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Honda Racing finally puts NSX out to pasture as SuperGT tweaks regs

The Honda/Acura NSX has had a good run. The mid-engine supercar developed with input from the legendary Ayrton Senna first hit the market in 1990 and didn't cease production until 2005, giving it one of the longest production runs in the business. But even after Honda stopped selling the NSX, it was still being campaigned in Japan's SuperGT racing series. No more, says Honda, as the 2010 regulations switch exclusively to the use of front-engine, rear-drive chassis, forcing the NSX into retirement after nearly two decades of duty. Based on ... Read more →

Grassroots Motorsports' Tim Suddard picks ten future Japanese collector cars Jonny Lieberman

"Everybody wants to go to the dance, no one wants to stay and clean up." So says Robert De Niro's Sam in John Frankenheimer's spy thriller/car porno Ronin. We mention the line, because it's not ...

VIDEO: We cringe as Acura NSX does its best surfacing submarine imitation Chris Shunk

The Acura NSX is rare enough that you rarely see them on the streets. When we saw a mint condition NSX trolling the streets of Woodward during the Dream Cruise, we were reminded of just how much ...

REPORT: Acura NSX replacement will move downmarket in price, performance Jeremy Korzeniewski

Late last year, Honda confirmed that it had halted development on the Acura NSX project as we had come to know it. While we're still mourning the loss of the promised front-mounted 560-horsepower ...

Next Honda NSX could be dubbed "Super Hybrid Sports" Jonathon Ramsey

Even though it's been going on for more than two years now, the tale of the Acura NSX is like a news story that just broke: you have to keep checking back for details, and each subsequent update ...

Acura continues to push for Tier-1 status, NSX could be revived 10 months ago on Autoblog

Acura wants to assure dealers that its plan to become a Tier 1 luxury brand – able to hang with Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Lexus – is still underway. But according to Dick Colliver, executive vice president of American Honda Motor Co., the key to playing with the big boys isn't ...

Undead: Will Acura show NSX in Detroit even after killing it off? 11 months ago on Autoblog

Just two weeks after we learned that Honda had suspended plans to introduce a new V10 NSX sports car in 2010 comes word that we may see the car anyway. Sort of. The production program is still dead, but it is being reported that the previously scheduled "concept" will appear at Detroit's North ...

Banzai burned? Honda reportedly kills confirms NSX is DOA 11 months ago on Autoblog

Amidst a troubled global economy, Honda is actively scaling back its operations, and its performance programs are sadly bearing the brunt. After canceling its participation in Formula One and the AMA motorbike road racing series, the Japanese automaker has reportedly announced that it is nixing ...

Under the skin of the 2010 Acura NSX 1 year ago on Autoblog

We don't know what the next Acura (Honda) NSX will ultimately look like, but we do know that it will have a 5.5-liter V10 throwing down 560 hp through a torque-vectoring SW-AWD setup. The folks over at Auto Express have a cutaway view of the NSX's gizzards, and what lurks beneath the creased and ...

eBay Find of the Day: Ferrari + NSX = Ferracura 360 NSX 1 year ago on Autoblog

Up for grabs and with 56 bids registered bids, we have eBay item number: 270287784055. The lucky top bidder gets a Ferrari 360 Modena and an Acura NSX, but only needs one parking spot. The product description explains the impossible, while almost making this thing sound appealing. "The best ...

Acura 2+1 design study takes superman shield to next level 1 year ago on Autoblog

Acura's new design language, as seen on the 2009 TL, is fronted by a shield-like appendage that has received mixed reviews. The Acura 2+1 -- the numbers describe the seating arrangement -- by design student Leon Paz is what would happen if you took the shield theme to one natural conclusion. By ...

Spoon to recreate NSX Type-R in LHD trim for U.S. 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Honda NSX-R. Honda's decision to only offer one Type-R model in the U.S. – the DC2 Integra – is still considered a crime among Hondaphiles. And of all the models that could have benefited from a serious performance injection later in life, the ...

Inside Line does its thing on the $160k Acura NSX 1 year ago on Autoblog

The new Acura/Honda NSX may still be a couple of years away, but when talking about the sequel to such a dynamically legendary supercar, time won't stop speculation from ramping up and details from leaking. True to its name, Inside Line has put together what it believes is an accurate depiction ...

Spy Shots: Honda NSX interior caught at the 'Ring 1 year ago on Autoblog

We've seen plenty of shots of the Honda/Acura NSX hangin' 'round the 'Ring, but unlike previous photos, the crew at Cartribe was able to catch a brief glimpse of the cloaked mule's interior. A clearer view of the gauges reveals a clean chronograph-like arrangement, with large numerals framed by ...

Rumormill: Acura NSX, RL to get V10 with cylinder deactivation? 1 year ago on Autoblog

Not only is team Corvette taking shots at the Nissan GT-R, besting its 'Ring time in the process, so is Acura with its well-publicized NSX replacement. Though we've seen more spy shots, renderings and videos than you can shake a stick at, there are a few more renderings over at 7Tune if you are so ...

VIDEO: Three minutes of NSX goodness 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to view video after the jump At this rate, by the time Honda actually releases the production version of the successor to the NSX, we may well have seen more video and photos of the prototypes running at the 'Ring than we ever saw of the original. Thankfully, for those of us into really ...

