NarutoRamen
Kraftwagen König
^^Let's just agree to disagree man. You and I are on completely different thought processes here.
The Honda NSX, marketed in North America as the Acura NSX, is a two-seater, rear mid-engined, rear-wheel drive sports car manufactured by Honda. The origins of the NSX trace back to 1984, with the HP-X (Honda Pininfarina eXperimental) concept, for a 3.0 L (180 cu in) V6 rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive sports car. Honda, with the intention of meeting or exceeding the performance of the then V8 engine Ferrari range, committed to the project, aiming at both reliability and a lower price. The concept evolved and had its name changed to NS-X, which stood for "New", "Sportscar" "eXperimental", although the production model launched as the NSX.
No you have not. You are clearly letting your emotions drive your arguments rather than doing some fact checking beforehand. What kind of a "boat" pulls a 0.94g lateral acceleration with a 70 mph slalom speed? The GS handles as well as the IS despite its longer length with help from its rear wheel steering (which the IS does not have). Certainly, has to be a great handling "boat", if that is the case.
It must be quite a surprising "boat" considering it beat the 535i M-Sport and other cars in its class. That is before there is any conversation on the GS-F. or the older IS-F. Ever wonder why no Honda/Acura is ever included in these comparisons? Simply because there is no Acura/rebadged Honda that competes in the class.
A FWD platform car like TLX with a 61/39 front bias distribution (despite the SH-AWD) will not be able to hold up will to a similar sized GS (both with 190 inches length and about 3900 lbs weight) with a 52/48 weight distribution.
http://www.edmunds.com/lexus/gs-350/2013/road-test.html
Yes, the TLX is a confused car, but not because of what it competes with. The reason why it is confused because it is a rebadged Honda Spirior. Honda has been doing that in Canada/US for a long time and they have not learned a damn thing. Something that is badged a Honda, gets a Acura badge in Canada/US and Acura charges a premium for it.
A Lexus is a Lexus no matter where you go in the world. All of the RWD sedan and coupe platforms that are exclusive to the Lexus line up. The Lexus ES is the odd car out because it simply has a market for it despite it being based on the Camry platform. However, Honda rebadges a Civic in Canada and sells it as the Acura CSX.
This is the Honda Spirior/Acura TLX in a car show. This is a replacement for the Accord in many Asian markets. Somehow, Honda decided to rebadge this Accord replacement as an Acura TLX in the Canadian/US market.
Does anyone have to explain that? It is very clear what real luxury means. Bespoke technology and powertrains, certain degree of exclusivity, amenities and comfort that spoil the owner. That is what the premium is paid for.
No Americas are not foolish for choosing what they want. Certainly to your point, if you looked at the sales and customer retention numbers, Acura has not been doing too hot in the US. Certainly, lags way far behind BMW, Mercedes and Lexus. Maybe, NSX will give it the much needed new beginning.
kingjr9000
Das Beste Enthusiast
^The NSX better be good if it's going to be asking for 150 vs the others.
This is interior of a wood trim Honda Accord compared to the Acura TLX interior. Personally I think the Honda interior looks better than the Acura, it looks more modern and just as luxurious. The Acura center console looks cheap with loads of black shiny plastic where the AC and radio screen are. The Honda even has more wood trim than the Acura (supposed luxury brand).
The Lexus ES interior is in another class altogether.
Lexus ES:
The Lexus ES interior is in another class altogether.
Lexus ES:
Rainer271
Kraftwagen König
Acura exec hints a track package for the 2016 NSX
Will have a variety of personalization options
Acura Senior Vice President and General Manager Mike Accavitti has revealed some new details about the 2016 NSX.
Speaking to Edmunds, Accavitti said the highly-anticipated model will have an assortment of personalization options. He was coy on specifics but hinted the car could be offered with aluminum and carbon fiber trim as well as a track package.
As Accavitti explained, supercar buyers like to personalize their cars so the NSX will "offer more factory-installed options than any other vehicle that we have ever had."
The executive also revealed that the company is almost finished with finalizing the requirements that dealers must meet in order to sell the car. He declined to say how many dealers might opt out but he noted it's their option as some small and mid-size dealers might not want to purchase the special tools and equipment that are required to work on the car.
Source: Edmunds
Will have a variety of personalization options
Acura Senior Vice President and General Manager Mike Accavitti has revealed some new details about the 2016 NSX.
