Honda NSX (2016)

[Phaster]

acho que a honda devia fazer uma chamada ao sr. harris

 

[LuisCastro]

Bem, o carro está com um sonido................................ não pensei que um V6 pudesse roncar daquela forma cavernosa................... não deve ser o mesmo motor da (futura) versão de produção......................
Se um hibrido roncar assim, juro que me passa o preconceito.........................

 

[ks34]

Bem, o carro está com um sonido................................ não pensei que um V6 pudesse roncar daquela forma cavernosa................... não deve ser o mesmo motor da (futura) versão de produção......................
Se um hibrido roncar assim, juro que me passa o preconceito.........................

O motor utilizado na mula de testes é desenvolvido pela HPD e não é a versão de produção, pelo menos com especificações finais. Os últimos rumores apontam para motor V6 twin turbo a debitar cerca de 450 cv + 3 motores eléctricos.

 

[LuisCastro]

O motor utilizado na mula de testes é desenvolvido pela HPD e não é a versão de produção, pelo menos com especificações finais. Os últimos rumores apontam para motor V6 twin turbo a debitar cerca de 450 cv + 3 motores eléctricos.

Pois..... mas é pena... este ronca como deve ser...Não tinha ideia que seria como dizes. O que se fala não é um 3litros NA, com 2 elétricos?

 

[reckoner00]

Tudo o que precisa de saber sobre o Acura/Honda NSX - Digital Trends

When an Acura NSX prototype did a couple of unofficial laps at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio last weekend, just before an IndyCar race, car fans took notice, just as they did when a topless NSX had a cameo in Avengers last year.

Normally, Acuras don’t inspire this kind of excitement, but the NSX is different.

When Japan’s first mass production mid-engined supercar was unveiled in 1990, it signaled that the Japanese car industry had arrived. It took on the best, from Ferrari to Porsche, and won, combining extreme performance with Honda’s legendary reliability.

Now, Acura is trying to recapture that magic with a 21st century twist. First shown as a concept car at the 2012 Detroit auto show, the new NSX will be a hybrid, and is set to go on sale next year. There was another sneak peek in this hilarious 2012 Superbowl ad.

In the meantime, we’ve gathered everything there is to know about the NSX in one convenient dossier, and checked out the hybrid supercar competition. Read on for all of the juicy details.

Specs

Like the first NSX, the reincarnation will have a V6 engine mounted in the middle, but the similarities end there.

The V6 displaces 3.5 liters and has two turbochargers. It produces an estimated 450 horsepower and 450 pound-feet of torque, but it also gets a little help from three electric motors. One motor is attached to the car’s seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission, helping to drive the rear wheels. The other two drive one front wheel each.

Combined, the V6 and three electric motors should produce 560 hp and 650 lb-ft. Acura calls the system Sport Hybrid Super Handling-All Wheel Drive, and like the non-hybrid variant found in many of the brand’s regular cars, it should be able to vector torque side-to-side, helping to accelerate the NSX out of corners more quickly.

All of those mechanical bits are wrapped in svelte styling that makes all of Acura’s recent angular sedans and SUVs make sense. This is what Acura’s stylists must have envisioned when the boss told them to design a car with a totally unique design language, but before they were told that car had to be the 2012 TSX.

Unlike the questionably-styled cars we’ve seen over the past few years, the NSX looks amazing. All of those sharp edges make it look like a stealth fighter.

Acura has also shown a concept interior for the NSX. The “Human Support Cockpit” theme features a raised center stack (moving the controls closer to the driver) a large central screen (in case the driver wants to read Facebook statuses at 180 mph), and plenty of carbon fiber. It looks like a wonderful place to be.

The long and winding road

Since the original NSX went out of production in 2005, Honda has dragged its feet about finding a replacement.

In 2007, Acura showed the Advanced Sports Car Concept in Detroit. While it featured a front-mounted V10, it was hailed as the NSX’s replacement. After its development was interrupted by the 2008 financial crisis, Honda built one prototype, dubbed HSV-010 GT, and campaigned it in the Japanese Super GT series.

That seemed to be the end of that, until an unusual Acura-badged sports car was spotted on the set of Avengers, with Robert Downey Jr. at the wheel. This convertible morphed into the hardtop NSX concept shown at Detroit in early 2012. Since then, it’s been a waiting game.

The wait is almost over, though: Acura will put the NSX on sale on 2015. It will be built at a new “Performance Manufacturing Center” in Marysville, Ohio, adjacent to two existing Honda facilities.
Competition

When it finally goes on sale, the NSX won’t be the only hybrid supercar game in town. The international cast of rivals includes the Ferrari LaFerrari, McLaren P1, and Porsche 918 Spyder.

