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2016 Acura NSX

In the past 10 years, Honda may have given you an impression that they’re focusing on making front-wheel-drive daily commuter cars like the Civic and Accord you see on the road everyday.

However, Honda is an auto maker that, if it wants to build a serious sports car, then you better believe the final product will be truly amazing. In our previous article you can see how the first generation Acura NSX was ahead of its time when it debuted 25 years ago.

Now Acura has setup another milestone in the automobile industry by introducing the second generation NSX.

2016 NSX: What’s New?

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The 2015 Detroit auto show to be held in next month is going to be a historical event for the automobile history. Several cars to be debuted there will definitely be proven to be legends in the automobile history. To name a few: the long-waited second generation NSX; the successor of the glory Ford GT; the first Lexus high-performance mid-size sedan, M5/E63AMG fighter: GS-F.

Below is a brief preview of what we’ll see in two weeks.

2016 Acura NSX

25 years earlier when Acura debuted its first generation NSX, it was a milestone in the automobile industry. The 1st-gen NSX has many new stuffs and technologies that people had never seen before at that time...

Today, Acura has announced that its long-waited, second-generation NSX, will be unveiled in the 2015 Detroit Auto Show next month.

Acura even published a teaser video to show-off its flagship sports car. If you have followed our blog in the past, you should have seen how the NSX looks from its prototype. Check it out if you haven’t.

Get more information from the press release below.

Recently (mid-July), Honda upper management has green-lighted the S2000 successor project.

The S2000 successor is developed alongside the new Acura NSX, at Honda’s Performance Manufacturing Center in Ohio. Below are information we got at this moment:

– Carbonfiber and aluminium car frame construction
– Mid-engine layout
– Turbocharged 2.0L 4-cylinder engine plus an electric motor
– Total combined power output: approx. 365 hp
– 7-speed dual-clutch transmission
– RWD only
– Scheduled on sale date: fall/winter 2017

Below is image of the previous generation S2000.

Here we get the latest Acura NSX concept photos from the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

From the photos taken we can even see the NSX will use carbon ceramic brakes (CCB). Please do not be surprised that the NSX concept is wearing the Honda badge, that is because Honda does not sell Acura brand in Europe, the Acura corresponding models will be branded as Honda in those markets.

Check out the below gallery for more details.