Honda President confirms NSX successor based on HSV-010 back on

[Dinesh]

The roller coaster storyline that is the successor to Honda’s acclaimed NSX is once again climbing high as Honda’s President, Takanobu Ito, has confirmed that the project is back on and will be based on the HSV-010GT racecar campaigned in Super GT.

By developing a street legal version of the racecar, Honda will be bowing to the gentlemen’s agreement of the Super GT series, that is to have a race and street legal version of a given nameplate contested in the series.

Details on the street legal version are still scarce as engineers dust off the covers on the halted project. No word yet on motivation as the racecar uses a 3.4-liter V8 pushing out over 500hp and 392Nm of torque.

“I think Honda should respect the history of the Super GT competition (as a stock-car race),” said Ito, who also hinted at an affordable, smaller sports car that could follow the street legal HSV

“There are two types of sports cars, affordable and high-performance. I hope we will be able to market both”, he added.

Source: Asahi

 

[g4i8y0t]

Bravo Honda! Now this a true sports car, not the ricer Type R Civic..

 

[loose_end]

My dream car is back ~

 

[redridinghood86]

Bravo Honda! Now this a true sports car, not the ricer Type R Civic..

so type r not good enough as a sports car? :(

 

[lightningfield]

Bravo Honda! Now this a true sports car, not the ricer Type R Civic..

Ricer? Which part of the CTR is 'rice' to you?

 

[shah5755]

ow gosh wat a statement:hmmmm:
naturally aspirated k20a type R still be considered 'ricer',i'm really shock
wish i could get one of this car,but wait till the price drop

 

[akuma]

Well,in all honestly,not everybody will view a Type R as a sports car(except mayb for d NSX-R)......but it's definitely a performance oriented car n d best dat d factory can offer whc is street legal......now,abt rice,well......usuall it's those who CAN'T afford a genuine Type R dat'll label 'em as rice..but watta heck?rice is nice mah?advertisement oso got say lor!hahahaah......

 

[subcon]

Bravo Honda! Now this a true sports car, not the ricer Type R Civic..

yes perhaps the civic type r is not a pure sports car... but ricer? gosh you must be joking right?

it will really make my day if you could enlighten us what have made you come to that conclusion.

 

[akuma]

HABIS!!!anoda GENUINE Type R Civic oredy come in!die die die!hahahahahahhaha

 

[arrowhead]

NSX is the rice car la hahahahahah

 

[akuma]

NOW,I'm offended....*hmmppphhhh*....ahhahaha
i wonder wat will they name d NSX successor?

 

[lightningfield]

NSeX........

 

[Over Boost - Motorsports]

haha good one!

I think ricer is label more to how they mod and destroyed the car. And type-R is definitely not the ricer type of car, its the kind of car where its still smart for a business or gentleman to drive around and can still go traveling distance without ear drums being blocked

 

[continental_drifter]

Ricer pun ricer la,like akuma said rice is nice.

Thank god at least he even gave us to eat rice compare to other 3rd world countries.

And thank god he even gave us the opportunity to own a genuine the so called "ricer" CTR :)

 

[subcon]

Ricer pun ricer la,like akuma said rice is nice.

Thank god at least he even gave us to eat rice compare to other 3rd world countries.

And thank god he even gave us the opportunity to own a genuine the so called "ricer" CTR :)

LOL!!

and your 'ricer' CTR can clock 2.42 at sepang without speed cut remove!! or was it 2.41?

 

[albani]

Bravo Honda! Now this a true sports car, not the ricer Type R Civic..

apa raa...NSX successor is going to join the supercars league just like LFA..what with sports car?
and what with Civic Type Ricer...yeahh rite ...you'll be smoked out 3 lamp post before you can spell r-i-c-e-r in ur 2nd gear bro

 

[g4i8y0t]

Looks like everyone is angry ---> when I called Civic Type-R 'ricer'.:hmmmm:. Heheh, no need to get angry lah.. Yes, maybe I shouldn't call it rice, but the Civic Type-R was based on a 4-door, front wheel drive passenger sedan, which means it's not developed as a true sports car from the beginning. The NSX and this, it's successor is developed as track machines from the ground up, same class as previous skylines and R35. Sure got different.

After the NSX, Honda didn't really want to develop pure sports car like Nissan did with their Fairladys and Skylines. Instead, they rely too much on Integras and Civics as their most sporty lineup, which is sad..

I drive civic too (old one lah, not type r sum more )

 

[subcon]

Looks like everyone is angry ---> when I called Civic Type-R 'ricer'.:hmmmm:. Heheh, no need to get angry lah.. Yes, maybe I shouldn't call it rice, but the Civic Type-R was based on a 4-door, front wheel drive passenger sedan, which means it's not developed as a true sports car from the beginning. The NSX and this, it's successor is developed as track machines from the ground up, same class as previous skylines and R35. Sure got different.

After the NSX, Honda didn't really want to develop pure sports car like Nissan did with their Fairladys and Skylines. Instead, they rely too much on Integras and Civics as their most sporty lineup, which is sad..

I drive civic too (old one lah, not type r sum more )

i drive FD2R and i'm not angry at all with your statement. you are entitle to your opinion and i respect that.

like i mentioned before perhaps the FD2R is not a pure sport car because maybe of its front wheel setup but the ability of the car to take corner is mind boggling

try ask continental drifter to take you one lap of sepang. perhaps after that you might have some respect of what a 4 door sedan front wheel car can do.

 

[g4i8y0t]

perhaps, one day you can take me for one lap at sepang subcon?

 

[TimLang]

This is serious business! haha