Honda demands NSX be faster around 'Ring than GTR
06-18-2008, 09:09 AM
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Honda demands NSX be faster around 'Ring than GTR
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Honda is just playing catch up... THEY set the standard with the NSX last generation, how things have changed.
[QUOTE]Update: Our spy photographers have been busy tracking the new Honda NSX prototype at Germany
the next NSX will get a 5.5L V10 producing 550 horsepower and 420 pound-feet of torque that's derived from a V8 that's slated for the next-gen, rear-wheel-drive Acura RL. They also surmise that it will use an 8-speed auto with paddle shifters, feature an advanced version of Honda's Super-Handling All-Wheel-Drive system and use lots of aluminum in its construction to keep weight down. Unfortunately, by the time the NSX arrives, the GT-R V-Spec will have moved the bar again.
[QUOTE]Update: Our spy photographers have been busy tracking the new Honda NSX prototype at Germany
06-18-2008, 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by sparrow,Jun 18 2008, 01:27 PM
i wish manufacturers would focus on making the car good and not concentrate on being faster than another car...
06-18-2008, 11:45 AM
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Originally Posted by NYGPW,Jun 18 2008, 10:24 AM
thats like saying i wish p*rn would focus on good actors instead of getting hotter women
06-18-2008, 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by overst33r,Jun 18 2008, 09:09 AM
Honda is just playing catch up... THEY set the standard with the NSX last generation, how things have changed.
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06-18-2008, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Jimmies,Jun 18 2008, 12:29 PM
I don't remember 270hp setting the standard when the original came out. It was a great car, but not the gold standard.
06-18-2008, 01:08 PM
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Funny, I remember things differently. I won't argue that it forced Ferrari into focusing on quality, because the 348's reliability is questionable. But even the 348 had 300 horsepower back then, and the 512 TR would absolutely tear an NSX in half.
06-18-2008, 01:17 PM
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then the i guess the biggest thing about the nsx was the use of aluminum for the chasis and titanium rods. in that case i am misinformed. i am pretty sure another person will give us some more insight of the nsx when it first came out