NSX Will Use Electric Motors To Improve Handling - But Not Be Able To Outrun Current Sportcars

Two front-mounted electric motors will do more than boost acceleration, Klaus said. They will sharpen handling by managing torque and weight shifts in turns.

And the car's three electric motors will be capable of driving the car without the gasoline engine -- if Honda wants to program the car to have an electric drive mode. Klaus also said the car's battery pack will be in the transmission tunnel area and will help handling by ensuring proper weight distribution.

RNeekChic - 5/20/2013 2:46:49 PM

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Hey 009...
What's with the headline "NSX Will Use Electric Motors To Improve Handling - But Not Be Able To Outrun Current Sportcars"

Where is this Not be able to outrun part come from? I can't seem to gather this claim from the brief article? It does say...

"Two front-mounted electric motors WILL DO MORE THAN boost acceleration, Klaus said. They will sharpen handling by managing torque and weight shifts in turns."

RNeekChic - 5/20/2013 2:48:34 PM

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N/M I read the actual article....

scenicbyway12 - 5/20/2013 3:41:41 PM

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Honda officials know the all-wheel-drive V-6-powered NSX isn't going to outmuscle most Corvettes, Ferraris and Porsches. But they also know that it takes more than raw power to ignite the passion of sports car enthusiasts."

Making excuse for a car the two year away is not a good sign.

Agent009 - 5/21/2013 9:42:16 AM

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That comment alone makes me worry. Maybe their vision of a halo car is a technical wonder that excels at nothing other than being technical.

MorePower - 5/20/2013 8:56:40 PM

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This is no real surprise. The first NSX was a handling machine, not a dragster.

I think Honda is looking to bring a limited production, "Supercar-like" handling(especially since McLaren have been brought back into the fold) car with a pro-environment lean.

cidflekken - 5/20/2013 9:22:53 PM

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I wouldn't expect an NSX to try to outgun the top-performing exotics. At the same time, I wouldn't expect it to cost as much, either nor suck up as much fuel.

Agent009 - 5/21/2013 9:50:15 AM

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Dollar per dollar the last one was eaten alive by a similarly priced Corvette.

LexSucks - 5/21/2013 4:03:12 PM

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This better perform at GT-R levels. If it weren't for the GT-R, I would think that the Japanese have forgotten how to make a semi-affordable sports car.

IhavearedS2000 - 5/21/2013 5:49:09 PM

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I'd rather have a 'slow' NSX than a fast Corvette any day...speed and performance numbers aren't everything...

IhavearedS2000 - 5/23/2013 11:06:46 PM

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This Wide Open Throttle interview with Ted Klaus seems to refute that the NSX will be slow:

http://wot.motortrend.com/acura-nsxs-development-discussed-on-new-wide-open-throttle-370933.html#axzz2UAqV3PxG