The Shanghai Auto Show was good news for fans of Honda as the Japanese automaker unveiled plans to develop a new sports car will be the spiritual successor to the iconic Honda NSX (Acura NSX in North America).
1992 Acura NSXSpeaking sidelines of the show, Honda Motor Company Chairman, Takanobu Ito said the new car will not run the V10 engine, which was scheduled for the next NSX, which the company abandoned the project back in 2008, global financial crisis crisis. Ito told reporters that the future NSX would be exciting to drive, but also environmentally friendly. "This is the kind of sport we want to do. We work very hard for him, Ito was quoted as saying by Auto News.
2002 Acura Honda NSXThe official offered no further details on the sports car or a timetable for the launch. But a spokesman for Honda, the car is expected to use an electric motor to give the gas engine a boost, a bit like the CR-Z sports hybrid. But unlike the latter, the NSX successor positioned as a high performance hybrid car.
2002 Acura NSX NSX successor plans were canceled InteriorInitial former president Takeo Fukui Honda, which justified the move, then the measure of cost savings. The car was likely to be on the front V10 engine developing at least 500 horsepower. Transmission ended up using Honda HSV-010 GT racing, the racing version of the not-to-be-produced V10 NSX.
1991 Acura NSX NSXThe original was powered by a V6 mid-engine producing 270 horsepower (with 5-speed manual transmission.) The NSX is out of production in late 2005 after a career of 14 long years.
