Comments on: Illustrated: 2010 Acura NSX

By: koenigsegg ccr

koenigsegg ccr — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:34:58 +0000

This NSX is totally out of line it has no lineage to it.its a totally different car in my eyes.

By: ez5698

ez5698 — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:08:44 +0000

I don’t think that a front mounted engine would be the best, a mid engine design like the old one would be much better for the handling. I think that the styling is okay, it’s really not that bad.

By: Bag_it_08

Bag_it_08 — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:04:19 +0000

Everyone here sounds like they know how to design cars or stuck in a time capsule. You guys dont even know what the car truly looks like, so why are you guys nagging? I dont see any other automobile company building decent automobiles for every income level but Toyota and Honda.

By: jackjimturkey

jackjimturkey — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 20:10:59 +0000

Looks good.

as a former owner, “Integras” sucked!

By: idrinorbarsaku

idrinorbarsaku — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:11:12 +0000

i’m with everyone on this, i like the past nsx a lot more. it looked slim and fast(not ricer-ish fast) it had that lamborghini fast look. and the lines were nice and straight. this just looks bloated! i think i don’t like this because it looks short and tall comared to the old one which was long and not as tall. i don’t hate it though, i just wish it didn’t have the nsx badge!

By: javaeboy

javaeboy — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:14:59 +0000

I too am a bigger fan of the old style NSX and feel the previous concept they had (I believe it was called the HSC) was more true to the original, but it is their sports car, and if it doesn’t sell, they’ll change it. Just like I am fairly sure the grill on a near future TL will change. For those of you that really like the Corvette, would you NOT buy one if Chevrolet decided to make the next generation mid-engine? Isn’t that kind of the same comparison you are making to this new NSX?

By: wideopenthrottle

wideopenthrottle — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 03:11:42 +0000

@lukom
I think as a whole it looks great, conveys power and has a very planted, agressive stance and overall will perform well. I’m personally not a fan of the new Acura front end–too gaudy and over-chromed. As a supercar, it has all the creds. I’m just not sure if it should be called a NSX because they changed the entire layout compared to the previous car. So while I like it, and would probably buy one given the chance (and money) I just don’t know about it being an NSX.

By: yarddog82abn

yarddog82abn — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:13:38 +0000

LOL…… but what do you expect from Acura? Look at the past 8 years of cars they all look the same, no real distinction for those that don’t know about the brand, this car better have some good performance, or better yet they can make it in to a hybrid also I’m sure they will get more sells that way….

By: Z06ified

Z06ified — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:32:46 +0000

Yuk. I think the old NSX looked better.

This is what happens when you let the Japanese style things on a committee. Nobody can agree on anything, so everything becomes a compromise. The Japanese like to distribute responsibility among many, so that if things go wrong, no single person can be blamed. I know, I used to work for a Japanese company.

Contrast this with an American design studio, like GM has for the Corvette: you have several top designers sketching out designs – management picks which design they like the best, then it gets subtle revisions to production, and the winning designer becomes the lead designer for the car. There’s only a handful of people involved, and it is NOT a committee. Focus groups are used sparingly, but only to gauge general reception – the car is NOT designed around, or based on focus group responses.

By: lukom

lukom — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:31:26 +0000

I am very suprised at all this negative feedback. I think that this car is absolutely beautiful. Its stance suggests extreme power and performance. If anyone of you saw this on the road you would eat your words.

By: wideopenthrottle

wideopenthrottle — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:22:54 +0000

After seeing the sketch in silvery white, the front end is not so atrocious because it blends into the rest of the car. I’m still unsure about the “beak” but if it performs well enough it’s gonna sell in pretty good numbers. There are plenty of people in the world with too much money and too few ideas on how to spend it.
I agree with everyone who says this isn’t a NSX because they changed the entire car. As a sports car on its own..ok yeah its pretty good. As the next NSX..not so much.

By: hateful83

hateful83 — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:36:04 +0000

Being a fan of automobiles, regardless of manufacturer, I can’t understand this car. Then again, I can’t understand why acura is moving “upmarket” in the first place? Everyone wants this prestige and all that bull****. I wish they would’ve stuck with what acura used to be. Nicely styled, performance oriented environmentally conscious entry level luxury cars. I can’t even imagine that their sales figures will increase by moving upmarket. That segment is so crowded already, and the people are pretty settled in as to what they want to drive.

By: ryanpstr

ryanpstr — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:58:13 +0000

Everybody bashed the appearance of the GTR when it first surfaced online.. and till today I’m still lukewarm about it… I would reserve judgement as this is only an illustration.. But you can’t judge when price and specs haven’t been announced yet..

By: cereal

cereal — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:29:42 +0000

I see bunny.

-eat your cereal

By: jonmiles

jonmiles — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:28:01 +0000

Why bother keeping the name “NSX” when you’ve ditched everything about the car. It used to be an exotic mid-engined ferrari alternative, now its just another front engined wannabe M3, S5, Vette etc

By: elviososa

elviososa — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:10:24 +0000

FUGLY!

