2015 Acura NSX To Get Unique Longitudinal, Twin-Turbo V6

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• quadricycle Posts: 827

  November 2013

  That's pretty large, I can see why it could create packaging issues. I would love to hear some more details on the engine (like weight!), but this will do for now. Can't wait for more.

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• samster231 Posts: 26

  November 2013

  I must not have been paying attention to this previously, as I do not remember this engine being turbocharged previously.
  
  IMO the move to forced induction takes this car to a higher tier and comparisons to a 458 or 12C are not wishful thinking.
  
  For me, it also completely erases the pain of the stillborne NA V-10, front engine NSX that came so close to seeing the light of day.
  
  As one of many well documented, broken hearted, grown up Honda fan boys....Honda you have got my attention back.

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• horsepwr1 Posts: 9

  November 2013

  How long has Honda been teasing this car? Release it and stop talking about it...

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• duck87 Posts: 649

  November 2013

  Looks like Honda wants to stop screwing around.

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• fordson1 Posts: 1,512

  November 2013

  I think comparisons to a 458 or 12C are still wishful thinking. These people have never made a real exotic, and their near-exotic, while nice, was finally abandoned ten years ago after it became outdated. Honda is a well-respected automaker with an engineering reputation, but as the saying goes, wishin' ain't havin'.

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• recreant24 Posts: 1

  November 2013

  This article has made my day.

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• stovt001_ Posts: 799

  November 2013

  @horsepwr1: They've been teasing it for less time than Toyota teased the GT-86, and a hybrid turbocharged mid-engine supercar is a heckuva lot more complicated than a front-engine, RWD small basic sports car, so I think they're still alright. This has al

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