2014 Honda NSX

 

Here are 2014 Honda NSX. Sources say the upcoming 2014 Honda NSX will be powered by a 3.5-litre V6 producing upwards of 300kW (one source says that a patent application has already been made by Honda for the engine). This would just about be enough for the 2014 Honda NSX if it remains true to its form of being very light. But the car is also said to be powered with the help of an electric motor. These two motors will then power an all-wheel drive system – a first for the top-shelf Honda model.

 

In 1991, Acura shocked the exotic car world with the introduction of the NSX, a supercar that stood up to models like the Ferrari 328. However, as good things can’t last forever, the NSX was discontinued in 2005 due to slow sales. Of course, it didn’t take long before people started talking about when a successor would show up, especially considering the fact that the NSX was said to go into production a few years back, but was denied on several occasions.

However, rumor mills don’t just shut down and the latest information churning them is that an NSX successor has always been in the cards. At first it was believed to come out in 2009, but the economic crisis made sure that didn’t happen so this future model is still a few years away. It was first thought to be powered by a 4.5L V10 engine , but Honda President Takanobu Ito has already chatted it up with Automotive News and stated that the future NSX won’t come with a V10 engine. The idea for an engine that size was actually dropped in 2008, then the company decided that the car should be environmentally friendly and still fun to drive. "That’s the kind of sports car we want to make," Ito said.

The future NSX will be positioned as a high-performance counterpart to the two-seat Honda CR-Z sporty hybrid. According to Ito, the company is working very hard on the new car and now rumors are suggesting that it will go hybrid. We’ll get official confirmation of whatever will be under that hood eventually.

Apparently, much of the running gear will be based on the SH-AWD system seen on the American-badged Acura models of Honda, such as the Accord (Acura TL) and Legend (Acura RL). This ‘Super Handling All-Wheel Drive’ system incorporates a complex torque split technology that allows the car’s computers to calculate where best to send power – front to rear and side to side – at any given time, even during hard acceleration and cornering.

 Since the NSX is a true sports car though, the inclination of the SH-AWD system will be to send most of the power to the rear wheels, reports say.

It’s unknown at this stage just how much power the electric motor will add, but it will be a versatile system, allowing the car/driver to select between electric power alone, or the petrol engine alone.

Reports say we could expect to see the new Honda NSX by 2014, featuring the hybrid technology and an all-wheel drive system. We just hope it sticks to its roots and is unveiled as a true sports car with little compromise