By: beemerdude

beemerdude — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:27:40 +0000

I guess a lot of people are noticing… Japanese styling has really hit a low point. There are some exceptions, but the new models being previewed right now are not very appealing (Mazda 3, Honda/Acura, etc.)

The disturbing part is that many of them are actually designed in the U.S. (but of course, final approval happens in Japan).

Where has their sense of style gone? In an effort to be bold, Japanese designs are becoming downright UGLY!!

By: Kid Icarus

Kid Icarus — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:40:41 +0000

Lame….it has nothing in common with the original NSX except the name. C’mon Honda/Acura!

By: Tritonpower5.4

Tritonpower5.4 — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:34:42 +0000

Nothin special. looks too much like the Genesis coupe. Japanese cars have no style!

By: wakeNbake

wakeNbake — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:30:00 +0000

I guess I’m in the minority, but I like it. Not terribly original looking but not as bad as other have stated. The front grill needs some work, but I bet it handles well.

By: Das Stig

Das Stig — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:03:22 +0000

Agreed *Veda*, it does seem like one of those magazine sketches. I’m really starting to lose hope in many manufacturers, they need to realize a complete change from a previous layout and design is unacceptable no matter what, that is if they even intend to resurrect the name NSX. I certainly realized now that it shouldn’t be even called the NSX anymore, there’s truly nothing NSX about it except for the fact it’s the best Honda/Acura in the lineup. Had it been mid-engined, I’d be more happy than I am now with the current FR layout. The Nurburgring video’s weren’t bad at all, though. I think it’ll make a good competition for the Lexus LF-A or something along that territory.

By: Need4SSpeed

Need4SSpeed — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:07:06 +0000

^ Thank you!

By: F3INT))AP3X

F3INT))AP3X — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:02:37 +0000

AWD with a largely RWD bias

By: Need4SSpeed

Need4SSpeed — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:34:15 +0000

So is it RWD or AWD? Or both? WTF?

By: F3INT))AP3X

F3INT))AP3X — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:33:20 +0000

As much as I hate the design and yes maybe they will change it, I still think it would be hilarious if this car beat the GT2, GT-R, ZR1, or ACR, just because that means they would be getting beat by this rolling poop.

By: Fromes

Fromes — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:25:41 +0000

ehhh….this is supposed to be acuras sports car? something that will compete with Corvette, Porsche and the Nissan GT-R? sounds good, 550hp horsepower and AWD is awesome, to bad it looks like a late 90s V6 firebird.

By: DrFill

DrFill — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:24:32 +0000

Lexus made a mistake dropping the LF-A program
This makes it look even more beautiful
This will draw no traffic
DrFill

By: JohnnyBlazE

JohnnyBlazE — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:41:52 +0000

My mate had the UK’s only NSX-R and it was amazing….

This is balls. The NSX is dead

By: brocky

brocky — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:36:09 +0000

I hope the performance outweighs the interesting grille. The invisible body and the weird angle of the picture is deceiving. The body of the camo actually looks pretty good.

By: Veda

Veda — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:33:44 +0000

I really don’t think this is official. Looks like one of those pics from jap mags.

By: SSEAN54

SSEAN54 — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:10:29 +0000

honda blows monkey slit

By: Das Stig

Das Stig — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:59:26 +0000

I have a strange feeling this diagram seems off, especially from the side and rear. Just doesn’t look like a real diagram, more like a prototype sketch. But again if it’s truly real, then…No…Acura, why? The front is awful, I expected better from your top designers, we’ve seen good looking Acura’s and when it’s time for the real deal, it ends up like this? Another thing is the seats, they’re clearly identical to the SLR (as someone posted). This car however, is still good, the V10 engine is a beast and the noise it makes is absolutely astonishing along with it’s techno wiz-bangery. I’m just concerned with the horrible front nose, it’s not up to design standards and it’s unacceptable. Oh well, lets hope for the best when the NSX actually debuts.

By: Mugen

Mugen — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:55:47 +0000

oh my God this goes to be fantastic, sight that beautiful motor v10 of sling first time that is going to go out, that is a dream made reality see that engineering of deep F1 in the track.

oh mi dios esto va ser fantastico , mira que hermoso motor v10 de honda primera vez que va a salir a las calles , eso es un sueño hecho realidad ver esa ingenieria de honda f1 en la pista

By: A4

A4 — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:53:04 +0000

no lie, im kinda glad they cant agree on the styling, its been piss poor in pretty much every form that ive seen. They need to EVOLVE the original NSX and keep to it, especially the style of the rear taillights/spoiler. And a T-top.

By: Bmacc

Bmacc — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:44:34 +0000

I dont think it looks bad but I admit it seems way to reserved, it has a V10 so there should be some insane side scoops or a crazy hood to say don’t mess with me or you’ll eat my exhaust flames! Acura should stop with this trying to be so sophisticated, they’re attempts at it make the cars look bland.