I think I'll reserve final judgement until I see the finished US product, and get used to it. I have been curious to see what Honda was going to do with the NSX, since they claimed that they would never change the shape, because the NSX was the perfect supercar shape. Most of the classic cars of the past were designed by engineers. Then, in the late sixties, designers started to take control of the way cars looked. Fads came and went. The NSX lasted so long without a redesign because it was designed by engineers. This car looks like they let designers work the car over, and the collective overall impression is that of an aftermarket styling exercise.
The air dam extends out as to make the car difficult to get up a driveway. The side skirts add bulk, but should taper in at the door and back out at the wheel wells. This bulk is offset by the wheels, which are more flush with the sidewalls of the tires. Why Honda didn't flair out the fenders to make some room for wider wheels, I can't understand. Seems like it would balance the design, and do something about the flatness of the sides of the car.
The headlights are well designed and good looking, in of themselves, but don't mesh well with the angles of the car. Trying to add curves to an angular shape, the car lacks "Purity of Essence." The headlights needed to be smaller and further forward, they are too big, high, and far back. They do add a point of interest on an otherwise flat plain. I don't think they show enough turn signal to the sides to get through DOT, without having to add more lens on the front bumper or fender fronts.
The rear spoiler is nice, but too aftermarket looking. The hood design seems to echo a theme from the Dual Note prototype at the Tokyo show (see autoweek.com), and won't make it to the standard street car. It should be interesting to see how they handle adding color to the stock seats. What?!! No starter button???
Again, I'll wait to see one in person before making a final judgement. The new Viper (http://www.fantasycars.com/derek/cars/2003rt10.html) seems to suffer from over-design. It doesn't know what it wants to be, SuperMazda, or AmeriZ8. The same is the case here.
