The NSX is making a return...
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Will the production model have the "Super Handling All Wheel Drive" hybrid system like the '13 prototype? AWD MR, taking it to the next level of power sliding.
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- That_sneaky_azN
I think it will have the SH-AWD technology, yes.
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- JMarine25
I actually want to see the new NSX in person. I was fortunate enough to be around the older NSX models (even the early 2000s NSXes). The new NSX is not going to have that charm of the classic '90s NSX. However, the new NSX is plenty stylish and charming in its own right. It is still a great car even if it lacks the character of the previous NSX.
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NSX on the 'Ring.
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First reviews are starting to roll in..
1.8 TONS?! That's ridiculously fat!
Also.. 3 electric motors, 9-speed auto tranny..
This is not an NSX. It's an Acura wannabe.
You had one job, Honda..
1.8 TONS?! That's ridiculously fat!
Also.. 3 electric motors, 9-speed auto tranny..
This is not an NSX. It's an Acura wannabe.
You had one job, Honda..
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Nobody has driven it yet, so why judge the book by it's cover?First reviews are starting to roll in..
1.8 TONS?! That's ridiculously fat!
Also.. 3 electric motors, 9-speed auto tranny..
This is not an NSX. It's an Acura wannabe.
You had one job, Honda..
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R5
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Great, now read the reviews.
A quick skim will show you that the vast majority enjoys the car, so next question.
What's your problem with the numbers when people who have driven it say it's actually pretty good?
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They complain about understeer, how everything is electronic, how heavy it is, how crappy the standard tire option is.. Doesn't seem very positive to me.
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Try reading more than just one of the reviews.
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I did. IMHO the negatives outweight the positives.. Those being that it's called NSX that seems to have relatively rapid acceleration.
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- HamiltonMP427
He always does this with New cars (especially American brands), he's just a cynic that needs to be eased in over time is all.
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- catamount39
Nope sorry. I can't accept a car as a "supercar", when it weighs about 1.8 tons and has a 9-speed gearbox. Hybrid systems can be interesting, but in this case, meh. This should have used the Ford GT approach (stuff a powerful V6T in and make the car light). Really, why the **** does it have to weigh that much?
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Why does it matter? Cars like the GTR and 918 have proved weight can be high but a car can still be great.
Wait, 918? Let me check....
Owww. Yeah
But the real problem, probably, is that the NSX "tradition" is to put a Japanese Standard 276hp engine to a lightweight body. Plus the 918 is 890hp with all motors. This car, as i heard, is around 580hp. Im not expecting a lot of horsepower considering its will not be as expensive as 918. But could be lighter at 1.5 tons at least.
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GT-R and 918 are GT cars. Well, 918 is more along the lines of "hyper GT car".. But this is Honda/Acura, that made it's rep with lightweight, simple cars that just happened to be fast-ish due the low weight.
The Ferrari F12 and Aventador weigh around the same. I guess they're not supercars either?
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The NSX tradition is literally it's name, "New Sportscar Experimental".Wait, 918? Let me check....
Owww. Yeah
But the real problem, probably, is that the NSX "tradition" is to put a Japanese Standard 276hp engine to a lightweight body. Plus the 918 is 890hp with all motors. This car, as i heard, is around 580hp. Im not expecting a lot of horsepower considering its will not be as expensive as 918. But could be lighter at 1.5 tons at least.
The problem with the statement "It could be lighter" is that the demands of the customer isn't the same as the demand from a purist. They'll want all the gizmos they could get in a cheaper Acura/Honda and the engineers will want to develop tech relevant for the future rather than live in the past, because, y'know, it's not the 90s anymore.
The original NSX may have been light, but that doesn't mean squat for the new car. As I said above, it isn't the 90s anymore, and demands from the customer and legislation all over the world are different. The new NSX stays true to it's legacy precisely because it is new and not just some retro-rehash of the original.
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Why should they beat out the same concept they did almost 30 years ago? Do you understand that the new car market is a vastly different place to what it was back then? A hardcore driver's car would make a tiny bunch of people very happy, but it would alienate the vast majority of buyers - all they want is a luxurious supercar with some power to boot. If it drives and performs well enough, what's there to complain about?
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Who said it was a supercar?
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Do the F12, Aventador and 918 come to mind? They weigh about 1.6 tons each, so I guess they're not supercars...
Also, considering the new NSX is fairly luxurious on the inside AND has a hybrid system, it'd be pretty hard to keep weight down.
Heck, the Nissan GT-R is in the exact same market segment as the NSX, and yet that weighs 1.7 tons.
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Are you guys seriously suggesting that car with nearly 600bhp and sub 3-second 0-60 is classified as sportscar? Although, the weight and gimmicks it has does dilute the case even further.. IMHO, it puts out numbers that exceed sports car classification, and breach into supercar side of things.. But it is also heavy. I'd call it a GT car, especially because you can't turn off the nannies entirely. Just my 2 cents.
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I wouldn't exactly describe them as being simple cars. A lot of technology went into most of those cars. They may look simple but it's what lays beneath.
I wonder how light they're going to make the Type-R version. 100kg lighter maybe?
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Why do things have to be retro? Why does it have to be exactly like the original? What I think they did was great with the car. Instead of making things now that are based on the past, people should make new outrageous things that will become retro in the future.
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