Will the NSX be relevant as a 2016 model year?

"Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire" (arch-duke-maxyenko) 07/09/2014 at 18:36 • Filed to: purely hypothetical...

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Let's just say that production begins next year, would it be an effective halo car?

heliochrome85 > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 07/09/2014 at 18:37

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depends on how much honda switch gear they use. and how the dealers market it. I could see acura dealers not knowing what to do with actual customers in their showroom.

PatBateman > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 07/09/2014 at 18:38

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You read my comment on the front page, didn't you? About the NSX being an imaginary car?

Would it be an effective Halo car? Honestly? Seriously? Don't think so.

daender > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 07/09/2014 at 18:40

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It's as effective as 2002 NSX was brand-new; it'll be cool, it'll be their halo, but it'll be overshadowed by numerous cars that outperform it for cheaper.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > PatBateman 07/09/2014 at 18:41

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Of course I read it, but the car is actually going to be made...

heliochrome85 > daender 07/09/2014 at 18:42

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the 2002 NSX was at a time when acura had a clear and focused commitment towards producing enjoyable cars. the only thing acura is committed to these days, is limpdick product.

N51fanatic > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 07/09/2014 at 18:47

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I feel like this car has had more hype, leaks and general all around talking about before an actual release than even the retro Camaro. I feel like we have been talking about this car for at least 10 years.

Decay buys too many beaters > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 07/09/2014 at 18:48

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I don't think Honda has the chops anymore for a proper supercar, this is going to ride way too heavily on past glory/NSX name recognition. I'll be willing to make a bet that they have ads featuring Senna.

Personally, I think the best place for them to aim is at the M3/M4 and Caymen markets.

PatBateman > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 07/09/2014 at 18:49

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This is honestly one of those "I'll believe it when I see it" cars. It's been announced for years (was supposed to be a 2013 model), has been bouncing around the rumor mill/press releases, and was featured in a movie four years ago (shot FIVE years ago). Not until Honda actually starts rolling them down the assembly line will I actually believe it'll be made.

RotaryLover > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 07/09/2014 at 18:54

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I already forgotten about it.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 07/09/2014 at 19:21

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Surround it with ILXs so the people buying the only sporty car Arcura makes get to stare at the NSX while it sits in the show room collecting dust because the i8, 458, and Huracan will outsell it by thousands.

Unless they sell ot for like 80k, which won't happen.

wiffleballtony > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 07/10/2014 at 00:09

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Assuming it ever gets made I doubt it will have the power to compete. And by the looks of it, I don't think it will handle at all like its predecessors. Thus making it useless.

nucciOMG > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 07/10/2014 at 10:42

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Is it relevant now?

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > daender 07/11/2014 at 23:30

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By 2002 the car was 12 years old and getting a long in the tooth.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > PatBateman 07/13/2014 at 01:42

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And now the i8 is out so some tweeking will have to be done.

Random Commenter > N51fanatic 10/05/2014 at 06:16

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We have, basically. The new NSX was born out of the Acura Advanced Sports Car Concept back in 2007, and was shown again, basically in it's current form, in 2012. So, by the time the NSX actually reaches the market, it'll have been 8 years since it first hit our "radar"... Frankly, it lost my interest about 3 years ago, and it became completely irrelevant after Porsche, McLaren and Ferrari picked up the ball Acura dropped and ran with it, producing the 918, the P1, and the LaFerrari.