Monday 23rd July 2007

New NSX Delayed

Honda decides to postpone supercar

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New NSX? Not for a while, mate.

Honda has released some bad news: it seems the new NSX has been delayed - again.

Honda has decided to re-badge the new car as an Acura, but the Acura brand (currently American-only) isn’t being launched in Japan until 2010 at the earliest.

Honda CEO, Takeo Fukui, expressed concerns over the suitability of the Japanese market for the Acura brand as one reason for the postponement.

What we do know is that it won’t be launched at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show, and seeing as there isn't a Tokyo show in 2010 we might not see a new NSX until the year after.

Honda has said that it is nothing to do with the car not being ready; it has already been seen testing on the Nurburgring disguised as an elongated S2000.

Source: Autocar

[smele]

Sounds like Honda are getting cold feet. The old NSX was a great car, but did it make any money for Honda?