Acura To Give Type R Treatment To NSX - Will THAT Boost Sales That Have Been On Life Support?

The second-generation NSX should has been on sale for a couple of years now, but its sales haven’t been very encouraging. To keep the Japanese supercar relevant, rumors have suggested that Acura is plotting a lighter, more powerful Type R version of the NSX. In fact, there’s been talk about the Acura NSX Type R since the 2015 Detroit Auto Show before the standard car even went on sale. Earlier this year, rumors of the NSX getting the Type R treatment were reignited by Acura’s vice president and general US manager Jon Ikeda.
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MDarringer - 5/14/2018 1:55:26 PM

+2 Boost

Drop all of the hybrid crap and do a massive price cut and it might begin to trickle sales.

TheSteve - 5/14/2018 3:11:29 PM

-4 Boost

The NSX II is the wrong car at the wrong price.

It's a vehicle adored by Honda/Acura fans, and they're usually not in the market to buy a $157,800 car. It's also chock-full of video-game-like whiz-bangery; something adored by gamers and the "tech for tech's sake" crowd, but those folks don't typically buy $157,800 cars.

If the NSX II had a sticker price of $70,000 (I know, ridiculous for what the car is), it would be relevant. As the NSX II stands today, it fails in sales, and it fails even as a Halo Car. This statement stands, even with the additional "R" fixins.

MDarringer - 5/14/2018 3:40:33 PM

-4 Boost

I agree.I'd go so far as to say the NSXII should have been aimed at the Corvette.

focal - 5/14/2018 4:37:43 PM

+6 Boost

A simpler car like the S2000 in coupe and convertible would have been enough.

TomM - 5/14/2018 6:25:30 PM

0 Boost

No - the NSX is too expensive already - adding more and adding onto the price will not help much.

bw5011 - 5/14/2018 8:03:50 PM

0 Boost

even gtr prices.... Spec with all options is over 200k. They lost their mind

arrowmg - 5/14/2018 10:50:33 PM

+12 Boost

LOVE ALL THE SO-CALLED CAR GUYS on here who think the car should be cheaper. Still stuck in the late 90s, much!

skytop - 5/15/2018 3:53:58 AM

-2 Boost

Unfortunately, the NSX front strongly resembles the $20,000 compact Civic.
Poor design planning, Acura.

iamdabest1 - 5/15/2018 9:48:16 PM

+4 Boost

i drove the NSX, and absolutely loved it. theres no question its worth more than a corvette and definitely worth 100k . what it isnt worth, is anything over 110-115 for the loaded carbon fiber version .
im just wondering one thing, where are the 2018's ?? has anyone even seen them being sold ? have they stopped making the car because all the ones for sale online seem to be 2017.
also, that 30,000 discount at this point is a scam .... the car is a year old !! it would drop 30k by default. so the 150k cars should be 120 minus further depreciation ... somewhere around the 110k mark for a brand new 2017 nsx. the numbers are still way too expensive !

clsboy - 5/19/2018 3:22:11 PM

+1 Boost

Maybe they should put the butt ugly "pentagon grille" on it - to quicken its demise.