Monday 6th February 2012

Time for Tea? Why the Honda NSX is brilliant...

...and why we're very glad a new version is on its way for 2015

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Screaming VTEC V6. Deft handling balance partly developed by one A. Senna. Two delicious 'R' versions. A star-studded motorsport career, including a class win at Le Mans. The fact that it 'took the fight' to established European sports car rivals.

There are many reasons to get all dribbly over the original Honda NSX, and Honda's Japanese PR machine has very neatly rolled them all up into this single video package.

Of course, there's a very specific reason for Honda to do this that goes beyond mere 'wasn't the NSX cool' nostalgia - and that's the fact that an all-new hi-tech NSX is due in 2015.

Honda is obviously very excited about this, providing at the end of this video a computer driving sim-esque foretaste of what to expect when the real thing finally does arrive. We can't wait...

 

 

 

[KM666]

Very Nice!

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jtopps said:

drophead said:

roland82 said:

Solarius said:

Video really makes me think of the early 'Gran Turismo' game's... - From about 4 min 10...

The computer simulation was made by Polyphony Digital, Gran Turismo developers.

Definitely looked like one of the intro vids they produce for a car if it's significant enough, i.e. Toyota GT86, Ferrari California etc. Wouldn't be surprised if that video was going to go directly into the game!

The video is definitely made with by Polyphony and Gran Turismo, it has the logo at the end for a start and also if you're a geek like me you will have recognised the virtual new NSX was racing around the "High Speed Ring" and "Cape Ring" tracks as well as some others. Quite a cool video, definitely stirs up some nostalgia for me as the first game came out when I was 8 so I can't help but get excited by Gran Turismo especially with cars like the NSX which have been in the games since the start. As for the new NSX I think it looks stunning and I've always dreamt of driving/owning one of the originals because of how good the car has been in Gran Turismo since day one. This car is gonna be awesome. I just know it.

From about 6 minutes there are alot of shots of the special stage route X test track only recently released ingame. The lit up satellite and the docks/tunnel/airport are all trackside.