A couple of years ago
Honda was rumoured to be close to finishing
off development of a new NS-X supercar. That project was
apparently killed off due to the 2008/
2009 recession. But now a new rumour
has suggested the Japanese automaker
is preparing for a second stab at
it. And the 2012 North American Auto Show in Detroit will be where it debuts. At
least in concept form.
Appropriate too since it made its public debut in 1989 at
the Chicago Auto Show. Since then New Sportscar eXperimental (NS-X) has
become one of motoring’s iconic
machines. Even legendary driver Ayrton
Senna became involved in its development because Honda supplied engines to
his McLaren team. When production of that car ended in 2005, it was fitted with
a 3.2-litre naturally aspirated V6 motor
doing 216kW and 304Nm of torque.
Honda has been known for high-revving motors used in cars like the Civic Type-R and has
stuck to those in the face of the latest turbo
wave. Hybrids are also becoming
quite important to Honda. Therefore we cannot say at this early stage exactly
which way they would go, should this rumour turn into fact. Their two Japanese
rivals have gone with twin turbos (NissanGT-R) and screaming natural aspiration (Lexus LFA). So either is possible.
3 comments:
I hope it's twin turbo. Ireally do
wAFA LFA wafa! Still I reckon the NSX is closer in competition to the LFA than the GT-R which is more like a 911 that ate too much wasabi
So the future of Honda is this? I cant wait to see!
Post a Comment