It was sad news when former Honda CEO Takeo Fukui announced the cancellation of the Honda NSX project last year – had development went on we might now have an Acura badged Lexus LFA rival with a screaming engine.
But the stillborn NSX might see the light of day after all; not as a production model but in the form of a race car. According to Inside Line, the front-engine NSX that has often been spotted testing at the Nurburgring will be entered for the 2010 Super GT season. It will be powered by a 3.4-litre V8, not a V10 as previously rumoured.
But aren’t Super GT cars supposed to be based on production vehicles? The same report says that Honda has managed to find a loophole in rulebook that permit cars that are production ready, though not necessarily in production. Apparently, the Japan Automobile Federation has given the green light to this move, so we can look forward to seeing the new NSX racing in Sepang next year!
Danny Tan loves driving as much as he loves a certain herbal meat soup, and sweet engine music as much as drum beats. He has been in the auto industry since 2006, previously filling the pages of two motoring magazines before joining this website. Enjoys detailing the experience more than the technical details.
Bravo bravo !!! Hope it could beat the lexus LFA
Nice!!
Return of the legend!!
GO for the power of dreams!!
the problem is this new nsx is front engine….nsx stands out from other jap sportscars cos of it performance and its engine position…thats why they call it the japanese ferrari…but now seems to be a diff story
I think what honda is doing is collecting data from various teams whos inclined to use their cars , its new and flashy plus good publicity…
Its like a 'mini-fxx' program to collect data but cheaper to run ..
at least…thats whut i think la…
After the birth of GODZILLA of a car , the GT-R , any newborn that fell short of expectation will be criticized and condemned, maybe Honda will release the NSX in a small volume since the previous model was not a volume seller ,but at a price…
if not, they're just waiting for technology to become cheaper, then only they'll take on the GT-R or LFA ( btw LFA is not profitable to toyota at all).
Europeans are very adamant about how a car should handle in the track… or their infamous british-b roads….
but asians…if the car looks good , sounds good at a traffic light…we'll buy…
if NSX can't beat the GT-R on performance, at least match its str8 line speed and better it by looks alone its enough…
Interesting stuff, hopefully its not as long as the old NSX
They left F1 and got this. more relevant I think, with lower budget.
new Super GT rule require the engine to be mounted in front FR layout.
That's why honda can't continue to run the NSX
check out the full story here
http://www.7tune.com/new-super-gt-honda-confirmed…
Finally something good from honda… NSX droooooool!
As long as I don't see the rather rusty NSX in Sepang next year than it mean YES and YES!!!!!!!
with technology these days, we've managed to witness cars with front mount engines that are rather weight centered… shouldn't be a problem here.
the best
supercar wannabe
really is the power of dreams!!!
Go, Honda!
And they should make it rev to 12,500rpm just for fun.
be prepare! GTR and SC430! LOL and also LEXUS LFA…
It's about time, in fact that time was already long gone, for Honda to replace the unbelievably long serving Honda NSX GT in the Super GT champ .Toyota had run 2 models; Supra & SC430 and Nissan had already run 4 models; R33,R34,Fairlady Z & R35 since the first inception of the racing series in the mid 90's, while Honda just practically sticked to using the same base NSX model, all these years!! (although maybe the chassis construction was regularly updated). Hopefully, the production version of the new NSX to come out soon, once the economy recovers..
angeline, GTR is like far far better laa…
ooOOooOo..honda need to change their motto from the power of dream to the power of Eco friendly..hehe..i see their model more to Eco rather than power/speed..i dont know..huhu..
NSX….A solid reference for McLaren F1 driving dynamic
i wish they made a production version