Let’s face it, we are all eagerly anticipating the arrival of the Honda NSX, but according to latest reports, production of the car has been delayed from the tail end of 2015 to the middle of next year.
Apparently, the main reason for this delay is a late change in engine layout, from a naturally-aspirated V6 engine to a turbocharged unit. The fundamental change meant building a bespoke V6 engine and switching it to a longitudinal configuration, instead of a transverse layout it was originally designed for.
Interestingly, Autoblog reports that the new engine blocks and heads will be sourced from UK engine specialist Cosworth, to be assembled into twin-turbo powerhouses at Honda’s engine plant in Anna, Ohio. Building a longitudinal twin-turbo engine required the designers to lengthen their final design. This has been attributed as one of the key factors of the production delay.
As they say, the devil is in the details. Autoblog found out that the designers used black paint to lighten the look of the side mirrors too, with the top half of it and half of the arm painted in body colour, while the rest of it has a gloss black effect.
This little snippet of information leads us nicely to another revelation. Apparently, Acura/Honda will allow buyers of the NSX to craft a custom order based on paint, interior hues, wheel styles, optional carbon-fibre parts and trim such as a carbon-fibre roof, side sills, rear diffuser and engine dress-up kits. This is going to be like a Gran Turismo configurator game screen, but just infinitely better.
Finally, this is just amazing. It seems that the new NSX will have 47 individual computers to control the various electronics and powertrain systems as well. That is just super complex, and let’s hope it all comes together when it’s ready for production.
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Cosworth engineering better than Honda’s. Wow!!
It’s called VTEC bocor
It will most probably not make it to malaysia anyway, even if it do the price can be really insane.
I thought the new NSX was designed with twin turbo V6 in the first place? With electric motors.
Honda is bad at turbo engines. Look at their F1 cars now with Honda turbo engines, even Alonso can’t make it to top 10 let alone winning a race. It’s no suprise this NSX is outsourcing it’s engine.
They have an upcoming 1.5 turbo engine for their smaller cars, my bet is they will probably give up on it and use back their ancient NA engines.
they are japanese ler..not typical malaysian..got error, they improvised..just look at their small n.a engine, it can still be so efficient..i’m sure they will improvised if their turbo engine got problem later
You must be joking. The main culprit of the Honda’s current disasterous F1 venture is the complex Hybrid KERS System – to get it working seamlessley when coupled with the turbo engine. The mechanical side (purely turbo engine) is not a problem with Honda. And it’s not like Honda has one day or two experience with turbo engine (note 1980s F1 and 1990s Champcar/CART success). As for the outsourcing of cylinder blocks/heads to Cosworth,it’s due to low volume and it’s just for the casting & machining process (the design is still Honda’s).
It has been delayed for so long now. I hope it lives up to all the hype else…
previously the claimed power output was 550 combined…
hopefully next year its 550bhp from the blown v6 alone..
why need a nsx when u can easily acquire a ferrari lambo mclaren? wasting time…