Speaking to Edmunds, Accavitti said the highly-anticipated model will have an assortment of personalization options. He was coy on specifics but hinted the car could be offered with aluminum and carbon fiber trim as well as a track package.
As Accavitti explained, supercar buyers like to personalize their cars so the NSX will "offer more factory-installed options than any other vehicle that we have ever had."
The executive also revealed that the company is almost finished with finalizing the requirements that dealers must meet in order to sell the car. He declined to say how many dealers might opt out but he noted it's their option as some small and mid-size dealers might not want to purchase the special tools and equipment that are required to work on the car.
Source: Edmunds
kingjr9000
Das Beste Enthusiast
New Acura NSX Was Totally Reengineered In 18 Months, Has At Least 550 HP
The gestation period of the 2016 Acura NSX feels like it has taken forever, but in reality this car has taken just three years to go from concept to production car. That's incredibly fast. Especially considering that the entire powertrain concept changed less than two years ago.
In a conversation with Ted Klaus, the chief engineer of the new NSX, we were told that the layout of the NSX changed from transverse to longitudinal. The switch in layout was made to increase flexibility in the powertrain as well as for packaging reasons.
This made for a number of changes. Since the last concept, the NSX has grown by three inches in length and an inch in width. It's gone from a naturally aspirated off the shelf engine to a clean sheet design twin turbocharged V6 with a 75 degree v-angle. Right now, this engine will only be in the NSX and the entire hybrid system will make at least 550 horsepower.
At least. That's double the power of the old NSX. Double.
The changes allowed for better packaging of the hybrid system. It also let them have the ability to upgrade the system in the future since it isn't as tight. Yes, some of the weight of the transmission now shifts behind the rear axle, which does create some issues for weight transfer and packaging, but the team thought that the tradeoff would be worth it.
As for driving it, Klaus says that the driving experience is analog. Yes, a hybrid with three electric motors and a nine-speed dual clutch "feels analog." Obviously, I can't judge because I haven't driven it, but if they accomplished that, it's great.
The NSX also uses its hybrid system for torque fill, like the McLaren P1. They say it has constant thrust, like a Tesla that doesn't top out. The engine and electric motors work together to keep torque constant, they call it an instant launch.
We were told that the batteries stay in a constant state of charge so that they don't drain and compromise performance on the track. Oh, and it can carry a golf bag and a couple overnight bags. Though if you plan on doing that perhaps you should buy one of Acura's more golf-y products.
We'll be driving the NSX later this year. We'll see if it lives up to the promise. I'm cautiously excited.
Jalopnik
The gestation period of the 2016 Acura NSX feels like it has taken forever, but in reality this car has taken just three years to go from concept to production car. That's incredibly fast. Especially considering that the entire powertrain concept changed less than two years ago.
In a conversation with Ted Klaus, the chief engineer of the new NSX, we were told that the layout of the NSX changed from transverse to longitudinal. The switch in layout was made to increase flexibility in the powertrain as well as for packaging reasons.
This made for a number of changes. Since the last concept, the NSX has grown by three inches in length and an inch in width. It's gone from a naturally aspirated off the shelf engine to a clean sheet design twin turbocharged V6 with a 75 degree v-angle. Right now, this engine will only be in the NSX and the entire hybrid system will make at least 550 horsepower.
At least. That's double the power of the old NSX. Double.
The changes allowed for better packaging of the hybrid system. It also let them have the ability to upgrade the system in the future since it isn't as tight. Yes, some of the weight of the transmission now shifts behind the rear axle, which does create some issues for weight transfer and packaging, but the team thought that the tradeoff would be worth it.
As for driving it, Klaus says that the driving experience is analog. Yes, a hybrid with three electric motors and a nine-speed dual clutch "feels analog." Obviously, I can't judge because I haven't driven it, but if they accomplished that, it's great.
The NSX also uses its hybrid system for torque fill, like the McLaren P1. They say it has constant thrust, like a Tesla that doesn't top out. The engine and electric motors work together to keep torque constant, they call it an instant launch.
We were told that the batteries stay in a constant state of charge so that they don't drain and compromise performance on the track. Oh, and it can carry a golf bag and a couple overnight bags. Though if you plan on doing that perhaps you should buy one of Acura's more golf-y products.
We'll be driving the NSX later this year. We'll see if it lives up to the promise. I'm cautiously excited.
