VIDEO: 2010 Acura NSX, the 'Ring, enough said
by John Neff on Jun 20th 2008 at 3:30PM 
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By now we've all seen the myriad number of spy shots showing Acura's prototype for the 2010 NSX running around the Nurburgring in Germany. We've also heard the news that Honda CEO Fukui-san wants his NSX to beat any lap times at the 'Ring set by the Nissan GT-R and Lexus LF-A. Thanks to our friends at BridgetoGantry.com, we now have video of the NSX prototype on a short stretch of the 'Ring, and fortunately the audio quality is good enough that you can hear the wail of whatever's underneath the car's hood. As we've mentioned before, what will power the NSX is at this point speculation, but most reports say it will be a 5.5L V10 with iVTEC producing prodigious amounts of horsepower, somewhere in the neighborhood of 500+. Check out the video after the jump and view our collection of NSX spy shots in the gallery below.
Gallery: Spy Shots: Acura NSX
[Source: BridgetoGantry.com]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
bilbo baggins 3:35PM (6/20/2008)
Being an NSX it will hopefully be LIGHT WEIGHT - a characteristic of all NSX's so far. Which might give it an advantage.
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u8init 3:36PM (6/20/2008)
All will GAG!!!
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dave 3:35PM (6/20/2008)
Things are about to get exciting!
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s13hybrid 3:50PM (6/20/2008)
+1
This car sounds amazing. Welcome to the next Japanese performance war. The US and Europe need to step up. This is going to be fun even if I never own the GTR or NSX!
hashiryu 3:50PM (6/20/2008)
That gentlemen, is indeed a V10 engine note....or a reaalaallly high strung v8.
Which mule has the better engine note? LF-A or NSX ?
hashiryu 4:06PM (6/20/2008)
one thing though, it DOES sound like an auto........ :(
xpolarx 4:15PM (6/20/2008)
I think the LF-A sounds better, but this is a close second. It's going to be a cool car.
Dondonel 5:13PM (6/20/2008)
Both LF-A and NSX sound like Porsche Carrera GT, which is not so surprising considering that they are using 5 liter V10 engines, with higher than 8000rpm redline.
MikeW 9:37PM (6/20/2008)
LF-A
and that sounds like a double clutch transmission.
The carrera GT is odd firing (and M5/6 too), this and the LF-A do not sound odd firing.
CarbonBlack 5:01AM (6/21/2008)
My favorite car is the mid 90's NSX- having said that, I'd disappointedly say the LF-A and carrera gt sound better.
carsteve 3:36PM (6/20/2008)
Nice.
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u8init 3:37PM (6/20/2008)
All will GAG and heads will ROLL!!!
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Justin 3:37PM (6/20/2008)
Looks pretty B.A. I don't have audio from here but I'd bet it sounds pretty sick.
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David(Postal) 3:37PM (6/20/2008)
Wow this car sounds FANTASTIC!!! I want MORE!
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dresden 3:43PM (6/20/2008)
Glorious.
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MikeofLA 3:41PM (6/20/2008)
looks like it rwd... wheres the sh-awd?
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Hike15 3:44PM (6/20/2008)
welll its sh-awd acts similar to the new evo x which is also tail happy so it could just be a characteristic of tese types of awd systems
cly 3:43PM (6/20/2008)
sick exhaust note
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Eek 3:49PM (6/20/2008)
That was fun. They say they want it to beat the GT-R and LF-A in lap times. That gets me wondering, did they ever announce the Corvette ZR1's lap times?
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Red 3:58PM (6/20/2008)
3 things:
First, I don't think this car has an 8 speed transmission. Throttle modulation aside, it doesnt sound like the transmission is that closely spaced for an 8. This plus the fact that an 8 doesn't make a whole lotta sense in a sports car (here's looking at you IS-F) practically rules the 8 speed out. Probably a 6 + 7 overdrive, similar to the M5 (the M5 has a short 7th gear though, correct?). I would think this being a Honda vehicle, has a longer 7th for fuel economy.
Second, it was a little hard to tell, but based on the sound of the car going around the corner, the V10 shifts lower than what was indicated on the blurry tach picture from the other day (couldn't see it all, but you could make out at least 9K). I think the displacement on the production car is pretty close to the rumored 5.0-5.5L and not the other rumored 4.5L or whatever it was.
Third, I want one. lol
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