You know what should be in this thing?

"BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather" (bugeyedacura)
03/13/2015 at 23:00 • Filed to: None

A 4 liter DI V6 with 3-stage VTEC (valve deactivation, standard profile, and high cam) and enough lightweight material to take the curb weight under 3000 lbs. Hook the thing up to a real 7 speed and get rid of the hybrid crap. 425hp, 3.5 to 60, and still get 30mpg on the highway. Why is that so hard?

DISCUSSION (8)

CB > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
03/13/2015 at 23:08

I disagree. Top of the line models should be about pushing boundaries, not with sticking with what already exists. Push everything to the limit and then let whatever was learned trickle down to other models.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > CB
03/13/2015 at 23:20

And that's why the Corvette continues to beat 99% if the cars out there for a quarter of the price. Because they perfect what They know instead of trying the newest hotness.

CB > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
03/13/2015 at 23:26

And what happens when they've pushed the current tech it currently uses to the absolute limit? They'll move on to newer stuff. Which will have been tried on other vehicles. In order for progress to be made, risks need to be taken. And what better to take risks than with a halo model?

signintoburnerlol > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
03/13/2015 at 23:29

Not exactly true. The corvette isn't so much fiberglass as it once was. It uses a lot of aluminum, modern materials. Corvette follows the "newest hotness" with adjustable everything and a fancy interface. It even has cylinder deactivation. There's more i could go with...

Eventually the Corvette will be hybrid, even the next generation should be.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > CB
03/13/2015 at 23:30

That was never the point of the NSX. Everything in this car separates man from machine. Thats completely the opposite of what the NSX should be about.

CB > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
03/13/2015 at 23:38

Is this your opinion or what it's actually about? The NSX was designed to be less expensive, more reliable, and better than the 328 and 348. And, according to Wikipedia , was the first car to use an all aluminium monocoque body, which seems like pushing boundaries to me. Whether or not it was designed to have "man and machine" in harmony is probably a product of the time, where the technology for digital nannies, launch controls, hybrid power, dual clutch automated transmissions, and so on and so forth did not exist.

Honestly, I think the jury should just wait it out until we hear first driving videos. Because we can sit here talking about whether or not it's worthy of the NSX name until we're blue in the face, but no one outside of development knows what it drives like. If people determine it's a hunk of crap, then we can complain. But a car with these specs for a targeted price of $150,000? Isn't that something we should be excited about, not angry because it's not "pure"?

Axial > CB
03/14/2015 at 00:15

This generation of hyper-cars (P1, LF, 918) pushes no boundary except what aerodynamic tomfoolery they can get away with in a road car and still meet safety regulations. There's nothing new or impressive about hybrids or turbos, it's all stuff that has not only been around for awhile, but been proven for years and even decades.

If they do something truly exotic, then we can talk about pushing boundaries.

Now, mind you, I'm not knocking on the NSX. Not at all. For $150,000? Not bad, would daily drive. It's just that if the new NSX is pushing any boundary, it's what they can provide the customer on a budget. It's an economic boundary, not a technological one. Cool, but as far as wowing with performance or driving feel are concerned, not really relevant. I also just wish people would stop singing about hybrid-electric-drive arrangements and turbocharged, small-displacement engines as if they are some kind of next-generational tech-wizardry. Not even carbon-fiber deserves that categorization.

In closing, I will say that I'm totally okay with this new NSX. If I want an original NSX, there are plenty for sale. :p

nafsucof > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
03/14/2015 at 09:16

right but it's no longer na, it's got more carbon, more aero, more tech...it's not just a naturally aspirated shotgun that the c6 z06 was, they are pushing the tech they know...