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New NSX on the way


New NSX on the way

Author: Trent NikolicDate: 15 September 2011

Honda's president and CEO Takanobu Ito has announced the brand is finally working on a replacement for the iconic NSX.

Considered the poor man's supercar, the Honda NSX was one of the shining lights from Honda, a brand that these days is in need of a serious dose of excitement. And it seems it's going to get it in the form of a new sportscar.

Honda's president and CEO Takanobu Ito has announced the 'new NSX' will be radically different to its much-loved predecessor. Honda won't be going for outright power with this one, rather it'll be aiming for impressive power-to-weight.

"I spent part of my early career at Honda developing the NSX, and specifically the aluminium body," said Ito. "I really enjoyed that experience, and learned much, so it is my wish that Honda engineers have the experience of developing a sportscar like the NSX in future. Within Honda, our engineers are already looking at developing such a car."

Ito declined to comment on when such a car could make production, but he stressed it would be a different vehicle to the original NSX.

"You can't depend on a high power output to call a car sporty anymore," he said. "The original NSX was about high power but also good driving performance, and today power-to-weight is what we have to focus on. The NSX was known for its aluminium body, so when we develop our new sportscar we don't want to copy Ferrari for power, but to also chase efficiency as well."

This isn't the first time Honda has hinted at an NSX successor. Back in 2010, when the original new NXS was meant to be launched it was canned because of the global financial crisis.

However, Ito is pushing for Honda to push its sporting credentials again, so long as they compliment its environmental stance.

"Our recent efforts have been focused on fuel efficiency, and that perhaps gives the impression Honda is behind with pushing the brand image of sportiness, but let me assure you that is not the case," said Ito. "We will address that impression with our new generations of cars."

 

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