Pikes Peak Pace Car
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acura has never said that there would be a full video.
I still hope one surfaces though.
I'm pretty sure they said video dropping on the 28th so stay tuned...
This is what they said:
So there are 24 cameras along the course to capture the historic run, great!
until the next phrase:
"with a 360-degree series of images"
"the images will be transformed to an exclusive video"
which is exactly what we got. A "video" made up of images, which they posted to all their social media channels on the 29th:
https://twitter.com/Acura/status/615643796294889474
Not saying I wouldn't love to see a video of the run...just that it doesn't seem that is what acura was talking about.
I have read this article wrong then;
"To make the most of the occasion, Acura is installing 24 cameras along the course to capture the pace car's run. But this won't just be for a cool photo gallery. Acura will use the cameras to create a 360-degree video that will be posted to the company's social media channels after the NSX completes its climb. Look for that to drop sometime on the morning of the 28th. The NSX heads up Pikes Peak at 7:40 AM Mountain time (9:40 AM Eastern)."
http://www.autoblog.com/2015/06/25/acura-nsx-pikes-peak-pace-car/#image-4
Surely there must be spectator video even from the start line?
There was one short clip that was posted earlier in the thread.
Didn't spot that, thank you!
Or this.....
Right, they delivered what they technically promised.
Pictures show gopro cameras mounted to the roof, driver side mirror, and rear of car - so hopefully there is more video to come. The PR guy driving the thing was interviewed the day before by TFLcar and agreed to let them mount a camera for the run. I would think if that happened TFL would have the video posted by now. For either party (Acura or TFL), I don't mind waiting if that means good editing / post-production.
"Yes, you can put a camera on it." Just after the 5-minute mark.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=310&v=XBjA0-LHosQ
I just asked her about this...
https://twitter.com/craiglatzke/status/616325143866904576
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good catch on those cameras. Hopefully there will be a full video released by either party. And hopefully it will be just the raw video. Car manufacturers have a tendency to add dumb music to their videos....
Photo taken at top of mountain verifies cameras installed.
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Finally. After 10 long years of nonexistence, the Acura NSX is back.
I spent several days with the completely redesigned icon last weekend at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, that 99-year-old race where drivers hit 150 mph around 156 corners over a 13-mile course.
It wasn’t production-ready yet, and it’s facing some significant production delays having to do with the engine. That meant despite initial plans, Acura wouldn’t let me photograph inside it, let alone drive it. But we did get plenty of up-close-and-personal quality time filming the beast dominate the 14,114-foot mountain. 2 decades after it 1st created the low-slung, affordable racer that claimed immortal status after its Gran Turismo debut, Honda says it’s only a matter of months before it unleashes the modern version to a salivating public. “Early fall,” a spokesman said. “Early fall."
Let’s hope. This has taken long enough.
That prototype did a pretty good job of keeping me occupied in the meantime. As we know from its debut earlier this year in Detroit, it has a turbocharged V6 engine paired with 3 electric motors. I was skeptical about how NSX purists would respond to a turbocharged engine rather than something akin to the naturally aspirated rear-wheel drive that pushed the original NSX, but Acura engineers defended the new configuration, saying that the immediate torque of an electric motor combined with the sustained power of a turbocharged engine pairs the best of both worlds. It’s not even about efficiency, they said, it’s about performance. The combination gives maximum thrust at all times.
It all sounds plausible, though I’ll refrain from making a final judgment until I can drive the production version.
Other 2016 NSX details of note: 9-speed paddle-shifter transmission and all-wheel drive. It’ll have between 500 and 600 horsepower and, according to Acura driver Sage Marie, get “competitive” efficiency numbers with the likes of the Audi R8.
To which, by the way, it looks strikingly similar.
The early NSX became a design status symbol for its low, lightweight, and late-'80s angular body. It inspired several well-received cars after that, including the McLaren F1. This new version has the same tight, slightly rounded roofline slope and tidy rear end as the Audi, with amble side vents and lovely bold ventricles on the nose. But sharper edges around the tires and front grille as well as along its ribs give it a little more personality than the R8, a more precise look. The visual effect is very on point.
As for the driving effect, Marie says to expect tight, immediate steering and brakes with quicksilver reflexes. He says to expect to forget you’re in a car at all.
“The idea is that when you drive the NSX, it feels like the car falls away and it’s just you and the road,” he told me during Saturday's race in Colorado. The brand-new chassis, engine, and transmission were developed by Honda in Japan and by engineers in Ohio. They’re currently working to slim excess weight from the car, since that hybrid system adds a lot that they wouldn’t normally have to consider in a sports coupe. It’ll all be manufactured in Ohio once production starts. Cost estimates for the 2016 Acura NSX, according to Marie, will be around $150,000.
Watch the New Acura NSX Dominate a 14,000-Foot Mountain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhnrK7cAaJE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhnrK7cAaJE
Finally. After 10 long years of nonexistence, the Acura NSX is back.
