NSX Concept going to Detroit Motor Show

The Japanese based automaker Honda is planning to officially present the concept version of its new NSX at the upcoming Detroit Motor Show in 2012.

According to autocar.co.uk, the Super Sports concept will have the same lines as the Small Sports EV Concept, which will be presented to the public this week at the Tokyo Motor Show. The Brits at autocar.co.uk say that the Super Sports design is a spiritual successor of the popular NSX and it will be shown at the Detroit Motor Show in January, 2012, but we don’t know anything yet about its engines or exterior look.

“I spent part of my early career at Honda developing the NSX, and specifically the aluminum body… I really enjoyed that experience and learned so much, so it is my wish that Honda engineers have the experience of developing a sportscar like the NSX in the future. Within Honda, our engineers are already looking at developing such a car”, said Takanodu Ito, Honda’s president and CEO, last month.

If the concept version of the new Honda NSX generation will be officially presented in January 2012 at the Detroit Motor Show, the final production form might debut sometime in 2013, and the vehicle has all the chances of hitting the dealerships within the next couple of years, but there’s no official info on that. As a reminder, the Honda NSX or Acura NSX, as it was known in the US, was a sports car made between 1990 and 2005, with a mid-engine and a rear-wheel drive layout, powered by an all-aluminum V6 petrol engine with the company’s VTEC system (Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control).

Rides : Honda R&D boss supposedly confirms work on NSX replacement

Honda has been under the spotlight for quite some time now with a lot of rumors circulating about its replacement to the famous halo car, the NSX (you can read all of the here). And to make things a bit better or worse, word is that Honda’s R&D boss Mibe Toshihiro has confirmed that an NSX is in development. The catch is however, that the replacement will most likely either be a hybrid or an EV NSX replacement.
“We are now at a point where we can consider the next generation of electric and hybrid vehicles. President Ito has already mentioned a new NSX, and we have looked at that in the R&D department,” said Toshihiro. “It would be an interesting project — electric or hybrid vehicles can be fun as well as economical.”
Despite the positive note that Honda is working on a halo car, the rumor that it will either be a hybrid or an EV is a bit disappointing, especially since Lexus is asking for a competitor with its LF-A supercar. Additionally, some other reports said that Honda’s president Takanobu Ito said that the next-generation NSX won’t follow the same formula as the original. Well, that doesn’t sound too promising.

To put things in perspective, Honda once said on the original press release for the NSX that “Cars, no matter their market niche, should be amply endowed with a large dose of driving fun.” The NSX was the purest embodiment of Honda’s corporate philosophy, one that put Honda on the performance map for sure and gained them their enthusiast following. But as we’ve seen already, anything with a hybrid or alternative powertrain is far from truly fun. So the new NSX sounds like it’s shaping up to be something that will fall short to filling the same shoes and do the same justice that the original NSX did.