UK Specs and Pricing - EVO Magazine

[Senninha]

http://www.evo.co.uk/news/evonews/289516/honda_nsx_2015_specs_prices_video_and_uk_launch_da te.html

[nobby]

nothing new and slightly pointless article imho. There is no foundation on price yet ... if its £100k it aint gonna be a bigger seller in Europe thats for sure. It should pitch itself price wise around the Nissan GTR to have some hope

[Senninha]

I hope they will pitch it around the R8 (£93k starting price) and 911 4S (£89k) of which plenty get sold and I'm sure enought to satisfy the marketting boys'n'girls.

The real success will be based on it doing what it says on the tin ... if it delivers amazing torque delivery from the Hybrid system they really could have a game changer; Again!

[AR]

Paul, I dont think they will price it that low. Honda seems to be still wanting to recoup money lost on the NSX. Adding insult to injury would be them discounting it like they did with the original!!!

[havoc]

GTR's are up at close to £80k now before options, which is effectively the same ball-park as the C4S and R8 V8.

The big question is whether the hybrid tech on the NSX is enough to justify the premium over the above 3 cars...if combined power is still "around 400bhp" then I think you're right...the market won't wash a big premium over 3 very established players, regardless of how good the new-NSX actually IS.
(I'd bet on more like 450-500 from combined powerplant - 3.5 (3.7?) V6 has got to be good for c.400 alone, esp. when you consider the electric motors will improve any emissions issues AND it's blown not n/a)

That said, if Honda can bring it to market LIGHTER than the others, i.e. with better bhp/tonne than the Germans, AND with the kudos/benefits of proper hybrid tech (a-la P1), then they probably can charge £100k+, even with the Honda badge. Especially as they've already said it will be limited production so investors (sorry, I mean buyers) won't be afraid of rampant depreciation...

[AR]

Only one quote fits:

"The four most dangerous words in investing are: 'this time it's different.'"

Sir John Templeton, legendary investor and philanthropist.

[hazman]

My source is still adamant they're going for 600 BHP from the V6, in conjunction with Cosworth.
Who ever thought the new NSX would be built in the States?
Why are Cosworth building a new factory to 'build power plants with global partners' ?
Honda are famous for using a very high specific output engines; S800,S2000,NSX. OK these powerplants were designed in-house, but the engineers would be retired by now. The current lot have been designing Jizz's for the last 15 years.
Why build a new NSX which is just 'meh' ,relatively speaking, to the competition? It has to stand out.
Here's hoping anyway.

[havoc]

Stop teasing!

[NSX 2000]

I wonder if any of the new stuff on this Acura will appear on the new NSX?

http://world.honda.com/news/2014/c14...ex.html?from=r

[AR]

Sounds like a lot of things that ruffle the shorts of an engineer.