Jalopnik
tristatez28lt1
Tire Trailblazer
New Technical Details of the Next Generation Acura NSX Revealed at SAE 2015 World Congress and Exhibition
. DETROIT, April 23, 2015 – In advance of the market launch of the highly anticipated next generation Acura NSX, the engineers leading the supercar's development shared new technical details and design strategies with the automotive engineering community at the April 22nd SAE Detroit Section dinner, held in conjunction with the SAE 2015 World Congress and Exhibition. Additional information about the team's efforts to achieve a true "New Sports Experience" included details of the NSX's world's first body construction process that helped create a multi-material space frame resulting in class-leading body rigidity, the advanced total airflow management system and an update on NSX's power unit specifications. Ted Klaus, chief engineer and global development leader of the new NSX, introduced key powertrain, body and dynamic performance engineers who shared new product and technical details in their related areas of the development. The unprecedented sharing of technical details prior to the car's market introduction reflects the desire of the NSX development team and the company to inspire the imagination of automotive and technology enthusiasts along with the next generation of engineers.
"Our goal is to create something altogether new and exciting, something that advances the concept of a next generation supercar in the spirit of the original NSX," said Klaus. "In order to provide NSX-level value, we needed to push ourselves to experiment with, refine and then realize many new technologies."
Significant technical revelations concerning the NSX included:
- The NSX includes Acura's first use of a revolutionary multi-material space frame design that delivers class-leading body rigidity while remaining lightweight. 1
- World's first automotive application of new ablation casting technology resulting in world-class body rigidity for ultimate handling and control.
- World's first use of a three-dimensionally formed, ultra-high-strength steel A-pillar, supporting class-leading rigidity and crash performance while providing outstanding outward visibility.
- The NSX achieves top-in-class aerodynamics targets without the use of active aerodynamic elements, while its three-motor Sport Hybrid power unit is cooled through 10 heat exchangers all thanks to a total airflow management strategy that maximizes the flow of air around and through NSX.
- Displacement of the NSX's all-new twin turbo V-6 engine was confirmed to be 3.5-liters.
- The NSX will mark the introduction of the most capable and highest torque capacity Super Handling All-Wheel Drive system in Acura history.
- The latest proprietary logic advances Acura's two decades-long pursuit of Super Handling that proactively responds to driver inputs, allowing the NSX to achieve a new level of line trace while at the same time intelligently supporting the driver in changing environments. Additional details on each of these engineering achievements follow: Multi-Material Body Acura's First Application of a Multi-Material Body with Space Frame Construction Developing the Most Rigid-in-Class, Multi-Material Body At the core of the NSX mission to deliver timeless sports car values is an aluminum- intensive, multi-material space frame. This innovative space frame represents a next-generation leap in body design with class-leading technology that is exclusive to Acura within the automotive market. Based on internal data, the all-new Acura NSX multi-material body is by far the most rigid in its competitive set.
While the all-aluminum monocoque body of the original NSX was ahead of its time, current aluminum and ultra-high-strength steel-intensive body architecture has been taken to the limit for supercar design.
"For this new NSX development, anything and everything that could offer incredible base rigidity and lightweight design was on the table," said Shawn Tarr, principal engineer and Acura NSX body development leader. "We considered all-aluminum unibody, carbon fiber monocoque and space frame designs and ultimately engineered a multi-material space frame because it offers the lowest weight and best rigidity, precision and hybrid powertrain packaging capability of any design."
A key advancement in casting technology allowed the NSX development team to realize a quantum leap in body design, for the first time being able to engineer a vehicle with castings in key locations for rigidity, that also support the ductility necessary for placement within crush zones.
World's First Application of Ablation Casting
The Acura NSX heralds the world's first application of ablation casting technology in the automotive industry. Ablation casting combines traditional casting methods with rapid cooling techniques to offer the design flexibility and rigidity of casting with the ductility and energy absorption characteristics of extruded material.
Traditional castings provide the ultimate rigidity in space frame and other body designs, but have traditionally suffered a major drawback: traditional castings are brittle. With the no-compromise performance goals of the NSX, a groundbreaking new casting method within the crush zones had to be used.
- The ablation process allows the ultra-rigid castings to be located within the crush zones and to function as large aluminum nodes, or junction points. Aluminum extrusions are then inserted into sockets in the ablation cast nodes, which act as fixtures that hold the space frame in place during welding.
- During the welding process, shorter stitch welds can be applied, enhancing the exceptional, repeatable precision of the NSX space frame construction by reducing heat deformation during the production process.
