Just imagine what Nissan could be doing if it offered a 600hp rocket.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ-CNFpPCnk

Nonetheless, the NSX was aimed at Ferrari territory when launched, so a slight increase over the GTR and 911′s price shouldn’t seem surprising.

Now FACK AFF, monkeys.

Z06ified, GM can enjoy the day in the sun for now but the LF-A, NSX and GT-R-Vspec will definitely beat that time. GT-R is still relevant as it is the top dog Japanese performamce car.
If it doesn’t beat the Corvette it must beat the GT-R

Need4SSpeed the Corvette is already at the limits of traction with 600bhp , at 700bhp the car will definitely leave the track and not post faster times.

I’ll give the article credit for not being boring, but there are some problems with it. The title is really confusing, because to use “GT-R beating” as an adjective to describe the forthcoming NSX, it should be hyphenated as “GT-R-beating”.

Also, the last line refers to the Jaguar XKR and Aston Martin Vanquish. Clearly the author is referring to the Aston Martin Vantage, as the Vanquish was priced much higher and to the best of my knowledge not currently in production.

As for the car. The “NSX” (if that is, in fact, what it’ll be called) may or may not end up beating the GT-R. But is it really that impressive if a car with a significantly larger engine, less versatility and a considerably (I’ll wager more than double) higher price tag beats its “rival”? Don’t get me wrong, though, if this car is as advertised I will still be very happy.

And I’m also curious to know more about that “RL-F”.

The article’s wrong about the price of the Vanquish, which is much higher than $150k. Even the DB9 starts at $170k.

The only thing that would have gotten me more excited about the new NSX is a mid-engine layout. Of course, come to think of it, a mid-engine layout plus AWD is pretty rare…. the Veyron comes to mind, and I can’t really think of any others (exclusing the 911 turbo’s rear-engine layout)

It’ll be interesting to see how much Formula 1 tech trickles down to the NSX. Nissan has the Renault affiliation, but one doesn’t hear about any Formula 1-derived tech for the GT-R.

So now Honda thinks they can get in the supercar segment, by charging 150k for a 600hp luxury supercar? Apparently so does Lexus with the LF-A, so it’ll be interesting to see these come out…

but just with the Corvette ZR1 and how people are saying they’ll never pay 100k for a Corvette (including myself), you think the ultra rich who can afford to buy Aston martins, 911 GT2′s, Ferrari F430′s etc are going to wanna drop 150k on a Honda? I doubt it. They’ll drop that kind of cash on the other cars mentioned above because of the name, but I think Honda is missing the mark.

As much as I think the GTR is the ugliest thing on earth, the level of performance that it offers for the price is what I think what makes it very attractive… Honda should have kept the NSX true to it’s original form, gave it 400-500hp in a Twin Turbo V8, kept it light weight, and kept the price around or just under 100k, and then it would be a great competitor to the GT-R…

The ZR-1 can enjoy its short-lived moment in time as the TEMPORARY leader … must be sad knowing your time in the limelight was done before it ever started.

oh and grammar police, help out #9 please

the GT-R does not suc.

The NSX is a ripoff compared 2 the Jaguar’s or Aston Martin.

S2K is still a POS.

SCCA is a loser competition.

It will not be an amazing car

if Honda can produce a car that does noit suck, iyt mite B a bargain.

Lexus also saucks

the NSX will not beat the ZR-1

For the record, in 1991 the NSX retailed for $60K. Dealer mark-ups and overcharging pushed the price to $90K. The car didn’t change over the course of the next decade because nobody was willing to pay that type of money for a Japanese “quasi-exotic”. It just didn’t have the cache they have now. In order to sustain a model, the money picked up from sales has to go right back into R&D. No money and you’d be looking to cut costs. Where to do? The car that’s not selling. The NSX was only really sustained until its successor could come to market. By that time, both Honda and Acura had finally gained ground (which Acura then gave right back to Lexus, Mercedes and BMW). The next car WOULD’VE been the HSC, but inner turmoil kept the company from figuring out what they want to do.

The sad part about it is…I still don’t think they’ve quite figured it out.

Z06ified, I loved ‘Vette video, but those numbers in Nurburgring are due to driver skill. Assume (for a moment) that Honda will be able to plutz better skilled driver in the car, does that makes it faster then ‘Vette? We really don’t know what were conditions when Nissan was testing and I am sure it had affect on their speed. And realistically, how many people aware of Nurburgring test track, especially those with 150K to drop for a car? I doubd that this track serves as benchmark of performance or value. If car will look like Maserati and will perform great – it will sell.

This and the RL are made by ACURA, not Lexus. wow…

Now … if Honda can produce a car with an interior worthy of Aston-Martin, with numbers and performance that rivals Ferrari (and better than the GT-R, more importantly) and weigh less than 3300lb… then $150k would be a bargain price indeed. I’ve taken a good look of the GT-R interior and there is room for improvement. Nice as a G37, but not even close to an Aston Martin interior.

They are slacking on the sports car game. S2k is outdated, lets get silly with this Six Figure Honda.