NSX Successor To Get A V10
07-21-2005, 02:19 PM
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NSX Successor To Get A V10 http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=106539
WOOO WOOO. With the next GT-R going global, a more powerful rotary under the hood of a 2 door SE3P possibly called RX-7, a Toyota/Lexus supercar of some sort and now this, it looks like Japan will be offering quite a bit of bad *** machinery in a few years time. Honestly I'm shocked Honda went with a V10. Especially when they announced a few years ago that the RL wouldn't get a V8 because "that's what everyone else is doing in their flagship sedans" and "smaller engines are part of our character." Not to mention the hype surrounding their supposed high performance IMA powerplants. Like many other people I was interested in knowing more about this project since the supposed 400hp Integrated Motor Assist powerplant was scrapped along with the Dualnote/DN-X concept as was the HSC project a short while ago. After Honda canned any idea of building a successor with their second concept I was beginning to lose hope and Honda even went so far as to say that it wouldn't build a successor at all. I guess they finally woke up and smelled the coffee. Good times.
WOOO WOOO. With the next GT-R going global, a more powerful rotary under the hood of a 2 door SE3P possibly called RX-7, a Toyota/Lexus supercar of some sort and now this, it looks like Japan will be offering quite a bit of bad *** machinery in a few years time. Honestly I'm shocked Honda went with a V10. Especially when they announced a few years ago that the RL wouldn't get a V8 because "that's what everyone else is doing in their flagship sedans" and "smaller engines are part of our character." Not to mention the hype surrounding their supposed high performance IMA powerplants. Like many other people I was interested in knowing more about this project since the supposed 400hp Integrated Motor Assist powerplant was scrapped along with the Dualnote/DN-X concept as was the HSC project a short while ago. After Honda canned any idea of building a successor with their second concept I was beginning to lose hope and Honda even went so far as to say that it wouldn't build a successor at all. I guess they finally woke up and smelled the coffee. Good times.
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07-21-2005, 02:37 PM
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Wonder if it will be based on their dismal Formula BAR honda V10?
Speaking of the lexus Supercar, this video was uploaded to StreetFire
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Speaking of the lexus Supercar, this video was uploaded to StreetFire
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Originally Posted by 2002BlackSS
Not sure what to think. Honda isn't known for building good large displacement engines.
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WOAH, Don't lose a head gasket!
I have nothing against Honda, but they have never been into building anything with more than 6 cylinders, and many of their 4's have better response than their 6's. I do apologize for mixing my terms, it was a clarical error on my part. I meant to refer to the configuration rather than displacement. I'm just saying that they will be going out of their traditional expertise on this one. Point out 1 engine they build/have built in the past with more than 6 cylinders that is known to be a good performer...exactly! You can't, because it doesn't exist. If they succeed, great, but until it's built, I'm "not sure what to think."
BTW: Much of what I said was summed up in your 1st post:
I have nothing against Honda, but they have never been into building anything with more than 6 cylinders, and many of their 4's have better response than their 6's. I do apologize for mixing my terms, it was a clarical error on my part. I meant to refer to the configuration rather than displacement. I'm just saying that they will be going out of their traditional expertise on this one. Point out 1 engine they build/have built in the past with more than 6 cylinders that is known to be a good performer...exactly! You can't, because it doesn't exist. If they succeed, great, but until it's built, I'm "not sure what to think."
BTW: Much of what I said was summed up in your 1st post:
Originally Posted by bruddah_man_matt
Honestly I'm shocked Honda went with a V10. Especially when they announced a few years ago that the RL wouldn't get a V8 because "that's what everyone else is doing in their flagship sedans" and "smaller engines are part of our character."
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