- Ablation castings also enable traditional aluminum castings to be used at strategic locations in the space frame and as the primary mounting points for suspension and power unit components, in addition to being the reference and temporary attachment points during the highly accurate space frame construction process.
- Full space frame construction and vehicle assembly are conducted on-site at the new Performance Manufacturing Center (PMC) in Marysville, OH, providing a high level of quality control. New A-Pillar Construction Technique In addition to the world's first casting technology, the NSX applies an all-new three- dimensionally formed ultra-high-strength steel A-pillar that provides next- generation rigidity and precise shape specification tolerances.
The previous generation NSX had a thin A-pillar that provided very good outward visibility. Reflecting this heritage with modern rigidity and roof crush performance requirements demanded this new, ultra-high-strength production method.
Advanced Materials Strategy
NSX represents an advanced expression of modern body design theory: the strategic integration of multiple materials to achieve optimal body performance for numerous targets, including rigidity, dynamic response, superior fit-and-finish and occupant protection.
- The aluminum-intensive space frame is complimented with precisely crafted ultra-high-strength steel and anchored with a carbon fiber floor together producing body performance at its peak.
- For the new NSX, the body design and technologies are about more than just raw performance – a goal of any supercar development. In keeping with the human-centered supercar concept, the NSX development team went further, to optimize how the car's performance capabilities are experienced by the driver through the body.
- Drivers will experience all of the on-the-rails handling provided by the Sport Hybrid SH-AWD power unit because it is communicated in high- fidelity through the most rigid body in its class. Total Airflow Management Engineering a Next Generation Thermal and Aerodynamic Package via Total Airflow Management To meet the challenge of the ambitious performance targets, radical packaging design and exotic styling for the next generation Acura NSX, the development team had to totally re-imagine the thermal and aerodynamic engineering for this modern supercar so that maximum energy is extracted from the flow of air around and through the NSX with the highest efficiency. This new total airflow management strategy supports component cooling, aerodynamic performance (drag and downforce) at a very high level without the use of active aero technology, while also contributing to even more dynamic styling. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) was used extensively during development to allow the U.S.-based development team to maximize the performance of a power unit being developed in Japan. CFD models were run on computers totaling many years' worth of computational uptime. Thermal CFD was effectively used in two ways during development: first, for the proof-of-concept in establishing heat management strategy at the earliest development stage and second, for continuous thermal performance improvement as the vehicle matured through development. Extensive involvement of thermal CFD with design engineers during the development enabled maximum design optimization.
Along with the use of advanced CFD, wind tunnel and real world testing, the development team also employed computerized lap-time simulation models of some of the world's most legendary proving grounds that could then be run on chassis- dynamometers allowing testing and validation of computer models for thermal management.
- The all-new NSX employs 10 air-cooled heat exchangers responsible for cooling the front twin-motor unit (TMU), twin-turbo V6 engine, rear direct-drive electric motor and 9-speed dual clutch transmission (DCT).
- The all new, twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V6 engine at the heart of the Sport Hybrid SH-AWD power unit requires the greatest cooling and receives it through three radiators: one center and two side units to get maximum airflow volume and efficiency. The center radiator is tilted forward 25-degress, allowing the largest, optimized configuration that best utilizes the inherent pressure gradient while maintaining the strict low center of gravity targets of the NSX's Advance Sports Package.
- Condenser and power drive unit (PDU) coolers are efficiently packaged in front of the center engine radiator.
- The TMU is cooled passively through strategic use of air in the front motor room and by a heat exchanger mounted in front of the right engine sub- radiator.
- The 9-speed DCT is cooled by two heat exchangers, one mounted in front of the left engine sub-radiator and the other in the engine compartment.
- Twin-intercoolers located in the signature side intakes are used to cool the intake air charge. Supercar Aerodynamics NSX achieves top-class aerodynamic balance and supercar aerodynamic downforce without the use of active aero. Aerodynamic drag is minimized, even while moving large airflows through NSX as it inhales and exhales. Aerodynamic downforce is created through the total airflow management focus on utilizing airflow through each vent, as NSX exhales, and through more traditional aerodynamic shape optimization. NSX has undergone extensive testing at the company's state-of-the-art wind tunnel in Raymond, Ohio, using ultra-detailed 40-percent-scale models that replicate all of the intake and exhaust vents, heat exchangers and major under-hood components.
