Acura developing a successor to NSX
The Acura NSX will not be produced in 2006.
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
To further enhance the division’s performance image, Acura is developing a
new sports car to succeed the award-winning NSX supercar. Acura also announced
that production of the current generation NSX will cease at the end of the
year due to the extensive retooling necessary to meet stringent 2006 emissions
and equipment regulations for the U.S., Europe and Asia.
“We are committed to having an ultra high-performance vehicle in the Acura
lineup in the future,” said John Mendel, senior vice president, automobile
operations. “It’s too early to comment on specifics, but the all-new model
will be just as groundbreaking as the 1991 NSX.”
As the first-ever supercar from Japan, the NSX was created as a hand-built,
exotic, mid-engine sports car that would establish entirely new levels of
performance, refinement and drivability. The NSX went on sale in the summer of
1990 and the following year posted record U.S. sales of 1,940 vehicles.
Through June of 2005, NSX cumulative sales totaled 8,854 in the U.S. and more
than 18,000 worldwide.
During its 15-year run, the NSX has been showered with accolades including,
Automobile Magazine’s “Automobile of the Year and Design of the Year” awards,
Popular Science’s “Best of What’s New,” Road &Track’s “Ten Best Cars in the
World” list. Motor Trend magazine also named the NSX to its “Top Ten
Performance Cars” list and touted it as “the best sports car ever built.”
Acura designed the NSX as a technological and performance showcase. Among
other innovations, it was the first production car to feature an all-aluminum
body, chassis, and suspension and to utilize titanium connecting rods. It
featured a transversely mounted dual overhead cam V-6 engine equipped with
Acura’s breakthrough VTEC (Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control)
system and a variable volume induction system.
Over time, the NSX received continuous updates to ensure its
competitiveness and popularity with serious sports car enthusiasts. The NSX
has also captured multiple championships in the highest levels of sports car
and prototype racing.
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