Apparently not too early for the Acura execs yesterday. Maybe they started celebrating St. Patrick's Day a little early or were hanging out with these guys too long.
That is udderly ridiculous!:biggrin: (sorry couldn't resist)
new nsx confirmed by acura at sebring!!
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That is udderly ridiculous!:biggrin: (sorry couldn't resist)
Yes, one did. More confirmation is good, but as you say we're all so skeptical now, that it may not matter. I still have my fingers crossed, and know Bob well enough to say that he wouldn't post this unless he felt comfortable with the knowledge he has on the subject.
If 09 is the new target date, then someone must know something. In the meantime, we can all drool over other brands' offerings.
As a lifelong New Yorker and trial attorney, I have been raised to be skeptical of virtually everything I hear from anyone. You may have noticed that I have not posted in a similar thread on the new NSX prior to this.
The only reason I posted this time is the manner in which this topic was addressed. For those of you who do not know me, I have been an owner since '99, a club member since 2001 and a corporate officer/board of director member of the NSXCA since 2004. I would have hoped that my involvement with the club, which includes working with the Board to get financial support from Honda/Acura for NSXPOs, would give me an inside track to the news about a new NSX. However, I have been seeing the same rumors as everyone else to date and never had anything more than that.
I have been to 4 out of the 6 American LeMans races at which the club was hosted by Acura, two at Sebring, Lime Rock and Laguna Seca. I have met and personally spoken with T.E. McHale at these events in addition to other senior Acura executives incuding their Motorsports Division. I have also met and spoken with Mr. Uehara at NSXPO. At each of these events our group has always asked for information about the next NSX and nothing was ever said about it.
At Sebring this weekend, this was the very first time that anything was confirmed by Acura. It was presented to us as a "we have good news for you announcement" without a question being presented like in the past. We were told that it is, indeed, a high performance car and it will have a V10 and it is "coming soon". Now this is not a whole lot of information but considering I/we have spoken with these same execs for a couple of years now I was quite surprised that they simply grabbed the microphone during lunch and came out with that statement.
We do know that they will have a P1 Acura next season in the ALMS and there has been talk about a GT1 car in the near future. It would seem safe to speculate that any GT1 car competing with the Corvettes would have to be an "NSX replacement" type model.
Once again, take everything they say with a healthy dose of skepticism but I can personally say that in all my dealings with these same Acura execs they have never come close to even talking about the rumors we have all heard let alone "confirming" this small amount of information.
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Meh. They've announced things over and over for a decade, with more and less details and surety. It just doesn't matter how truthful these individuals were being, because ultimately they will drag their heels, make big mistakes, and change their minds repeatedly.
The way things have gone, I think if Honda had a car ready to go to market tomorrow, they'd still find a way to cock it up in the next 24 hours and we'd be waiting another year to hear the latest "good news."
The way things have gone, I think if Honda had a car ready to go to market tomorrow, they'd still find a way to cock it up in the next 24 hours and we'd be waiting another year to hear the latest "good news."
It is true that there have been "rumors" and "announcements" over the years but they did "have" an HSC for a short while in addition to the AASC before scrapping that concept in favor of a different design so there has been an "interim replacement" so to speak.
Sometime ago I was at Honda Twin Ring Motego in Tochigi. After touring the Honda Museum the Honda representative took me back to where the main race track was. We were in a Honda LaGreat, and I commented that I had the US equivalent back in Los Angeles. He was a middle aged Japanese man, and I commented how good his english was. He told me he spent a few years in Ohio when his father was developing the US market Honda Accord.
We had a good conversation, up until I asked him about whether he knew anything about an NSX replacement. He literally just stopped talking, shook his head in a way where I could not decipher whether it was a yes or no. It was an awkward silence the rest of the way until we got to our destination. He dropped us off, came out, smiled, took a bow, and sped off.
We had a good conversation, up until I asked him about whether he knew anything about an NSX replacement. He literally just stopped talking, shook his head in a way where I could not decipher whether it was a yes or no. It was an awkward silence the rest of the way until we got to our destination. He dropped us off, came out, smiled, took a bow, and sped off.
I think by the time the 'new nsx' comes out I'll be able to sell my Citibank stock for 250 dollars a share to pay for it. I don't even plan on buying any for at least 6 months either.
I have not found an official release (a press release from Acura/Honda), but according to Edmunds, a V8-Powered Acura RL Is on the Way.
Guess we are just tired of waiting.....
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According to Fukui's statements documented on vtec.net,
It looks like the NSX replacement may share the same basic chassis design as the RL Luxury sedan.
It looks like the NSX replacement may share the same basic chassis design as the RL Luxury sedan.
I call shenanigans!
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I believe Robert's account 100%.
I still don't believe we'll have a new NSX by 2009, 10, 11...
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http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id=31&article_id=6594
Mr. Nissan GTR is 5 seconds faster than the 911 turbo and the Z06 on Buttonwillow Raceway.
5 seconds is huge!!
I can hear it now...
"NSX replacement will be delayed an additional 4 years because Mr. Fukui mandated another redesign to ensure the V10 sports car can outperform a blown V6 from Nissan."
Mr. Nissan GTR is 5 seconds faster than the 911 turbo and the Z06 on Buttonwillow Raceway.
5 seconds is huge!!
I can hear it now...
"NSX replacement will be delayed an additional 4 years because Mr. Fukui mandated another redesign to ensure the V10 sports car can outperform a blown V6 from Nissan."
I know when the new NSX will debut. It's easy, just follow F1 racing. When Honda is on top of Formula One racing once again, the 2nd generation NSX will soon arrive. Honda F1 Team is making progress. At the Australian GP last week, Honda was running 5th I believe when a snafu in the pit stop messed everything up resulting in a disqualification. Honda already invested hundreds of millions in F1 over the past several years without much success. But I think within a couple of years, Honda can be World Champion again and the next generation of NSX should arrive quickly afterward. Believe me, Honda will follow through with a kick ass road version of their championship F1 machine. So, keep your eyes on Honda F1 racing.
If a tie-in with F1 was important to Honda, why a V10 when F1 is based on a V8? A V10 is probably the only consistent thing we're heard from Honda regarding a next-gen NSX (or whatever) over the past 2-3 years.
Were they running 5th based on track speed.... or did it have to do with the fact that 14 cars didn't finish the race (is it 3 teams use Ferrari engines? I thought I heard a stat that- all 6 cars with Ferrari engines broke down.)
I am just annoyed that whatever it is, they are going to call it "NSX". The NSX came and went. Its over. Its a legend in the history books. I don't care what Honda does or makes, but unless its a TWO SEAT MID-ENGINE LIGHTWEIGHT supercar with some serious credentials it should not be called an NSX.
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