Honda pulls the plug on the NSX supercar

Posted: Dec 17, 2008
Filed under: Acura, Honda, Industry News

Honda keeps dropping one shocking news after another. After announcing that it is pulling out of Formula One racing, Honda now says that the Nissan GT-R will no longer have a competitor. That’s right the company has pulled the plug on the 600-hp 5.5L V10 NSX supercar due to an economic slowdown and declining sales.

Besides having a running prototype and posting some competitive Nurburgring laps, Honda’s CEO Takeo Fukui said that all development on the NSX will cease.

Honda was expected to show a concept version of the NSX at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show next month. Now all Detroit funding will go towards showing the production Insight Hybrid, FC Sport, FCX Clarity and the CR-Z concept.

2010 Acura NSX Prototype at Nurburgring :

   

 

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  • Sasha
    That's sad. Especially because proto-type cars don't even make it on to production most of the time. It would have been nice to 'see' the RSX Supercar which would have most likely been the coolest (hence super) car EVER! I believe Honda/Acura should still demo the proto-type at the Autoshow. But maybe they will recycle the technology in other models. One can hope. Though I wish we could see the dream.
  • kev
    GTR claims another victim :D
  • Ivan Gutierrez
    WTF!? I can't believe it! And here I thought that Honda wasn't really feeling the crunch.
  • stewie
    That sux. Acura is never gonna be able to get it together it seems.

    Wonder if Lexus is gonna pull the plug on their supercar too ... doubt it as Toyota has a lot more $$$.
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