Acura is continuing its ongoing efforts to become a Tier 1 luxury brand despite the difficult economic times. According to Dick Colliver, executive vice president of American Honda Motor Co., Acura wants to move up the ladder without jeopardizing its “value-for-the-money” image. “Being a premium luxury brand is not just about product. It’s the way [...]
It was recently reported by AutoExpress that Honda has shelved plans to build the Acura/Honda NSX supercar. Honda made no comment on the report that said Honda pulled the plug on the 600-hp supercar due to the economic slowdown. Well, Autotelegraaf is now saying that Honda will bring the final NSX concept to the 2009 Detroit [...]
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. [...]
While Honda doesn’t seem to be a fan of V8s, a V10 is a whole different story. According to the company’s Executive Vice President Koichi Kondo, the V10 powered NSX is on the way and Honda will do all it can to make it the best sports car in its category. “This sort of discussion [...]
So it’s been a while since we’ve heard anything about the 2010 Acura NSX (almost a whole month) and seeing as it’s one of the most anticipated arrivals of next year that’s a bit strange. So here it is – a new spy video showing the wonderful sounds of the upcoming 600-hp Nissan GT-R rival. [...]
Last week we brought you some updated news on the upcoming 2010 Acura NSX. We learned that the upcoming Nissan GT-R and Lexus LF-A rival will produce 600-hp with a peak torque of 443 lb-ft mated to a rear-wheel-drive architecture with a 6-speed dual-clutch gearbox. We also learned that the NSX will lighter than the [...]
While everyone thinks that Acura is not up-to-par in the luxury or performance game, the upcoming next-generation NSX will change all that for the Honda owned brand. According to AutoExpress , along with the Nissan GT-R and the Lexus LF-A, the 2010 Acura NSX will take on the Aston Martin V8 Vantage, Maserati GranTurismo and [...]
The first interior shot of the 2010 Acura NSX didn’t show us much besides the test drivers arm and a cloth covering the center console. Now spies have once again scooped the next-generation NSX testing at the Nurburgring and this time we get a good look at the flat-bottom Audi style steering wheel and odometer. [...]
