Honda makes incredible engines. Fantastic news.

It is good news. Just make it big enough to have some good torque down low.

Oh, they’ll put up a small-block Chevy V-8 shrine in the development lab.

They will make an engine light years ahead, but the bore and stroke will be SAE rewritten in metric.

I am sure they have a few patents on the walls in Engineering, but, besides CVCC, what ‘new’ has Honda ever introduced to market???

thats funny everybody is wanting this v8 but when chevy says thell put a v8 in somthing everybody gets all butthurt!

VTEC?

Doesn’t this contradict the “green” image they portray in the media? I thought Honda wasn’t about gas-guzzling V8s. Hmmm….interesting.

@chevy490: I hear ya. God forbid the Acadia Denali have a V8, but man if Honda wants one, it’s all good.

90Z –I think the green image Honda wants now is this kind of green — $$$$$

Can’t sell premium sedans w/out at least the option of the V8.

Honda may be one of the best engine manufacturers out there, along with BMW.

Formula 1 is a great test bed.

I never thought I’d see the day.

its about time! can’t wait

Difference between adding one or two to the lineup and a half dozen GMT900’s amongst how many others?

Poor argument

This is good. Maybe Acura can become more than just a “Bit player” in a field of BMW’s, Benzes, Lexii and Infiniti’s with the intro of a real V8.

Because right now, there is Zero reason for anyone to buy a near 50k RL flagship when the 35k TL is a better car. And displacement is supposedly around 4.0l so gas consumption should be reasonable… I hope.

The RL should have had a V8 since day one. When compared to my TL, the RL is, naturally, more luxurious and slightly better equipped but when I saw the sticker on the RL I almost died laughing. No wonder they’re not selling as well as Acura thought it would.

With a V8 in under their hoods… Acura’s gonna need RWD

90z, Acura delivering a v8 engine in no way contradicting it’s “green” image. A v8 can be made more fuel efficient, just like a 4 or 6 cylinder can. I would love to see a small v8 make the same kind of horsepower/Liter the Honda K-series engine can…..a 400 hp 4 liter v8 would seem very possible.

Maybe they can do it with one of those patents on the wall!

Realistically, Acura needs to compete in a different market than Honda. This means they need comparable models to other luxury vehicles. A few years ago, Honda could make v8 power with a 6 cylinder. As the competition’s technology improves Honda needs to move forward as well. Sure, they could make a more powerful 6 cylinder, but that may not be as reliable and cost effective as v8 developoment.

You also have to keep in mind, that although Honda’s “green” image has all their vehicles rated as a LEV, While the consumer may want low emissions, the guy buying the 60k car is not quite as concerned about fuel prices, than the guy buying the civic.

Good, maybe now the vehicles can move off the line without having to rev to redline.

pffft – Add rwd and then we can talk about V8’s Acura

#

This is good. Maybe Acura can become more than just a “Bit player” in a field of BMW’s, Benzes, Lexii and Infiniti’s with the intro of a real V8.

Because right now, there is Zero reason for anyone to buy a near 50k RL flagship when the 35k TL is a better car. And displacement is supposedly around 4.0l so gas consumption should be reasonable… I hope.
Comment by BrokenCadillac…, posted on December11 at 11:11 am

even with a V8, acura doesnt have the name to compete with the big players such as the BMW’s and Benzes.

brownfv –”even with a V8, acura doesnt have the name to compete with the big players such as the BMW’s and Benzes.”

I disagree, Honda is capable of producing any car it wants too. If it wants to make a V8 sedan that can blow the doors off a Bimmer, it will. Their name is pretty well respected even if they lost their way in the early part of this decade.

Hopefully, it will do the right thing and make true V8 RWD performance sedan just like Infinti, and BMW; and not a mushmobile like a Lexus.

Honda is one of, if not the, most successful racing companies. That is what they all about. It is exciting that they are going to build a V8. No doubt it will be a screamer.

This is the new Acura Advanced Sedan Concept

looks cool

http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/acura-advanced-sedan-concept-official-unveiling#more-6150

#

This is the new Acura Advanced Sedan Concept

looks cool

http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/acura-advanced-sedan-concept-official-unveiling#more-6150
Comment by Renton, posted on December11 at 4:15 pm

that car was on LLN a while ago, and it was unanimously cited as the ugliest car the world has ever seen.

I sincerely hope Mr. Ikeno is also pushing for a RWD platform to go along with said V8.

it’ll definitely be RWD or SH-AWD. Either way, i’m happy.

I’m hoping for RWD baised AWD instead of FWD biased AWD

“I’m pushing for it,” he said. “That is our direction.” Acura is often criticized for not offering V8 engines with any of its cars. Ikeno said V8s are only being considered for Acura, and none would appear in the Honda lineup. The next-generation NSX sports car is expected to feature a V10.”

That seems plain out wrong unless they have no plans on selling it in any other countries, cause Acura kinda doesn’t exist.

the beauty of Sh-AWD is that it will split torque wherever the torque is needed, with superior handling as its so-called bias. High-speed wide-angled corners will benefit from more outer-front power and low speed tight corners will benefit from rear-inner power, which is a tough feat only mitsubishi, nissan, and now honda have managed to implement into their flagship differentials. Good job honda on the v8, now make it rev to 8k, give it square cylinders and 100hp/l… please.

Offer only RWD and SH-AWD for all their lines then they can probably compete with the Germans. But even now they’re selling alright so I guess Honda doesn’t care much…

So if Acura is pushing for V8’s and rear wheel drive for the RL, with perhaps a V6 rear drive for the TL, I can then logically expect that the Honda lineup will begin to feature turbochargers and RWD/AWD for their S, Si and Type-R models……. right Honda?

I mean, it only makes sense that if the company is finally starting to consider their image and profitability in luxury and performance, what we see happening on one side *should* appear in a different way on the other.

…because it only makes *sense* to even think that Honda/Acura is changing all around… right?

^^^ My thoughts exactly. With the last discussion about the new Accord being designed, all I could think is RWD… not necessarily for the Accord itself, but for the Acura lineup basd on the Accord. This is all making sense…. hmmmm

ahahaha. I can’t see a market big enough to develop a RWD car, and a FWD V8 I’m sure would go over like a fart in church.. They gotta do something though, Honda and acura sales by model are shaky, save for the CRV, the MDX and the RDX lmao.

I just had a thought, Maybe this is a hint that the NSX will only have a V8??

no, it was confirmed that it’ll have a V10 a year or so ago. There are already details on it, it’ll be a 4.5L 550hp V10.
http://www.vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=640875
and to Hidden_Hunter, Acura will be launching in Japan soon

If Honda/Acura start making some RWD cars, along with a V8, i think the Germans will have a run for their money.

It’s still Honda though, so I wouldn’t have any high hopes for a V8 RWD Coupe/Sedan. A FWD biased AWD Sedan is a possibility though.

Honda knows a V8 and FWD is dumb, they wouldent do that. there cars already have enough tourque steer from the V6’s.

and Don, Things do change, and that was a year ago.

They need RWD more than they need V8’s… I’m suprised they haven’t made another car off the s2000 platform… A coupe would be damn nice…

the way everybody is reacting to this it must run off of grass or somthing compleatly natural because everybody gives gm crap for running there engines off of gas!!!!!! think about it!

this is consistent with the proportions of that acura advanced sedan concept that debuted in LA. that overhang is pretty conservative and the fender is awfully long for that thing to be transverse fwd!