NSX Concept.. V6, HYBRID and SH-AWD? What do y'all think?

[HondaFanatik]

http://www.autoblog.com/2012/01/09/acura-nsx-concept-detroit-2012/

 

[toneekay]

Weak

 

[speedygonzales]

it sounds like a POS. no "super car" should be a hybrid period.

 

[HondaFanatik]

no "super car" should be a hybrid period.

lol thats exactly what i was thinking..

 

[Billy.]

i bet the torque curve of the electric motor compliments the v6 nicely. anyone hating on the "hybrid" trend is just slow to change. electric motors are nothing new. they just lost popularity when gas was $0.50 a gallon. only thing i don't like is the overly done exterior. hopefully for production they tone it down a notch or two

 

[crash!]

They should just leave the NSX as we remembered in it 05. Just sayin'

It is a cool idea though.
If they're going "green" they should do all electric, like the Tesla. With AWD.

 

[joe7987]

i bet the torque curve of the electric motor compliments the v6 nicely. anyone hating on the "hybrid" trend is just slow to change. electric motors are nothing new. they just lost popularity when gas was $0.50 a gallon. only thing i don't like is the overly done exterior. hopefully for production they tone it down a notch or two

Agreed. You guys read that it was a hybrid... but did you read that it has 3 electric motors? Not 1... 3.

The torque you end up with on electric motors is usually VERY nice - something which Honda typically fails with. I'm excited to see the final numbers. In the mean time, I can drool at the styling.

 

[Billy.]

Additionally, two more motors can instantly send negative or positive torque to the front wheels during cornering for improved handling and efficiency

negative torque on turns! i'm guessing the inside wheel gets a little negative torque to help turn-in the corners

 

[speedygonzales]

I guess I'm just a purist... if its badged a "super car" I wanna be able to hear the engine scream, I want to feel the engine pulsing through the car... hybrid just doesn't do that for me. sure its a good technology but ehh give me all engine any day

 

[Billy.]

... the V6 is still sitting behind the drivers seat. i'm pretty sure you're going to hear it. what you're NOT going to hear are the electric motors giving power to your front drivetrain

 

[speedygonzales]

true but to me hybrid and super car don't belong in the same sentence... that's just me

 

[toneekay]

Weak

 

[Billy.]

^^ get off my Voxer contacts list

 

[civexspeedy]

Agreed. You guys read that it was a hybrid... but did you read that it has 3 electric motors? Not 1... 3.

The torque you end up with on electric motors is usually VERY nice - something which Honda typically fails with. I'm excited to see the final numbers. In the mean time, I can drool at the styling.

And what does 3 electric motors equal? Weight. They better figure out a way to lighten this car up a hell of a lot to stuff electric motors and a v6 and still hold true to the original NSX's handling characteristics that made it so great.

Not to mention replacing batteries and all that BS...

I hope this concept stays just that, a concept. I can't see it doing so well if they go through with a design and powerplant like that..

 

[antie22]

Agreed. You guys read that it was a hybrid... but did you read that it has 3 electric motors? Not 1... 3.

The torque you end up with on electric motors is usually VERY nice - something which Honda typically fails with. I'm excited to see the final numbers. In the mean time, I can drool at the styling.

IDK about the styling but other than that i agree.

 

[vjf915]

I don't know. It sounds cool on paper, and if they can transfer that into an actual CAR that performs well....then I'll be impressed. As it is, I'm not terribly impressed, mainly because it's still a concept. Will wait to see how this turns out.

 

[Osiris19]

Honestly, I do not like the way it looks.

 

[2slo4u]

i love it

 

[joe7987]

And what does 3 electric motors equal? Weight. They better figure out a way to lighten this car up a hell of a lot to stuff electric motors and a v6 and still hold true to the original NSX's handling characteristics that made it so great.

Electric motors can be more power to weight efficient than gas motors. A quick google search showed that a electric engine of a toyota prius gives .84 hp / lb and 3.68 tq / lb of engine weight while an RX-8 engine gives .92 hp / lb and .57 tq / lb of engine weight.

I think we can all agree that the prius was not designed to be a sports car. However, it is only slightly under the hp to weight ratio of the RX-8 and blows it away in the torque department (over 7 times the power to weight ratio).

If an electric motor was actually designed to be put in a sports car, it is likely that the power to weigh ratio will be much improved. Long story short, The NSX could end up being a torque beast with plenty of hp in relation to its weight.

 

[MistahJuice]

Yeah looks way too much like and Audi R8 or something. If they made it look a bit more like and old school NSX instead of every other supercar out there that would have been a bit better. As for the hybrid I read somewhere else it will be making around 400hp which means 400hp out of a N/A 3.5L V6 and its a heavy ass all wheel drive. Now those are some good numbers so if it's true I gotta agree with joe up there.