FOR MORE ABOUT THE ACURA NSX SPY VIDEO: www.edmunds.com The latest prototype of the 2011 Acura NSX has finally hit the Nürburgring and it’s looking — and sounding — better than ever. Unlike the previous prototypes — which were nothing more than cobbled-together test mules built from the S2000 platform — this NSX has bodywork that looks close to production specification. Although the design of the original concept didn’t get favorable reviews, it appears as though Acura has stuck with similar styling for the production car. Instead of going for an all-out sports car, Acura is aiming for high-end GTs instead. Think Aston Martin DB9, not Nissan GT-R. As a result, Acura has abandoned its former midengine concept and adopted a traditional front-engine 2+2 layout. The company is after prestige, not just speed. That said, the 2011 Acura NSX is still expected to offer supercar performance. According to our sources in Japan, Takeo Fukui, Honda’s CEO, has tasked his R&D team with building an NSX that’s faster around the Nürburgring than both the 2009 Nissan GT-R and the upcoming Lexus LF-A. Sounds optimistic, but according to our shooters Honda is already close to its goal. One hand timed lap came in at 7:37, just 8 seconds longer than the GT-R’s fastest lap. Not bad considering that this was Honda’s first trip to the Nürburgring with this prototype. Credit the NSX’s formidable new power plant, a 5.5-liter V10 with as much as 550 horsepower and 420 pound-feet of torque. The engine …
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Needs a new exhaust system. It doesn’t sound like a V10
HSV-010 i think ??
10/10 good movie for what it was i realy liked the suspense it made you think the entire time you are watching it: who does what why is this and how did that. I found NSX Unleashed: 2011 Acura NSX Finally Hits the Nürburgring online here: QUICKFREEMOVIE
@muulka
This may not be a matter of accepting change but a preference in style and what is generally perceived as beauty to the eye. A lot of new car designs are adopted by manufacturers to meet safety regulations around the world. We didn’t think that the newer acuras are ugly because it is different from the past designs but becuase the new designs have strayed from “lines and proportions” that we perceived as objects of beauty.
i like it, the change is fine! that’s what makes the old cars live on~
I got amuzed the trailer and it looked pretty fine. Now i want to see the whole movie. Everybody say I can see it on this site: qui#ckfre#emovie # . co*m ( Remove the # # )
@BenFranklin997 I’m a Honda fan till death but I cannot agree more that they have really lost what they truly are by dropping cars like the NSX and S2000. Now all they’re doing is copying Toyota.
@utah65 they’re trying to be furturistic/ concept-y. but I agree they look like ass
Finally, Honda came up with a Super car. Honda needs to make some hot Sports cars (and super cars) in order to beat its rivals and be the top Japanese dog.
As far as for general Hondas, they don’t have any honda above v6 engine. They need to make some v8, v10 and v12. I know their trying to be earth-friendly but HEY…this is business …you want people to buy your product? Then make what is in DEMAND and COMPETITION. Anybody Disagree with me?
Lollol…..honda knew that small displacement crap wasn’t going to cut it for 2011 ahahahahahah but I believe they canned the 2011 nsx cause its wasn’t close to hondas nature of small vtec motors…it was a lose lose situation on hondas end..but I’m sure it would have been a beast if in production
HSV-10 Production Car
you’re officially gay if you don’t like this car.
if this car goes into production, I will turn to crime to own one.
IMO looks kinda like a 370z
design looks ugly already. Just been going down in recent years. Acura designers should really be worried
v10, awesome, hope it doesnt have an ugly grille, but it looks like a lexus
@utah65 that goes with any other car.. the new cars just look like shit.. soon we’ll be flying all around like the fucking jetsons..
V10 and it’s mounted up front. This is even worse than Nissan dropping the skylines inline-6.
thats cool that they wanna compete with them other cars, but they dont think about the average working class in the u.s …….
come out with something we can afford! the ones that bust our asses for a living…..
Why are people so closed to change?
i got a legend, if a ricer try to play stock vs stock, i dont think ricer will cut it
i think it’s faster than the gtr and the LFA
@utah65 Well ya the TL nose looks bad, and so does the RDX but Acura sales have gone up overall, although TL prices have gone down 50% their still doing awesome, and their fixing many of the nose problems that the new models have.
Acura/Honda bring back the mid-engined layout -.-’
Nissan=balls to make GT-R
Lexus=balls to make LFA
Honda/Acura=lame ugly ghey company that canned the NSX
I guess though ricers still have their Civics