new nsx confirmed by acura at sebring!!

[navyflydoc]

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.)

After the start when the cars settled into their position, Barrichello's Honda was running 6th and maintained that position in front of the Ferrari for quite a while. True, most cars dropped out but they were already running from behind the Honda. Considering the lousy off season testing time, I was quite surprised to see a Honda car in the top ten after the first lap. Very encouraging sign.

As for the engine configuration for the next NSX, who really knows. I just know that it makes sense to come out with a new NSX after reclaiming another F1 world championship. Why spend hundreds of millions in F1 and exhaust your engineering talent yet in the end not producing something special to showcase your company and make money.

 

[White92]

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.



Well if it is true and I hope it is I am going to be buying one!!!! Now you have me all hot and bothered again. White. If it's true I am ordering a white one. Unless of corse white is not available then I will take what ever they have on the floor that day which I can take home at that very second. Where do I sign???

And you're buying it from me right? I'll personally deliver it to your house. If you won't let me drive it there, I'll just ride in the driver seat while it's on the transport truck. I promise not to bring any food or drinks with me.

 

[710]

I wonder if it will have a cup holder?

 

[HotWls]

I'm just hoping for an in-dash CD player and no tape deck. - maybe a shorter antenna

 

[NSX2398]

The attached link is another example in the growing number of companies who are recognizing that designing behind closed doors is very '90s and who are now involving their customers in the design process .. wouldn't that be a refreshing change for Acura! Probably way too late for whatever they're considering as the NSX replacement... but they'd better start listening because they're slowly killing the brand. The new RL and TSX are more good examples.
http://integrate.factiva.com/search...BQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQQAA

 

[Hugh]

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!!

That's no surprise. The 911 and C6 have pre WWII suspensions/layouts and handle like Cambodian oxcarts. An NA NSX can take either of those cars by a few secs on a track. I can only imagine how bad a beating they'd suffer from a StopTech, Tein, Lovefab equipped NSX.

 

[nsx1164]

I think it will look like the dome caspita whatever it was called, from a road and track or car and driver mag oh maybe 8-10 years ago,looked sweet:tongue:

Now you start dating yourself, doc

The DOME Jiotto Caspita project was a cool car, back when the design target was an IMSA Group C car. compact V-12, 450+ hp, unobtanium parts, etc - http://www.dome.co.jp/e/profile/index.html and http://www.dome.co.jp/e/museum/car_m/car_m22a.html

Or they could just buy out Horatio Pagani and stuff a streetable version of the LM P2 car in the Zonda.

 

[Ponyboy]

The attached link is another example in the growing number of companies who are recognizing that designing behind closed doors is very '90s and who are now involving their customers in the design process .. wouldn't that be a refreshing change for Acura!

That would either be a genious idea or epic fail. That design philosophy reminds me of:

 

[Malibu Rapper]

That would either be a genious idea or epic fail. That design philosophy reminds me of:

As I recall this car was a huge success.

 

[Ponyboy]

As I recall this car was a huge success.

Indeed, with features like:

• Extremely large beverage holder
• A little ball on top of the aerial
• Tail fins
• Bubble domes
• Shag carpeting
• Several horns that all play "La Cucaracha"
• For younger passengers a second soundproof bubble dome with optional straps and muzzles
• Homer describes the car as "powerful like a gorilla, yet soft and yielding like a Nerf ball".

...who needs MR and a V10? Matter of fact, in reference to docjohn's naming thread, let's call the new nsx "the Homer." Oh yes. :wink:

 

[Liquid]

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.)

A Ferrari? Broke down?? Why I never heard of such a thing!

 

[slamstrom]

I wonder if it will have a cup holder?

The NSX has cup holders, just not very good. Sunglasses holder would be very useful.:wink: