Honda has shown NSX concept at the Frankfurt motor show, and although this is the same concept we saw last year we now know it will be the last time it will be shown at a motor show in concept form.
the released pictures and details of a new racing variant of the upcoming NSX, called the Concept-GT, which will compete in the GT500 class of the Japanese Super GT series. Like the production version, the racer features a petrol-electric hybrid drivetrain, although due to the regulations uses a smaller 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder powerplant.
The latest incarnation of the road-going Honda NSX concept car made its debut at the Mid-Ohio Raceway ahead of an Indycar race at the circuit. The latest concept previews the return of the NSX via a tech-heavy four-wheel-drive hybrid supercar, tackling the Nissan GT-R and Porsche 911 GT3, as well as the new BMW i8.
A power output of around 400bhp is anticipated from its mid-mounted V6 engine and hybrid electric motors. The engine, along with main electric motor will primarily drive the rear wheels, via a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox, with a couple of supplementary motors powering the front axle. Honda dubs the torque vectoring system SH-AWD, short for Super Handling All Wheel Drive.
Assuming the production model doesn’t grow significantly, the NSX will have a relatively small footprint, which will be smaller than the McLaren 12C and Ferrari 458. Honda hasn’t yet released a weight figure, but it is thought that the focus on hybrid technology means it probably won’t be the flyweight and delicate sportscar that the original was.
Global development of the car is being performed by Honda's Ohio R&D team, led by Ted Klaus, while the company has previously confirmed the new NSX will be built in a new Performance Manufacturing Centre in Ohio. The fact that the NSX primarily a US project means it is badged as an Acura, although the European and Japanese models will wear the Honda name.
The new £46m (70m dollars) advanced production facility has been built in close proximity to Honda’s main Ohio plant, although much like the first NSX’s super high-tech Japanese factory (Takanezawa), is entirely self-contained. The company will pick 100 employees from current operations in Ohio to build the NSX.
Honda recently opened the order books for the NSX in the UK, ahead of a planned 2015 launch, and although UK prices are still to be announced, they are expected to start at around £100,000 – securely in Audi R8 or Porsche 911 territory.
Expected to go on sale in the next three years, will be developed by Honda R&D Americas and manufactured in Ohio, USA.
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