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08-06-2015, 04:31 AM | #134 |
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I actually like the design, as much as I like the 458. I think this probably goes second on my list in terms of looks and design. 458 > NSX > Huracan > R8 > MP4-12C/650S
![]() The overall shape is the usual mid engine wedge, but there are several interesting details like the flying buttresses and creaves here and there. Its like a Japanese spin on a elegant italian wedge. Quite fresh I'd say and much better than the angular German interpretation of the wedge as in the 2nd gen R8. The first gen R8 is quite elegant in real life. ![]() ![]() Its actually not as similar to the R8 in shape as many people think, I think people will warm up to it when they see it in real life at real world heights in relation to the road. The shape looks much stronger with a hint of muscle and some GT-R
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Delayed again,
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Ok, Honda: awesome looking car, very advanced tech, but you still f***ed it up. Now Toyota will steal the show with the Lexus LC 500h and Nissan with the next generation GT-R, not to forget Porsche's supercar, that will simply blow everything away including Ferrari and McLaren.
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08-17-2015, 10:18 AM | #139 | |
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You see it at a car show or in a magazine, lust after it, save up or break the bank and then place a pre order for. Then wait and wait for it to be built to spec. If the past 9 months (since the NAIAS aka detroit auto show), Acura has probably had such a low response that there is no point to start production of the NSX and have them all sit on dealer lots. It's not like you can start production and stop it based on the exact sales. Ideally you want to have pre sold a huge percentage of cars. Last thing you want is to start production and have 8 of 10 go to dealers to sit on lots trying to find a buyer. Trigger a new model year and have a clearance/factory incentives to move for the next model year. If sales really don't materialize, Acura would be best to start production, cut it after 1-2 years and announce it was a special one off edition like the BMW 1M. The frenzy to buy the car would be much better due to limited numbers, it would truly become a halo car. Use the new factory to build a lower priced model or use the technology developed for more mass produced models. The NSX will go down not as a failure but a huge halo. Producing low numbers for 10 years trying to find a market and steal Porsche sales or even matching Ferrari numbers will go down as a failure. I doubt the current NSX numbers even match the F-car's 488 pre sales numbers. Last edited by focal; 08-17-2015 at 10:26 AM.. |
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