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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 ...

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 Damon Lavrinc

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, ...

2009 Tokyo Auto Salon: Mugen NSX RR 9 months ago on Autoblog

With the NSX successor officially cancelled, Honda tapped long-time motorsports partner Mugen to create a one-off coupe to commemorate the everyday supercar that ended production in 2005. The Mugen NSX RR is stretched to 177.95 inches (almost four inches more than the '94-05 model), and widened ...

Undead: Will Acura show NSX in Detroit even after killing it off? 10 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 10 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 11 months 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Spoiler Alert: Super GT Rd. 3 Results 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a huge, high-res gallery of Rd. 3 of the '08 SuperGT season. After previous incarnations of the Nissan GT-R ran away with successive JGTC titles, Japan's GT Association decided to inflict "success ballast" on race winners in an attempt to level the playing field (i.e give Toyota ...

Despite rumors, next Acura NSX won't be priced around $200k 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a gallery of the Acura Advanced Sports Car Concept. Acura is slated to release its NSX replacement sometime around the turn of the decade, but despite what you may have heard circulating the 'Net, it's not going to be priced to compete with Ferrari and Lamborghini. There's little ...

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 ...

VIDEO: Acura NSX gets whacked with a shovel part deux 1 year ago on Autoblog

Many of you weren't completely convinced with the video showing an Acura NSX getting slammed with a shovel. That really irked Mr. Doorpal. He's back, with a new video showing that no matter what part of the shovel you use to whack the Doorpal, it will still protect your mint 84 Lynx Diesel. We're ...

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, ...

NSX launch pushed back, again 2 years ago on Autoblog

Although the big news on the Honda/Acura front was the postponement of the Acura brand launching in Japan, the other shocker was when Takeo Fukui, Honda's CEO, said that the new NSX won't be making its debut at this year's Tokyo Motor Show. There's never been a firm date for the reveal of Honda's ...

VIDEO: One less NSX to storm Castle Combe 2 years ago on Autoblog

When we wrote about the NSX-takeover at Castle Combe last month, it seemed that one aspect of the story slipped through the cracks – and the press release that was issued. On the very first hot lap of JapFest, one of the 43 NSXs that took to the track crashed in a relatively unspectacular ...

VIDEO: Autoblog Podcast #67 (enhanced) 2 years ago on Autoblog

Autoblog Podcast #67 Jaguar Shifter, CTS-V The enhanced version of Autoblog Podcast #67 is now ready for download or streaming on YouTube. In part one, we talk about the Autoblog redesign and the Dodge Nitro Giveaway. In part two we hit the ground running, with information on Jaguar's funky-cool ...

Autoblog Podcast #67 2 years ago on Autoblog

We've finally poked our respective heads out of our interweb caves and unleashed episode 67 of the Autoblog podcast upon the world. We've been pretty nutty lately with our new, improved site design and our groundbreaking car giveaway, so please forgive our delay at getting back to this. Our first ...

NSX-takeover at Castle Combe 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for a high-res gallery of the event Our first experience behind-the-wheel of an NSX (circa 1996) reinforced our decision to keep Car and Driver's cutaway drawing above our desk until we moved out of the 'rents house. Honda's foray into mid-engine exotica has a similarly obsessive ...

Spy Video: Acura NSX mule 2 years ago on Autoblog

It might look like an S2000 out there on the 'Ring, but something's not quite right. We've all ogled the spy pictures by now, but Inside Line has produced a nifty little video of what we all think is a development mule for the next Acura NSX. Just listen to that angry exhaust note – that ain't ...

Spy Shots: Acura NSX mule out in the open 2 years ago on Autoblog

When spy pics of the new NSX surfaced a couple of days ago, it was just a matter of time before we got a better look at Honda's forthcoming supercar running the 'Ring. The previous shots of the S2000-cloked mule gave us a rough idea of the length and rear suspension setup, but these new shots tell ...

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 ...

VIDEO: Honda goes mental with Hondamentalism 2 years ago on Autoblog

Every automaker has its own subset of dedicated enthusiasts, with varying levels of obsessive behavior. Honda is no different. Take away the misinformed ricers, and Honda's racing heritage stands alone in a sea of commuter-infused mediocrity. In order to recognize the Big H's engineering prowess ...

One powerful NSX: Acura supercar to have 500HP at 23.5 MPG 2 years ago on Autoblog

Honda has done some amazing things with engines over the years, with a string of silky-smooth powerplants that, despite their small size, pump enough juice to the front wheels to keep even the ardent enthusiast happy. Perhaps even more exciting is that Honda manages to provide pop at the pedal, ...

Tokyo Auto Salon: Kei-NSX totally has it Beat 2 years ago on Autoblog

There's something to be said about cheap, mid-engine vehicles. Namely, there are far too few of them. Thankfully, a group of highly motivated and overly caffeinated students at the Nihon Automotive College in Japan brought two of Honda's greatest (only?) mid-engine offerings together. The NATS ...

VIDEO: Ayrton Senna laps Suzuka in an NSX 2 years ago on Autoblog

With superfast Imprezas and Skylines galore, Japan has produced some impressive performance cars, but only one bonafide supercar: the NSX. Honda developed the groundbreaking all-aluminum exotic with input from the legendary (and tragically short-lived) three-time F1 champ Ayrton Senna, who drove ...

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