Honda NSX prototype runs the ‘ring in 7:37, equipped with paddle shift gearbox

[VH_Supra26]

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Update: Our spy photographers have been busy tracking the new Honda NSX prototype at Germany’s Nurburgring test track and have managed to hand time the car with some stunning results. In this early phase of testing the new NSX is already doing lap times of 7:38m, not far off some of the best official times ever recorded at the circuit. The time was achieved with some traffic on the circuit, but it’s not possible to judge how it affected the run.

The photographers also managed to get a shot of the interior. There’s not much to see, but one thing is certain, this car is being operated with paddle shifters located behind the steering wheel. With an expected 2010-2011 release date, the new NSX is therefore likely to be powered by a dual-clutch gearbox.

Original: Honda’s NSX replacement has had several false starts, with the company scrapping one of its original designs – the Acura Advanced Sports Car Concept - after the public’s largely negative response to the 2007 Detroit show car. Designers were sent back to the drawing board and Honda was forced to abandon its original plans to show the car at the following Tokyo Motor Show.

Despite the drawbacks, engineers were able to continue testing the new mechanicals for the car by using a modified S2000 body and we saw the first test-mules running laps at the Nurburgring by the middle of last year. The latest round of spy shots suggest Honda has come up with a final design for the car, as seen by this latest prototype once again spotted at the Nurburgring in Germany that’s very likely to be the replacement for the legendary Honda supercar.

Speaking with MotorAuthority back in April, Acura spokesman Mike Spencer confirmed several details of the upcoming NSX replacement. The car will definitely be powered by a V10 engine, and it will be equipped with the company’s SH-AWD system. The lack of intakes at the rear of the car also confirms the NSX replacement will feature a front-engine configuration, as opposed to the mid-engine layout of the former.

There has been some discussion of a possible four-wheel steering system (4WS) for the NSX replacement, but Spencer suggested the SH-AWD system would achieve most of the benefits of 4WS without the added complexity.

The NSX replacement is now expected to arrive sometime in 2010 as a 2011 model with final pricing expected to be revealed closer to the car’s release date.

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/supercars/spy-shots-2011-honda-acura-nsx/

[gismo4]

sweet

[Danman281]

they need to replace that acura badge with a Honda badge

[f1ip]

chinky car

[eN_2_Oh]

damn damn. climbing the ranks.

though im not sure i feel the design quite yet...but then again it is far from production

[LabtopThief_jr.]

wow thats really nice what were the times of the porche, vette and gtr again?

[VolksFaggin]

Damn, so Honda is making their own Camaro I see...

[VH_Supra26]

VIDEO: 2010 Acura NSX, the 'Ring, enough said

By now we've all seen the myriad number of spy shots showing Acura's prototype for the 2010 NSX running around the Nurburgring in Germany. We've also heard the news that Honda CEO Fukui-san wants his NSX to beat any lap times at the 'Ring set by the Nissan GT-R and Lexus LF-A. Thanks to our friends at BridgetoGantry.com, we now have video of the NSX prototype on a short stretch of the 'Ring, and fortunately the audio quality is good enough that you can hear the wail of whatever's underneath the car's hood. As we've mentioned before, what will power the NSX is at this point speculation, but most reports say it will be a 5.5L V10 with iVTEC producing prodigious amounts of horsepower, somewhere in the neighborhood of 500+. Check out the video after the jump and view our collection of NSX spy shots in the gallery below.

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http://www.autoblog.com/2008/06/20/video-2010-acura-nsx-the-ring-enough-said/

[seinkonnen]

wow thats really nice what were the times of the porche, vette and gtr again?

Nissan GTR: 7:29,
Porsche 911 GT2 7:32 (2008)

Lexus LF-A is said to be in the 7:25s

ZR1 has posted any numbers yet.

[Drift Gangsta]

v-spec is running 7:25s too :)

[i-vtec195]

sounds awesome. :thumb:

[TXBlackout03]

sounds awesome. :thumb:

[L337v1n337]

I have difficulty trusting those headlights

[ikonaccord]

i hope it doesnt let me down

[NOPISTN]

THE CAR CAN'T BREATHE! someone help, its going to suffucate.

[LabtopThief_jr.]

Nissan GTR: 7:29,
Porsche 911 GT2 7:32 (2008)

Lexus LF-A is said to be in the 7:25s

ZR1 has posted any numbers yet.

i think the ZR1 might beat the GTR's time but if they tuned the NSX a bit more or gave it more hp it could be a competitor

[Drift Gangsta]

ZR1 has been running 7:40s

[TXBlackout03]

ZR1 has been running 7:40s

Jalopnik is reporting that the Corvette ZR1 has been spotted at the Nurburgring turning in consistant 7:40 lap times -- on a cold wet track and piloted by engineers. (For reference, the Z06 turned in a seat-of-the-pants 7:42 with an ALMS driver at the wheel.) And GM engineers are confidently boasting that the ZR1 will beat the time of any production car. According to ZR1 Chief Engineer Tadge Juechter, the ZR1 will beat the track record for production cars at any road course in the world.

[bleu]

call me crazy but that car looks like a clone of the Cadillac XLR lol....just what i thought when i first saw the picture...i know, iknow....how could i confuse a honduhh with a cadillac lol....

[Drift Gangsta]

chevy sholl is very confident, hope they can beat the GTR's time cause if they cant this will look very bad on chevys behalf :)

[TXBlackout03]

chevy sholl is very confident, hope they can beat the GTR's time cause if they cant this will look very bad on chevys behalf :)

yep yep

[i-vtec195]

chevy sholl is very confident, hope they can beat the GTR's time cause if they cant this will look very bad on chevys behalf :)

they better be able to take down a base model in their 6 figure beast. :rofl:

[94egg]

i lovin this competion for who can do better with there new super cars:hsugh:

even if i never can buy one, lol

[Drift Gangsta]

they better be able to take down a base model in their 6 figure beast. :rofl:
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