The highly anticipated next generation Acura NSX is almost ready to hit the road. A whole bunch of engineering details about the soon-to-launch 2016 NSX were revealed at a dinner at the SAE International World Congress and Exhibition in Detroit only a few months ago.
The engineers leading the 2016 Acura NSX development shared new technical details and strategies with the automotive design community. It seems that it will be the most exciting car from Honda in a very long time.
The new supercar will include Acura’s first use of a revolutionary multi-material space frame design featuring high-strength steel and aluminum that delivers class-leading body rigidity while remaining lightweight at the same time.
The new NSX uses world’s first automotive application of the so called “ablation casting technology” which means high-class body rigidity and ultimate handling and control.
The NSX is powered by Acura’s first all new, twin-turbo charged engine: longitudinally mounted, four-cam, 75-degree, 3,5-liter V6.
The supercar features the most advanced evolution of Acura’s Sport Hybrid Super-Handling All-Wheel Drive System combining hybrid power going to the back wheels with pure electric power up front and provides the most capable and highest torque capacity in brand’s history. A nine-speed dual-clutch gearbox featuring an electric motor that drives the rear wheels and collaborating with two electric motors that power the front wheels. The engine reportedly will produce more than 550 horsepower.
The next generation Acura NSX was unveiled at the Detroit auto show for the first time and it is expected that production will start this fall in Ohio.
