Acura NSX

[thepolarfoxqx]

How can anyone talk about Japanese Supercars without mentioning NSX? It is the car that brought all of the great japanese automotive qualities to the supercar world, a car that could go even with Ferrari 360 (if the NSX were in Alex Zandari form), Corvette, and Porsche 911 - but was as easy to drive and care for as an accord.

There has been word for a long time that the 2004/2005 revision of the NSX could be powered by a 400+hp 4.0L V8 - but then acura announed that the next generation RL would be powered by a 3.8L V6 - which brings up the question - will the next NSX be a six? Either way it needs more power, larger tires, and more advanced suspension geometry (when it debuted it was truly revolutionary, but in the last eleven years - not much has changed in this car - and it has fallen to mid-pack) Even if it were 3.8L V6 powered - it could generate enough power to regain its position near the apex of $100,000 supercars - with a specific output of 120hp/L in the 2.0 I4 placed in the Honda S2000 - honda is capable of a tour de force engine. Just imagine the 2.0L 240hp S2000 engine doubled, then mounted midship.

Yeah, it is cool isn't it.

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[Seb2]

In Europe they are under Honda. Honda NSX. Well of this car i have seen like 3-5 in my life.

You know for tuning Skyline, Supra, RX7....... are turbocharged from factory thats one way why they are so popular. Its takes alot of time to rebuild a NSX for Turbo/Supercharger. Seen a NSX with Supercharger my self i would say its killler. What Honda could do is a charged engine from start. Imagine a 3l V6 with Biturbo. That car would sell like butter.

[thepolarfoxqx]

Yes, skyline and supra are factory turbo (which allows easy and cheap powere reaping) - when i was little, with a few tools and a book, I modified my dad's Volvo 850 T-5R - and took nearly 1 second off my quarter mile (between resetting the wastegate pushrod, creating a clean flow of air for the intercooler - IE horns and support bars were in the way -, and a few other tricks like cutting off the MAF screan).

But NSX is central engine - and revs to 8,000 as if it were nothing. If it were factory bi-turbo (say like 400bhp) that would be sufficently awsome - considdering with only 290 it has a 4.8second 0-60 run (Zandari form) - which puts it even w/ M3 and better than stock corvette. There has been talk for years of a 400+ hp 4.0L V8 for NSX - but when RL's concept car didn't get one - hopes fell. That would also be sufficently awsome (i like natural aspiration whenever possible) - but think of a 4.0L V8 twin turbo - bolted into that lightweight frame - would really rock.

The only made 900 of them worldwide last year - there is a new body style for 2003 - but not much chagned - the price i think is the limiting factor - who would pay 90k for a V6 Honda? - If i had 90k - I would, but not many other people would.

[izzyloveslizzy]

I was gonna say that in Europe it's Honda, but Seb already mentioned that. Of course I don't know why. Why is it Honda NSX in Europe? And why don't the Europeans get Luxury Divisions of Japanese companies in Europe (except for Lexus of Toyota)? For example there's no Infiniti (of Nissan) or Acura (of Honda) in Europe. What's the deal with that? Are they not big enuogh to be going to Europe yet or something? Is it the same deal with small European car companies that don't make it to North America and Asia (like Peugeot, Citroen, Renault, Seat, Proton, MG, Skoda, Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Opel, etc.)?