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[goldtop]

A friend tried my car this weekend and it revealed one significant thing about the new NSX: as it's being built in the USA, taller/bigger guys will almost certainly be able to fit in it without trouble. Unlike the old NSX.

[NSX 2000]

Taken from What Car web site, October 7 2014

The new Honda NSX will go on sale early in 2016 and will be aimed at the Ferrari 458 Italia in terms of performance, according to Ted Klaus, the NSX's head of development. 'We have to achieve the type of acceleration that the customer is achieving with the Ferrari,' said Klaus. 'More importantly we have to achieve this every day and also at the Nurburgring.' However, he said that the intention is to keep Honda's new petrol-electric hybrid supercar more affordable than the 458. 'I think we are aiming within the range of the Audi R8,' he said. 'I realise that is a wide range but the NSX will still be extremely accessible.' Klaus also said that Honda aims to match the sales figure of the Audi R8, rather than those of the much more popular Porsche 911. 'We will not seek to meet demand – there is value in making the product rare,' he said. However, while there might not be loads of NSXs sold, customers are eventually likely to have a choice of different bodystyles and power outputs. 'I think we would be foolish to develop NSX without open-top intentions down the road,' said Klaus. 'Should you do a convertible first, should you do a higher performance version first – these are challenges for us to consider.' He also said that Honda is planning to make the new NSX the cleanest and most efficient supercar in its class. 'The 911 is the most efficient performance car today and we will be well clear of that.' Honda has shown a racing version of the new NSX, which features a 2.0-litre petrol engine and a 'racing hybrid system'. The production version is due on sale in 2015, initially in North America, with Europe getting cars shortly afterwards. The production version is set to be revealed at the November 2015 Tokyo motor show, with sales following in the Uk from early 2016. To date, 80 customers have pre-ordered cars in the UK. - See more at: http://www.whatcar.com/car-news/new-....uyB4wKW3.dpuf

[Dragonlady]

2016!!!! Not more delays. At this rate it will be a classic before it hits the road.

[Pride]

Don't despair as Honda has assured me it will be ready for the FOS moving motor show 2017 but don't want to risk ruining the only car they'll have on the hill climb.

[Problem Child]

Taken from What Car web site, October 7 2014

The new Honda NSX will go on sale early in 2016 and will be aimed at the Ferrari 458 Italia in terms of performance, according to Ted Klaus, the NSX's head of development. 'We have to achieve the type of acceleration that the customer is achieving with the Ferrari,' said Klaus. 'More importantly we have to achieve this every day and also at the Nurburgring.' However, he said that the intention is to keep Honda's new petrol-electric hybrid supercar more affordable than the 458. 'I think we are aiming within the range of the Audi R8,' he said. 'I realise that is a wide range but the NSX will still be extremely accessible.' Klaus also said that Honda aims to match the sales figure of the Audi R8, rather than those of the much more popular Porsche 911. 'We will not seek to meet demand – there is value in making the product rare,' he said. However, while there might not be loads of NSXs sold, customers are eventually likely to have a choice of different bodystyles and power outputs. 'I think we would be foolish to develop NSX without open-top intentions down the road,' said Klaus. 'Should you do a convertible first, should you do a higher performance version first – these are challenges for us to consider.' He also said that Honda is planning to make the new NSX the cleanest and most efficient supercar in its class. 'The 911 is the most efficient performance car today and we will be well clear of that.' Honda has shown a racing version of the new NSX, which features a 2.0-litre petrol engine and a 'racing hybrid system'. The production version is due on sale in 2015, initially in North America, with Europe getting cars shortly afterwards. The production version is set to be revealed at the November 2015 Tokyo motor show, with sales following in the Uk from early 2016. To date, 80 customers have pre-ordered cars in the UK. - See more at: http://www.whatcar.com/car-news/new-....uyB4wKW3.dpuf

2016!!!!......Honda are making me look speedy!!!! They seem to be doing the same with the Civic Type R I cannot get a definitive date out of them

[Pride]

To be honest I'm not at all surprised at the news that Honda will be launching the NSX in 2016.
Ever since announcing the arrival of a unique revolutionary hybrid supercar to the media some years ago they then draged their feet to finalise to market. Then in no time a plethora of marques manage to produce their models, which I wouldn't be at all surprised will leap frog the already ageing technology Acura intend to use.
The way the market is so fast moving in this technology why is it that Honda appears so slow to respond and produce the goods.
Very frustrating.

[soddy]

i agree it's disappointing it's not until january 2016 in the UK, but in the USA it'll be out in mid 2015, so hopefully as the cars go out any bugs will get addressed in time for the UK cars and they'll be more reliable etc. not much can be done anyway and alot of projects go over timescales.

[havoc]

Given they're benchmarking a car that's already 4 years old (even if said car is still arguably the market benchmark), and it's still a year from launch, they'd BETTER make sure it's right! Because you can bet that Ferrari will have a 458 replacement out c.2017, Audi's next-gen R8 will be out by then, an R36 GTR will probably be on the horizon and Toyota may well have got their new Supra to market also...

[soddy]

Given they're benchmarking a car that's already 4 years old (even if said car is still arguably the market benchmark), and it's still a year from launch, they'd BETTER make sure it's right! Because you can bet that Ferrari will have a 458 replacement out c.2017, Audi's next-gen R8 will be out by then, an R36 GTR will probably be on the horizon and Toyota may well have got their new Supra to market also...

people will always go for the name. it'll really be the nsx enthusiasts who will be buying this car. as its a honda they should build a good car.
heck even the new mazda rx7 might be out by then too lol.

[Pride]

I still believe this new model could well become a supercar white elephant, think about it, "old" hybrid technology, several delayed promised launch dates, major questionable safety and reliability issues and to cap it all its made in the states.
Sorry Uncle Sam but in my humble opinion you ain't no Japanese precision controlled work force. I'm sure I will get some stick from prime over that but that's how I feel.
Now don't get me wrong I am a great honda fan having owned three models in the past including a Civic type R and my beloved NA1 for the last 16 faultless years, but let's be honest we should start to doubt the credibility of this one I think.