Acura
The wait is finally over—there's a new NSX in town.
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Press impressions of Acura's long-awaited second-generation NSX are starting to show up online. We've seen the two-seat, mid-engined hybrid at a couple of auto shows now, but a couple of weeks ago Honda and Acura started giving out a bit of seat time in production cars. (Ars wasn't at the event, but you can read impressions from Roadshow and SlashGear.)
The original NSX was built from 1990-2005, and it showed the world that Honda could build a better mid-engined sports car than Ferrari. Extensive use of aluminum and other lightweight materials kept the weight down, and its naturally aspirated engine was a gem of a power plant. The handling was reportedly honed by Ayrton Senna, who benefited from Honda power in his McLaren Formula 1 car. Automotive purists made it something of a cult car, especially the more focused Type R.
The new NSX is much more complex under the skin than the previous model. It still has a transversely mounted V6 between the cockpit and the rear wheels, but that V6 has a pair of turbochargers—and 500hp (373kW). There are three electric motor/generator units; one for each front wheel (36hp/27kW) and third (47hp/35kW) that feeds into the same 9-speed dual-clutch transmission as the engine.
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