Well, we all know that honda wouldnt allow toyota or nissan enter the supercar market without some serious competition. Unlike the previous mid-engined NSX this mule is running a front-mid engine, with its powerplant placed well behind the front wheels to ensure excellent weight distribution. This should also allow the new NSX to offer 2+2 cabin accommodation, broadening its appeal – particularly in the USA. What that engine is remains very much rumours and conjecture. There’s talk of a high-revving naturally aspirated V10, which would fit in very comfortably with Honda’s Type R philosophy.
GALLERY: new Honda NSX spied
Honda’s not as obsessed as many by big bhp outputs, but even so an output of 450bhp seems likely. Should such an engine be fitted to the sort of lightweight body as the previous NSX the performance would be exceptional. Four-wheel-drive, with rearward bias, is also rumoured, the handling expected to be controlled by a version of Honda’s electronic Super Handling All-Wheel Drive. Not expected until 2009 Honda’s supercar is aiming to compete against rivals like Porsche’s 911 Turbo, the Ferrari F430 and the Lamborghini Gallardo as well as home competition like Nissan’s GTR.
now, i do admire the new gtr, when it was first released, my jaw dropped
but when i heard about the nsx, i came in my pants
if the nsx dont beat the gtr around the nurmberg ring,i will never give my veiws the way i am on this subject again
and im sorry for posting that the gtr was a v10, it is a v6, my mistake