These highly accurate scale models replicate drag and lift performance with near perfect approximation. It has been verified and put through its paces at the company's full-scale wind tunnel in Japan, and on real and simulated proving grounds throughout the world. Total airflow management vents and precision ducting also help create strong, consistent downforce for NSX and were tuned to optimized forms with aerodynamicist and designer input during working wind tunnel sessions.
- Six vortices flow at the rear of the NSX including those that support creating the highest downforce across the rear deck lid.
- Flowing from below the car and exiting through meticulously optimized lower, rear diffuser fins is a critical vortex that further anchors NSX to the ground. Uniquely, the fins are not parallel to each other, but are narrower toward the front of the car and wider at the rear. This design creates low pressure and further maximizes downforce.
Sport Hybrid Super Handling All-Wheel Drive
A new handling paradigm decades in the making
The groundbreaking Sport Hybrid SH-AWD dynamic torque vectoring technology applied to this all-new NSX represents research and development that has been ongoing for well over two decades.
Next-generation torque vectoring
Acura has been continuously refining its advanced torque vectoring technology while in parallel developing new ways of accomplishing the timeless sports car values of lightweight, rigid chassis and potent powerplants. This all-new Sport Hybrid SH-AWD represents a system injected with more electric power, delivered more directly, managing more internal combustion power than any system Acura has engineered to date.
In keeping with the development team's 'human-centered supercar' concept, the new NSX and its Sport Hybrid Super Handling drivetrain were truly engineered from the driver out. While the NSX provides a new sports experience with 'on rails handling,' its Super Handling technology was optimized to enhance the driving experience by responding instantaneously and intuitively to the will of the driver.
- Super Handling is brought to its pinnacle form in NSX where the strengths of electric motors –delivering zero delay acceleration – allows the NSX to offer dynamic torque vectoring even at low vehicle and engine speeds.
- Super Handling logic has progressed along a parallel path with hardware. While many advanced automotive technologies are focused on feedback, measurements of how the vehicle is reacting, NSX uniquely applies additional technology to focus on accurately responding to driver input through immediate, precise application of torque at each wheel at any moment.
- Using cutting edge computer-aided engineering (CAE) optimization software, engineers created a double-wishbone, double lower control arm front suspension that decouples the twin-motor unit (TMU) torque from the driver's experience at the steering wheel, providing timeless sports car steering communication to the driver with a new experience of on rails handling provided by the precise torque vectoring of the TMU.
- Variable gear ratio steering is applied to further enhance the confident, race-ready driving dynamics of the all-new NSX. Powertrain Sport-Hybrid SH-AWD Power Unit Powering the Sport Hybrid Power Unit with Racing Technologies As announced at the 2015 North American International Auto Show, the new NSX will utilize an all-new power unit from a clean sheet design. At its heart is an all-new longitudinally mounted twin-turbo V6 engine that is mated to an all-new, Acura-developed 9-speed DCT with an electric motor that applies its torque directly to the crankshaft for higher output with immediate power delivery to the rear wheels.
- The new engine has a displacement of 3.5-liters and utilizes pinnacle racing technology, applying both direct and port injection to its design.
- The 75-degree V-angle and dry sump design optimizes engine rigidity and further supports the NSX's Advanced Sports Package by allowing the engine and components to be lowered in the chassis to the maximum extent, resulting in the lowest center of gravity in its class. This also supports the advanced packaging of other engine components.
- The engine's dry sump design also helps maximize vehicle performance in high lateral-G conditions.
- The rear direct-drive electric motor applies its torque directly to the crankshaft.
- The 9-speed DCT's main, counter, secondary and output shaft design maximizes the advanced sports package through a configuration that lowers weight and helps to center the mass nearer the driver.
. DETROIT, April 23, 2015 – In advance of the market launch of the highly anticipated next generation Acura NSX, the engineers leading the supercar's development shared new technical details and design strategies with the automotive engineering community at the April 22nd SAE Detroit Section dinner, held in conjunction with the SAE 2015 World Congress and Exhibition. Additional information about the team's efforts to achieve a true "New Sports Experience" included details of the NSX's world's first body construction process that helped create a multi-material space frame resulting in class-leading body rigidity, the advanced total airflow management system and an update on NSX's power unit specifications. Ted Klaus, chief engineer and global development leader of the new NSX, introduced key powertrain, body and dynamic performance engineers who shared new product and technical details in their related areas of the development. The unprecedented sharing of technical details prior to the car's market introduction reflects the desire of the NSX development team and the company to inspire the imagination of automotive and technology enthusiasts along with the next generation of engineers.
