Lots of Good News Coming From Honda

"Tom McParland" (tommcparland)
11/19/2013 at 10:05 • Filed to: Tokyo Motor Show, Honda

!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! TL/DR version: NSX will have twin-turbo 3.5 V6, New Civic Type R will have 280hp turbo and try to break Ring record for FWD car, Honda V6 engines may be replaced by turbo-4.

DISCUSSION (24)

DeltawingGothamDeserves > Tom McParland
11/19/2013 at 10:06

Are the days of HOnda's awesomeness coming back? YES!!!

Party-vi > Tom McParland
11/19/2013 at 10:07

All good news except ditching the V6 for a turbo-4. I can see why they're doing it though, as Hyundai and Kia have the Turbo-4 engines in their family cars (and they're force-feeding consumers BS about turbo engines being better). I'm gonna miss hearing the exhaust notes from those great Honda V6 engines.

dinobot666 > Tom McParland
11/19/2013 at 10:08

Yay on the 3.5 twin turbo, nay on the hybrid system for the NSX.

duurtlang > Tom McParland
11/19/2013 at 10:09

NSX will have twin-turbo 3.5 V6, (...) Honda V6 engines may be replaced by turbo-4.

So the NSX will have a triple turbo-4?

Tom McParland > duurtlang
11/19/2013 at 10:10

Haha

Tom McParland > dinobot666
11/19/2013 at 10:11

Given the 918, P1, and LaFerrari are all using hybrid systems now I don't think it will be too bad.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Tom McParland
11/19/2013 at 10:12

I like twin turbo 3.5's. ECOBOOOOOOOOOST! What will Honda call it?

PS9 > Tom McParland
11/19/2013 at 10:12

Kinja'd!!!

No drivetrain porn? Shame on you, Automatch!

Tom McParland > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
11/19/2013 at 10:13

Please not Earth Dreams...please not Earth Dreams

TurboSloth > Tom McParland
11/19/2013 at 10:14

New Civic Type R will have 280hp turbo

Honda's smart. I hope that they A, make it look good, and B, eliminate torque steer. Also, bring the Type R to the US pls. More importantly, bring back the S2k

maximillious > DeltawingGothamDeserves
11/19/2013 at 10:16

Don't jump the gun here. The NSX is obviously going to be prohibitively expensive, the Type R has about a 1 in 1 million chance of making it to North America and if it does will the neuter it like they did the SI hatchback for 02-05? Honda has two cool cars in the works, none in production...lets wait and see.

CKeffer > Tom McParland
11/19/2013 at 10:17

Fine, it will be called Green Dream instead.

dinobot666 > Tom McParland
11/19/2013 at 10:18

I'm sure it'll perform just fine, it's just that I don't like hybrid systems in my supercars. Personal preference, that's all.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Tom McParland
11/19/2013 at 10:19

Lol I had to google that one. I missed the whole earth dreams movement.

William Byrd > Tom McParland
11/19/2013 at 10:21

Is this the Honda of yore? I hope so.

PS9 > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
11/19/2013 at 10:22

Maybe they'll call it the Shoganai system.

NSX passed you in a stoplight race? Shoganai. NSX faster than your P1 or 918 on the 'ring? Shoganai. NSX out-cornered your Veyron? Shoganai. You can accept that your car isn't as good, or you can buy an NSX right now!

Can't afford an NSX? well...Shoganai.

Cherry_man1 > Tom McParland
11/19/2013 at 10:25

*walks in and sees no new S2K....leaves*

DeltawingGothamDeserves > maximillious
11/19/2013 at 10:25

But... I must!

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > PS9
11/19/2013 at 10:25

Haha that would be a good name.

MountainCommand > Tom McParland
11/19/2013 at 11:21

Hmmmm. A Type R swap into my prelude.... This sounds promising. OEM turbo setups ftw.

maximillious > DeltawingGothamDeserves
11/19/2013 at 11:58

Im sorry bud, I dont mean to burst any bubble but honda has been breaking my heart for so long now that I cannot possibly trust that they will do the right things to mend our relationship. I have waited at a table for two for them, quietly sipping my water and checking my watch... People are starting to stare.

Rico > TurboSloth
11/19/2013 at 13:35

I'd imagine trying to beat a 'ring record for a FWD car they'd do there best to minimize torque steer.

DeltawingGothamDeserves > maximillious
11/19/2013 at 19:30

I know... I so much want them to return, but i know they won't. I try to stay positive.

maximillious > DeltawingGothamDeserves
11/20/2013 at 10:24

As do I.... its just difficult when they appear to only care about Europe and Japan and release shit like the 12-13 civic si in the USA. Have they seen the focus st? or Fiesta ST? aren't they worried? I'm a millenial and a Honda Fanboy but I just bought a new ST rather than wait any longer for something honda has failed to do in the last 10 years.