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I would imagine if Honda engineers had placd the engine longitudinally, they would've had a bigger, more powerful engine to squeeze into the engine bay and we would've had more room for bolt-on mods. As many of you already knew, the LeMans NSX GT-1's (not the GT-2) engine is mounted longitudinally, so they can put in twin turbos. Needless to say such mod did not affect the car's ability to tackle corners any less, as you can well see in a recent BestMotoring Video, driven by 95 Lemans GT2 class winner Keiichi Tsuchiya (one of three GT2 NSX driver), aka 'the drift king'. So I guess Honda mounted the engine transversely for more trunk space. Gotta love their mentality for practicality! [This message has been edited by Zanardi 50 (edited 11 August 2002).]
I would imagine if Honda engineers had placd the engine longitudinally, they would've had a bigger, more powerful engine to squeeze into the engine bay and we would've had more room for bolt-on mods. As many of you already knew, the LeMans NSX GT-1's (not the GT-2) engine is mounted longitudinally, so they can put in twin turbos. Needless to say such mod did not affect the car's ability to tackle corners any less, as you can well see in a recent BestMotoring Video, driven by 95 Lemans GT2 class winner Keiichi Tsuchiya (one of three GT2 NSX driver), aka 'the drift king'. So I guess Honda mounted the engine transversely for more trunk space. Gotta love their mentality for practicality!
[This message has been edited by Zanardi 50 (edited 11 August 2002).]