Rendered Speculation: Honda NSX without zebra camouflage 1 year ago on Autoblog

AutoExpress is just as interested in the styling of the next NSX as the rest of us are, so they pressed a digital artist into action to 'chop the shots of the car running on the Nurburgring. What they've come away with isn't nearly as bad as we thought it might be on our last podcast. It still looks ...

NSX mule dimensions figured with PhotoShop 1 year ago on Autoblog

Who needs Blade Runner technology to get the details in a photo when you've got Photoshop? The folks over at Temple of VTEC have gleaned the dimensions of the Acura NSX mule by starting with the widths of a German license plate and the Honda S2000 door. The mule appears to be shorter, but taller and ...

VIDEO: 2010 Acura NSX, the 'Ring, enough said 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to view video after the jump 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 ...

NSX laps 'Ring unofficially at 7:37 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for gallery of high-res Acura NSX prototype spy shots The next generation Acura NSX is still two years away. But the cars with which it will compete are currently moving the goal posts further and further toward the horizon. By the time the NSX arrives, it could need rocket boosters and ...

Honda CEO demands NSX be faster around 'Ring than GT-R 1 year ago on Autoblog

By now we've all seen the spy shots showing Acura's NSX revival bombing around the Nürburgring in Germany. There's a reason those drivers are pushing their prototype hard enough to get air through the turns. Inside Line is reporting the Honda CEO Takeo Fukui wants his NSX to toast both the ...

Spy Shots: Acura NSX prototype lifts wheel at the 'Ring 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above to high-res gallery of Acura NSX spy shots The spy shots we showed you earlier of an Acura NSX prototype on the street were taken in Germany near the famed Nurburgring test track. Of course, any prototype driving around the 'Ring will eventually be driving on the 'Ring, and so it was ...

Spy Shots: Acura NSX hits the streets 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of new Acura NSX spy shots var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Acura_s_next_generation_NSX_spied'; The spies at KGP Photography have captured the first shots of the next Acura NSX in its prototype form. Gone is the makeshift S2000 bodywork the car has been ...

Honda NSX to spearhead RWD model lineup 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a gallery of the Acura Advanced Sports Car concept. By most accounts, Honda originally planned to show off the next generation NSX to the seething throngs at last year's Tokyo Motor Show. But due to the less-than-positive reception the Advanced Sports Car concept garnered at the ...

Rendered Speculation: 2010 Acura NSX 1 year ago on Autoblog

We've known for quite some time now that the Acura NSX replacement would feature a V10 engine likely at the front of the vehicle and possibly powering all four wheels via a version of the brand's SH-AWD. Now that Nissan's amazing new GT-R has set a new standard for what a Japanese supercar can be, ...

Acura NSX replacement still delayed due to design issues 1 year ago on Autoblog

Here's the only firm detail about the new Acura NSX: it will have a new ten-hole engine. While the designers have been trading bodyslams and suplexes over what the next Honda supercar will look like, engineers took the opportunity to collaborate about wrist pins, valve geometry, and vee angles. ...

Honda confirms new NSX for 2010 1 year ago on Autoblog

Acura Advanced Sports Car Concept - click to view in our high-res gallery var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Honda_Acura_confirms_new_NSX_for_2010_Article_and_Pics'; Devotees of the late, great Acura NSX – and that's just about everybody, really – have been waiting patiently for ...

Acura exec outlines future vehicle lineup 2 years ago on Autoblog

Acura's sales are down, and rather than try to be all cars to all buyers, filling niches is more the game plan. Product planning manager John Watts intimated that Acura's looking at segments with a narrower appeal, such as the now-defunct CL, and the possibility of a retractable hardtop vehicle, ...

Spy Shots: Lexus LF-A 2 years ago on Autoblog

Photo removed at request of copyright holder. Please click here to view original photos. Hans Lehmann does it again. The ace spy photog captured an undisguised Lexus LF-A prototype lapping the Nürburgring. Lehmann speculates that published images of the upcoming NSX replacement mule have ...

Spy Shots: 2009/10 Acura NSX 2 years ago on Autoblog

The return of the NSX to Acura's lineup has been an off-and-on again affair, but the latest intel has a new NSX with a 500-horsepower V10 on schedule for an arrival sometime in late 2008 or 2009. While our only indication of what the new NSX may look like up to this point has been the Acura Advanced ...

RUMOR: NSX development halted, Acura going back to drawing board 2 years ago on Autoblog

We (and many of you) were blown away by Acura's Advanced Sports Car Concept when it was unveiled at NAIAS in January. Though we were a bit disappointed the concept was only a non-running turntable tease, Honda assured everyone that an improved, closer-to-production show car was in the works for the ...

Detroit Auto Show: Acura concept stops the show but not the imagination 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image to view high-resolution gallery with 39 live and official images The Acura NSX was the first vehicle I ever drove in which I felt I could never make a mistake. With predictable mid-engine balance and a refined V6 power curve, it could be driven through the turns with a deft touch; ...

XGA replacing Honda's S2000? 3 years ago on Autoblog

Looks like the S2000’s epitaph has already been written, as Honda may be planning a replacement dubbed internally as the XGA. What the XGA will be when it comes online is anyone’s guess, though. Road and Track is reporting that at first it thought the S2000 replacement would grow a roof ...






Autoblog Podcast #156: Paukert comes back for more! 

Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert chat and give each other grief. Merriment ensues.

 
 

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