RE: Honda reveals NSX future concept

[Suckmychrsitmas]

I preferred the previous NSX concept. This is a little nondescript for my tastes, but nondescript seems to be what the buying public want.

[aeioux]

Ugh - initially I thought it was bland. Then I started admiring parts of it, now I've returned to my initial conclusion that it's a vapid, unemotional Yank concept car.

Looking at the 1st photo of it in the Detroit motor show - it looks horrendously slab-sided (hopefully better in 'the flesh'), and extremely Corvette-like at the front - but in a bad way. It's over-contemporary, over-Americanised ('heavy' in appearance) and the Audi R8 is a lot more interesting in all departments - though I think that too is unemotional.

rgds
aeioux schemata

[havoc]

Davi said:

soon as I read front engined I didn't bother going any further.

Snob.

Couple of examples:-
- 365GTB/4 Daytona prettier and in some people's eyes better than 365GT/BB.
- Ferrari currently only use mid-engined layout for their 'entry' car.
- S2000 has better weight balance than Porsche Boxster.

[bonedaddy]

Looks too heavy and aggressive for an NSX and still being in primer doesn't do it any favours The original car was sleek and looked race bred. This looks a Hippo compared the the old Cheetah.

Rob

[Mr Whippy]

Looks aerodynamically challenged.

Whats with this flame surfacing clone appearance... they should lead the styling with their cars, not attempt to copy.

Dave

[scotty_917]

...looks like a mongrel cross between an AM V8 Vantage & a Corvette

[nickwilcock]

What an ugly POS!

The original NS-X still looks great - particualrly in red.

[atomicrex]

I wonder if Senna would be impressed with this....or maybe turning in his grave???

[qube_TA]

Can't we just have the old one back?

[madras]

this is not an NSX, i hope it doesn't use the name.
should be mid engined, don't like the look of it at all.

[scotty_917]

qube_TA said:

Can't we just have the old one back?

agreed...and hopefully Honda UK would then import the NSX Type R

[Ali_T]

It's a concept only. The official car won't resemble this much at all.

It was also arrived at thanks to Honda US who wanted a GT car, not another mid engined supercar. As the US was by far the biggest of all the NSX markets, they got their way. As for teh UK, if we'd bought more than 12 of them a year we might have a say in it...

[Suckmychrsitmas]

Y'see, this is a decent-looking car, I think, and there's definite shades of the existing NSX in there. The new NSX concept is a silver hunk of blandeness, IMO, doubtless the product of the marketing department and doubtless will see production.

Edited by Suckmychrsitmas on Tuesday 9th January 15:30

[RobPhoboS]

Yeah I agree with you, that above photo is a sexy car with NSXness.
That concept is totaly rubbish.

If that concept had another name, fair enough, but its not an NSX replacement.

[Polarbert]

5 USA said:

How can the successor to a V6 transverse mid-engined NSX have a front-mounted longitudinal V10?
Sounds like some desperate clutching at straws from the marketing dep't!

Thats what I was thinking about as well.

[madras]

Suckmychrsitmas said:

Y'see, this is a decent-looking car, I think, and there's definite shades of the existing NSX in there. The new NSX concept is a silver hunk of blandeness, IMO, doubtless the product of the marketing department and doubtless will see production.

Edited by Suckmychrsitmas on Tuesday 9th January 15:30

now this i could drive!

[val]

Suckmychrsitmas said:

Y'see, this is a decent-looking car, I think, and there's definite shades of the existing NSX in there. The new NSX concept is a silver hunk of blandeness, IMO, doubtless the product of the marketing department and doubtless will see production.

Edited by Suckmychrsitmas on Tuesday 9th January 15:30

Second that.

That concept actually works like the new nsx.

The new one... Ugly, boring... Yuck!

[NSX-T]

What a shambles...as a present and proud owner of an NSX. This looks like its aimed at the fat american market. too remanistant of too many crap shapeless designs that come from the US. Obviously designed by an american. This car has absolutely no resemblance to my car in any way. Not mid-engined...what a disaster! It has the front profile of a corvette, the side profile of a dodgy R8/BMW6 Series. They've even stolen the lights from the front of the R8...and Chrome F*&king bling wheels. Keep the yanks away from it leave it to the Japanese. move back closer to the HSC and compete with the R8 in style and looks but with a V10 Honda engine, get the pricing around £60-70k

any feedback truly welcome

[flat16]

The original NSX was - and still is - a technological marvel - well ahead of its time. This concept is a step backwards IMHO. It looks like a child's impression of an Aston.

I doubt NSX owners will be worried about their cars becoming any less desirable should this brick see the light of day.

Not even fit to be mentioned in the same sentence as the ground-breaking NSX IMO

[macdeb]

I think it looks the bollox. Will be out of my league though.