2009 NSX
 

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=109733

We venture into the future to speculate on Acura's V10 supercar
By Ed Hellwig Email
Date posted: 03-23-2006


with a video, and some cool insider news

Pretty interesting video to watch, I like the sketch in the vid, but it probably wont look anything like that.

I saw mmy First NSX other day, fell in love with it. I seriously love what honda do. this early look, looks promising

the only thing i am worried about is the possible front engine placement. but other then that it looks very good.

all I have to say is hopefully I am working the day that car arrives at the Dealership...

that's a good thing i imagen :P

But Honda just got through telling everyone that all cars would be anemic hybrids by 2009... so what gives? ;) :P

Why front engine ? :( I would like to see an F430 competitor ...

the hybrid accord is faster then the v6 powered accord. :) so honda knows how to make mpg and power :P

Specs?

i'd like to see a track comparison... say NS :wink: if it is faster around NS, then i'd be more impressed (but not actually impressed)

But is 13m12s really faster than 12m26s? :P ;) Or might that account for test driver weight differences? ;)

BTW, it becomes absolutely nillified if somehow that hevier pig with a big battery gets worse mpg, and ends up being "faster" :wink:

And isn't it about time cars actually got a "resource factor" or "total earth cost" applied to them?

Something that shows how much green house gasses and pollution and resource depletion went into producing the bodywork, interior electronics and glass etc... then this factor was INCLUDED in the EPA mileage estimate.

I am sure the TOTAL "earth cost" for a hybrid car, is the same (or may even be higher) than a regular car, and that the difference in gasoline consumption (if any) would be insugnificat in comparison to the "earth cost" of the entire manufacturing process... especially considering most of the manufacturing now takes place in outsourced, uncontrolled and reguated polluting offshore manufacturing facilities... :P

I wonder how well the 'green people" would feel if they new how many spotted gecko owls were displaced/killed by the new batery factory that was built in outter Mongolia to produce their "hybrid" car...? :P ehehe

concidering how dirty every battery is; and that they can only be used for xx amount of reuses and time... that alone will up the "total earth cost" of the car. many "regular" car disposal costs are minimum; and many of the fluids are recycled.

the only way i would even concider buying a hybrid anything was an awsome (great style+great design+weak powerplant)concept out of Giugiaro in the Volta concept... only 400 hp... but im sure a way to retrofit a 7.0 liter v8 could be made :wink:

once the new wave of 'clean' power comes out, ever wonder how much energy it takes to separate oxygen and hydrogen? hmm... is that coming from another "clean" source, nuclear power perhaps? oh, fossil fuels. ok, i'll stick with pump gas, unless the hydrogen makes for a more tunable, and faster car :P