"Our goal is to create something altogether new and exciting, something that advances the concept of a next generation supercar in the spirit of the original NSX," said Klaus. "In order to provide NSX-level value, we needed to push ourselves to experiment with, refine and then realize many new technologies."
Significant technical revelations concerning the NSX included:
- The NSX includes Acura's first use of a revolutionary multi-material space frame design that delivers class-leading body rigidity while remaining lightweight. 1
- World's first automotive application of new ablation casting technology resulting in world-class body rigidity for ultimate handling and control.
- World's first use of a three-dimensionally formed, ultra-high-strength steel A-pillar, supporting class-leading rigidity and crash performance while providing outstanding outward visibility.
- The NSX achieves top-in-class aerodynamics targets without the use of active aerodynamic elements, while its three-motor Sport Hybrid power unit is cooled through 10 heat exchangers all thanks to a total airflow management strategy that maximizes the flow of air around and through NSX.
- Displacement of the NSX's all-new twin turbo V-6 engine was confirmed to be 3.5-liters.
- The NSX will mark the introduction of the most capable and highest torque capacity Super Handling All-Wheel Drive system in Acura history.
- The latest proprietary logic advances Acura's two decades-long pursuit of Super Handling that proactively responds to driver inputs, allowing the NSX to achieve a new level of line trace while at the same time intelligently supporting the driver in changing environments. Additional details on each of these engineering achievements follow: Multi-Material Body Acura's First Application of a Multi-Material Body with Space Frame Construction Developing the Most Rigid-in-Class, Multi-Material Body At the core of the NSX mission to deliver timeless sports car values is an aluminum- intensive, multi-material space frame. This innovative space frame represents a next-generation leap in body design with class-leading technology that is exclusive to Acura within the automotive market. Based on internal data, the all-new Acura NSX multi-material body is by far the most rigid in its competitive set.
While the all-aluminum monocoque body of the original NSX was ahead of its time, current aluminum and ultra-high-strength steel-intensive body architecture has been taken to the limit for supercar design.
"For this new NSX development, anything and everything that could offer incredible base rigidity and lightweight design was on the table," said Shawn Tarr, principal engineer and Acura NSX body development leader. "We considered all-aluminum unibody, carbon fiber monocoque and space frame designs and ultimately engineered a multi-material space frame because it offers the lowest weight and best rigidity, precision and hybrid powertrain packaging capability of any design."
A key advancement in casting technology allowed the NSX development team to realize a quantum leap in body design, for the first time being able to engineer a vehicle with castings in key locations for rigidity, that also support the ductility necessary for placement within crush zones.
World's First Application of Ablation Casting
The Acura NSX heralds the world's first application of ablation casting technology in the automotive industry. Ablation casting combines traditional casting methods with rapid cooling techniques to offer the design flexibility and rigidity of casting with the ductility and energy absorption characteristics of extruded material.
Traditional castings provide the ultimate rigidity in space frame and other body designs, but have traditionally suffered a major drawback: traditional castings are brittle. With the no-compromise performance goals of the NSX, a groundbreaking new casting method within the crush zones had to be used.
- The ablation process allows the ultra-rigid castings to be located within the crush zones and to function as large aluminum nodes, or junction points. Aluminum extrusions are then inserted into sockets in the ablation cast nodes, which act as fixtures that hold the space frame in place during welding.
- During the welding process, shorter stitch welds can be applied, enhancing the exceptional, repeatable precision of the NSX space frame construction by reducing heat deformation during the production process.
- Ablation castings also enable traditional aluminum castings to be used at strategic locations in the space frame and as the primary mounting points for suspension and power unit components, in addition to being the reference and temporary attachment points during the highly accurate space frame construction process.
- Full space frame construction and vehicle assembly are conducted on-site at the new Performance Manufacturing Center (PMC) in Marysville, OH, providing a high level of quality control. New A-Pillar Construction Technique In addition to the world's first casting technology, the NSX applies an all-new three- dimensionally formed ultra-high-strength steel A-pillar that provides next- generation rigidity and precise shape specification tolerances.
The previous generation NSX had a thin A-pillar that provided very good outward visibility. Reflecting this heritage with modern rigidity and roof crush performance requirements demanded this new, ultra-high-strength production method.