So how does the NSX stack up?

On paper, not very well. The least powerful of the trio, the Porsche, has 887 hp and 940 lb-ft of torque, courtesy of a 4.6-liter V8 and two electric motors. That’s 327 horsepower and 380 pound-feet more than the Acura.

The Ferrari and McLaren are even farther ahead: LaFerrari has a 6.3-liter V12 and a single electric motor, good for a combined 950 hp and 664 lb-ft, while the P1 has a 3.8-liter twin-turbocharged V8 and a single electric motor, together producing 903 hp and 723 lb-ft.

At 3,350 pounds, the NSX is the lightest of the group; curb weights are 3,450 lbs, 3,400 lbs, and 3,700 lbs for the Ferrari, McLaren, and Porsche respectively. Still, that power gap means the NSX will probably be left in the dust (official performance figures haven’t been released).

That other important performance metric, fuel economy, is also a tossup. Acura has said that it could give the NSX an electric-only operating mode, but hasn’t confirmed whether it will actually do that. The LaFerrari cannot operate solely on electricity, while the P1 and 918 have EV ranges of six miles and 18 miles, respectively, with the 918 reportedly able to top 80mph in EV mode.

However, direct comparisons between the NSX and other hybrid supercars aren’t really fair, because the Acura will be much cheaper. Whereas the 918 Spyder is on sale now for $845,000, and the LaFerrari and P1 are expected to cost over $1 million each, the NSX is expected to cost under $200,000.

That puts the NSX in the “entry level” supercar category alongside the Audi R8, Ferrari 458 Italia, and McLaren MP4-12C. Its hybrid powertrain will make it one-of-a-kind in that class.

Of course, to be truly faithful to its predecessor, the new NSX needs to be more than competitive. It needs to set a new standard for automotive excellence. Does this all-wheel drive hybrid have what it takes? We’ll find out in 2015.

 

[b00ster]

Bem, o carro está com um sonido................................ não pensei que um V6 pudesse roncar daquela forma cavernosa................... não deve ser o mesmo motor da (futura) versão de produção......................
Se um hibrido roncar assim, juro que me passa o preconceito.........................

Aquilo deve tar com linha directa ou parecido [] Nos dias de hoje (com injecção directa, leis de emissões, ruído, etc) é dificil esperar muitos ralentins destes, ainda para mais num V6 como mencionaste.

Mesmo achando que algo assim é pedir demais tenho esperança num cantar de respeito... a lembrar outros tempos

 

[MadDragon]

Eu acho que vocês andam muito enganados acerca do som do NSX.
Era muito bonito, mas era som integral de motor.
O som da linah de escape era tímido e sei-o porque conheci um vários anos que passava sempre por mim.

O som de admissão dentro do habitáculo é especial para um V6.
Fora dele é relativamente discreto.

 

[b00ster]

Eu acho que vocês andam muito enganados acerca do som do NSX.
Era muito bonito, mas era som integral de motor.
O som da linah de escape era tímido e sei-o porque conheci um vários anos que passava sempre por mim.

O som de admissão dentro do habitáculo é especial para um V6.
Fora dele é relativamente discreto.

Sim exacto, era mesmo conhecido pelo som quem vinha do V6 directamente...

Mas com uma linha diferente era bicho que para além disso ainda gritava como poucos em altas.

Este novo com os tais compromissos dos dias de hoje, 2 turbos (se se confirmar), motores eléctricos... parece-me que vai ter de compensar bem mais com escape desde inicio.

 

[ks34]

Pois..... mas é pena... este ronca como deve ser...Não tinha ideia que seria como dizes. O que se fala não é um 3litros NA, com 2 elétricos?

Grande parte da imprensa até à data falava de um V6 3.5 NA, mas esse é o motor para o novo Legend (Acura RLX). Todavia, grande parte do desenvolvimento do motor e da transmissão está a ser feito em Tochigi e não nos EUA, pelo que continua a ser uma incógnita que motorização a Honda utilizará no NSX, a única certeza é mesmo tratar-se de um V6.

As revistas japonesas referem que o motor será mesmo um V6 Turbo + motor eléctrico acoplado à transmissão DCT com cerca de 100 cv + 2 motores eléctricos à frente com cerca de 30 cv cada para funcionamento do sistema SH-AWD.

 

[Miguel1994]

NSX vs HSV-010

O hsv sim... Este novo nsx não vai nada com a cara da honda.