I spent several days with the completely redesigned icon last weekend at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, that 99-year-old race where drivers hit 150 mph around 156 corners over a 13-mile course.
It wasn’t production-ready yet, and it’s facing some significant production delays having to do with the engine. That meant despite initial plans, Acura wouldn’t let me photograph inside it, let alone drive it. But we did get plenty of up-close-and-personal quality time filming the beast dominate the 14,114-foot mountain. 2 decades after it 1st created the low-slung, affordable racer that claimed immortal status after its Gran Turismo debut, Honda says it’s only a matter of months before it unleashes the modern version to a salivating public. “Early fall,” a spokesman said. “Early fall."
Let’s hope. This has taken long enough.
That prototype did a pretty good job of keeping me occupied in the meantime. As we know from its debut earlier this year in Detroit, it has a turbocharged V6 engine paired with 3 electric motors. I was skeptical about how NSX purists would respond to a turbocharged engine rather than something akin to the naturally aspirated rear-wheel drive that pushed the original NSX, but Acura engineers defended the new configuration, saying that the immediate torque of an electric motor combined with the sustained power of a turbocharged engine pairs the best of both worlds. It’s not even about efficiency, they said, it’s about performance. The combination gives maximum thrust at all times.
It all sounds plausible, though I’ll refrain from making a final judgment until I can drive the production version.
Other 2016 NSX details of note: 9-speed paddle-shifter transmission and all-wheel drive. It’ll have between 500 and 600 horsepower and, according to Acura driver Sage Marie, get “competitive” efficiency numbers with the likes of the Audi R8.
To which, by the way, it looks strikingly similar.
The early NSX became a design status symbol for its low, lightweight, and late-'80s angular body. It inspired several well-received cars after that, including the McLaren F1. This new version has the same tight, slightly rounded roofline slope and tidy rear end as the Audi, with amble side vents and lovely bold ventricles on the nose. But sharper edges around the tires and front grille as well as along its ribs give it a little more personality than the R8, a more precise look. The visual effect is very on point.
As for the driving effect, Marie says to expect tight, immediate steering and brakes with quicksilver reflexes. He says to expect to forget you’re in a car at all.
“The idea is that when you drive the NSX, it feels like the car falls away and it’s just you and the road,” he told me during Saturday's race in Colorado. The brand-new chassis, engine, and transmission were developed by Honda in Japan and by engineers in Ohio. They’re currently working to slim excess weight from the car, since that hybrid system adds a lot that they wouldn’t normally have to consider in a sports coupe. It’ll all be manufactured in Ohio once production starts. Cost estimates for the 2016 Acura NSX, according to Marie, will be around $150,000.
Teaser video from Acura...
http://youtu.be/kLAGE3zJHmk
http://youtu.be/kLAGE3zJHmk
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That's more like it.
Anyone else think that for a V6 it's starting to sound quite decent?
I think it sounds great.
Watch the New Acura NSX Dominate a 14,000-Foot Mountain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhnrK7cAaJE
Finally. After 10 long years of nonexistence, the Acura NSX is back.
I spent several days with the completely redesigned icon last weekend at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, that 99-year-old race where drivers hit 150 mph around 156 corners over a 13-mile course.
It wasn’t production-ready yet, and it’s facing some significant production delays having to do with the engine. That meant despite initial plans, Acura wouldn’t let me photograph inside it, let alone drive it. But we did get plenty of up-close-and-personal quality time filming the beast dominate the 14,114-foot mountain. 2 decades after it 1st created the low-slung, affordable racer that claimed immortal status after its Gran Turismo debut, Honda says it’s only a matter of months before it unleashes the modern version to a salivating public. “Early fall,” a spokesman said. “Early fall."
Let’s hope. This has taken long enough.
That prototype did a pretty good job of keeping me occupied in the meantime. As we know from its debut earlier this year in Detroit, it has a turbocharged V6 engine paired with 3 electric motors. I was skeptical about how NSX purists would respond to a turbocharged engine rather than something akin to the naturally aspirated rear-wheel drive that pushed the original NSX, but Acura engineers defended the new configuration, saying that the immediate torque of an electric motor combined with the sustained power of a turbocharged engine pairs the best of both worlds. It’s not even about efficiency, they said, it’s about performance. The combination gives maximum thrust at all times.
It all sounds plausible, though I’ll refrain from making a final judgment until I can drive the production version.
That paint scheme really helps the design IMO. Makes the beak look more like a blade or front splitter while simplifying the front altogether and the red on the back hatch seems to help it appear longer.
I also love the red on the hood vents and the red line on the rims. This would be a cool paint option to offer on the production car.
How about a Dukes of Hazzard edition..........Anyone?
That's not the most popular imagery these days.
Oh dear, that glossy black front grille ... So ugly ... Looks more small kitchen appliances finish ...
There is still something wrong with the front end ...
There is still something wrong with the front end ...