Advanced Materials Strategy
NSX represents an advanced expression of modern body design theory: the strategic integration of multiple materials to achieve optimal body performance for numerous targets, including rigidity, dynamic response, superior fit-and-finish and occupant protection.
- The aluminum-intensive space frame is complimented with precisely crafted ultra-high-strength steel and anchored with a carbon fiber floor together producing body performance at its peak.
- For the new NSX, the body design and technologies are about more than just raw performance – a goal of any supercar development. In keeping with the human-centered supercar concept, the NSX development team went further, to optimize how the car's performance capabilities are experienced by the driver through the body.
- Drivers will experience all of the on-the-rails handling provided by the Sport Hybrid SH-AWD power unit because it is communicated in high- fidelity through the most rigid body in its class. Total Airflow Management Engineering a Next Generation Thermal and Aerodynamic Package via Total Airflow Management To meet the challenge of the ambitious performance targets, radical packaging design and exotic styling for the next generation Acura NSX, the development team had to totally re-imagine the thermal and aerodynamic engineering for this modern supercar so that maximum energy is extracted from the flow of air around and through the NSX with the highest efficiency. This new total airflow management strategy supports component cooling, aerodynamic performance (drag and downforce) at a very high level without the use of active aero technology, while also contributing to even more dynamic styling. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) was used extensively during development to allow the U.S.-based development team to maximize the performance of a power unit being developed in Japan. CFD models were run on computers totaling many years' worth of computational uptime. Thermal CFD was effectively used in two ways during development: first, for the proof-of-concept in establishing heat management strategy at the earliest development stage and second, for continuous thermal performance improvement as the vehicle matured through development. Extensive involvement of thermal CFD with design engineers during the development enabled maximum design optimization.
Along with the use of advanced CFD, wind tunnel and real world testing, the development team also employed computerized lap-time simulation models of some of the world's most legendary proving grounds that could then be run on chassis- dynamometers allowing testing and validation of computer models for thermal management.
- The all-new NSX employs 10 air-cooled heat exchangers responsible for cooling the front twin-motor unit (TMU), twin-turbo V6 engine, rear direct-drive electric motor and 9-speed dual clutch transmission (DCT).
- The all new, twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V6 engine at the heart of the Sport Hybrid SH-AWD power unit requires the greatest cooling and receives it through three radiators: one center and two side units to get maximum airflow volume and efficiency. The center radiator is tilted forward 25-degress, allowing the largest, optimized configuration that best utilizes the inherent pressure gradient while maintaining the strict low center of gravity targets of the NSX's Advance Sports Package.
- Condenser and power drive unit (PDU) coolers are efficiently packaged in front of the center engine radiator.
- The TMU is cooled passively through strategic use of air in the front motor room and by a heat exchanger mounted in front of the right engine sub- radiator.
- The 9-speed DCT is cooled by two heat exchangers, one mounted in front of the left engine sub-radiator and the other in the engine compartment.
- Twin-intercoolers located in the signature side intakes are used to cool the intake air charge. Supercar Aerodynamics NSX achieves top-class aerodynamic balance and supercar aerodynamic downforce without the use of active aero. Aerodynamic drag is minimized, even while moving large airflows through NSX as it inhales and exhales. Aerodynamic downforce is created through the total airflow management focus on utilizing airflow through each vent, as NSX exhales, and through more traditional aerodynamic shape optimization. NSX has undergone extensive testing at the company's state-of-the-art wind tunnel in Raymond, Ohio, using ultra-detailed 40-percent-scale models that replicate all of the intake and exhaust vents, heat exchangers and major under-hood components.
These highly accurate scale models replicate drag and lift performance with near perfect approximation. It has been verified and put through its paces at the company's full-scale wind tunnel in Japan, and on real and simulated proving grounds throughout the world. Total airflow management vents and precision ducting also help create strong, consistent downforce for NSX and were tuned to optimized forms with aerodynamicist and designer input during working wind tunnel sessions.
- Six vortices flow at the rear of the NSX including those that support creating the highest downforce across the rear deck lid.
- Flowing from below the car and exiting through meticulously optimized lower, rear diffuser fins is a critical vortex that further anchors NSX to the ground. Uniquely, the fins are not parallel to each other, but are narrower toward the front of the car and wider at the rear. This design creates low pressure and further maximizes downforce.