 

[reckoner00]

 

[PauloRaposo]

A "simplicidade" das linhas do NSX, aliada a uma linha de cintura muito baixa, impressiona. Apesar dos muitos anos que já tem em cima, continua a ter uma design muito interessante []

 

[BLADERUNNER]

El Honda NSX vuelve al SuperGT nipón

 

[ks34]

 

[ks34]

 

[RomeoDiBavaria]

A banda sonora dos filmes seria bem melhor se o NSX tivesse o v10 do LFA...

QUE SONHO!

 

[ks34]

A banda sonora dos filmes seria bem melhor se o NSX tivesse o v10 do LFA...

QUE SONHO!

Melhor ainda seria o motor V10 da Honda, projecto abandonado em 2008.[][br]

 

[ks34]

Entrevista de Ted Klaus (líder de projecto do novo NSX) à Autoexpres, material muito interessante. Apenas não percebo a insistência da imprensa especializada em assumir que o NSX terá apenas 400 cv, aposto que terá pelo menos 500 cv, a não ser que seja um peso pluma.

Honda to use McLaren expertise with NSX development

New Honda NSX to offer 911 usability with performance of Ferrari 458 Italia

Work on the all-new Honda NSX is progressing well, according to Honda’s NSX project leader, Ted Klaus, and the hybrid supercar is on-schedule for launch in 2015.
Speaking exclusively to Auto Express at the Frankfurt motor show, Klaus confirmed to us that Honda will use its new tie-up with McLaren – which will see the Japanese firm provide engines for McLaren’s F1 cars from 2015 – to boost its new sportscar development programme.
Klaus admits that working with McLaren is “a huge opportunity – and takes Honda into an exciting era.”
Asked specifically what he’d like to tap into, Klaus says “McLaren is renowned for its development methodologies – it’d be wonderful to work with them. Likewise, McLaren is very strong in the field of electronics.”
Honda is already applying F1 development techniques to the project. Klaus says “we’re using computational fluid dynamics to get the car’s shape as efficient as possible, and doing simulator work to hone how the car drives.”
When asked, Klaus confirmed that he could get McLaren chief test driver, Chris Goodwin, in the car to gain his feedback, too. Likewise, he said, “sadly we no longer have Ayrton Senna around to ask for his input, but we’re keen to involve other racing drivers in the development process.”
Current McLaren driver Jensen Button has given input into McLaren’s 12C project in the past.
Klaus adds that while the 400bhp hybrid powertrain is being developed in Japan, and the chassis is being worked on in the USA, lots of development and tuning work will take place in Europe.
As you’d expect, Klaus has an idea of his ideal Nurburgring lap time, although he refused to share it. But he did say that he’s more interested in bringing down the lap time gap between a professional race driver and an amateur, stating that “the essence of an NSX is accessibility of performance.”

Honda benchmarks everyday usability of Porsche 911 and Audi R8 with performance of Ferrari 458 Italia

The Honda NSX will be benchmarked against some tough competition when it goes on sale in 18 months time.
Ted Klaus, Honda’s Large Project and NSX boss told us the NSX will have “the spread of abilities shown by the full range of Porsche 911s, from Carrera to GT3, and the Audi R8” [with a price and production volume likely to be similar to the latter] but with the “high emotional content and performance of a Ferrari 458 Italia.”
The NSX is a strict two-seater, but will have a decent boot, despite having a pair of electric motors driving its front axle. A third motor is mounted between the V6 direct injection engine and twin-clutch gearbox, with a power output of around 400bhp being the target.
Klaus confirms that the powertrain is being developed in Japan, while the chassis monocoque is being completed in Ohio, USA, where the car will be built in a new factory.
The choice of Ohio is because Klaus predicts that over 50 per cent of NSX models will be sold in North America, with production volumes similar to the Audi R8 – around 5 per day – planned.
The NSX will use a “multi-material” approach that will include aluminium, unique high-grade steel and composites. Although Klaus wouldn’t divulge the car’s weight target, he did confirm that the car will feature some world-first lightweight tech, particularly with the development of its super-thin, super-strong A-pillars. This will filter down into lesser Hondas over time, too.
Klaus is adamant that the new NSX will remain true to the original, famed for its light weight and everyday usability. Speaking about the adoption of the hybrid system, Klaus says that “all technologies are proactive – they respond to the driver, when you accelerate, when you brake, when you turn.”
The NSX will feature torque vectoring, but it will be tuned in such a way that it helps connect the driver to the car.
This theme of connection is repeated, with Klaus saying his favourite part of the new car is its seats – “they’re designed not to pinch you in one spot, but give all-over support so you never have to brace yourself when cornering quickly and can concentrate on how the car feels.”

 

[ks34]

New Honda NSX aims for Ferrari 458 - BBC Top Gear

 

[ks34]