Sport Hybrid Super Handling All-Wheel Drive
A new handling paradigm decades in the making
The groundbreaking Sport Hybrid SH-AWD dynamic torque vectoring technology applied to this all-new NSX represents research and development that has been ongoing for well over two decades.
Next-generation torque vectoring
Acura has been continuously refining its advanced torque vectoring technology while in parallel developing new ways of accomplishing the timeless sports car values of lightweight, rigid chassis and potent powerplants. This all-new Sport Hybrid SH-AWD represents a system injected with more electric power, delivered more directly, managing more internal combustion power than any system Acura has engineered to date.
In keeping with the development team's 'human-centered supercar' concept, the new NSX and its Sport Hybrid Super Handling drivetrain were truly engineered from the driver out. While the NSX provides a new sports experience with 'on rails handling,' its Super Handling technology was optimized to enhance the driving experience by responding instantaneously and intuitively to the will of the driver.
- Super Handling is brought to its pinnacle form in NSX where the strengths of electric motors –delivering zero delay acceleration – allows the NSX to offer dynamic torque vectoring even at low vehicle and engine speeds.
- Super Handling logic has progressed along a parallel path with hardware. While many advanced automotive technologies are focused on feedback, measurements of how the vehicle is reacting, NSX uniquely applies additional technology to focus on accurately responding to driver input through immediate, precise application of torque at each wheel at any moment.
- Using cutting edge computer-aided engineering (CAE) optimization software, engineers created a double-wishbone, double lower control arm front suspension that decouples the twin-motor unit (TMU) torque from the driver's experience at the steering wheel, providing timeless sports car steering communication to the driver with a new experience of on rails handling provided by the precise torque vectoring of the TMU.
- Variable gear ratio steering is applied to further enhance the confident, race-ready driving dynamics of the all-new NSX. Powertrain Sport-Hybrid SH-AWD Power Unit Powering the Sport Hybrid Power Unit with Racing Technologies As announced at the 2015 North American International Auto Show, the new NSX will utilize an all-new power unit from a clean sheet design. At its heart is an all-new longitudinally mounted twin-turbo V6 engine that is mated to an all-new, Acura-developed 9-speed DCT with an electric motor that applies its torque directly to the crankshaft for higher output with immediate power delivery to the rear wheels.
- The new engine has a displacement of 3.5-liters and utilizes pinnacle racing technology, applying both direct and port injection to its design.
- The 75-degree V-angle and dry sump design optimizes engine rigidity and further supports the NSX's Advanced Sports Package by allowing the engine and components to be lowered in the chassis to the maximum extent, resulting in the lowest center of gravity in its class. This also supports the advanced packaging of other engine components.
- The engine's dry sump design also helps maximize vehicle performance in high lateral-G conditions.
- The rear direct-drive electric motor applies its torque directly to the crankshaft.
- The 9-speed DCT's main, counter, secondary and output shaft design maximizes the advanced sports package through a configuration that lowers weight and helps to center the mass nearer the driver.
JHF
Driving Dynamics Pro
Honda NSX Type R reportedly due in 2018 with more than 608 PS
Weight loss also planned
A new report coming from Australian media indicates the second generation Honda/Acura NSX Type R will be out in 2018.
The much-awaited NSX revival hasn't even gone on sale yet, but already we are hearing spicy things about a higher specification Type R version which has previously been hinted by NSX's chief engineer Ted Klaus. According to Motoring, the model will be out sometime in 2018 and is expected to provide a combined output of more than 608 PS (447 kW).
For the sake of comparison, Acura previously mentioned the regular NSX will have "north of 550 bhp" (557 PS / 410 kW) from its twin-turbo V6 3.5-liter engine working together with three electric motors.
We still don't know the standard model's exact weight, but it is estimated the new NSX tips the scales between 1,600 - 1,700 kg (3,527 - 3,747 lbs). The Type R will reportedly weigh 1,550 kg (3,417 lbs) thanks to carbon fiber body panels and aerodynamic parts.
It is believed the supercar will need just three seconds to complete the 0-62 mph (0-100 km/h) sprint, although this is a rough estimation as Acura hasn't published yet performance details of the regular NSX.
Besides receiving more power and going on a diet, the NSX Type R will also get a more aggressive body, sportier suspension setup, beefier brakes, unique wheels along with some interior tweaks.
Note: Acura NSX Type R render by X-Tomi Design pictured.
Source: motoring.com.au
http://www.worldcarfans.com/115050193076/honda-nsx-type-r-reportedly-due-in-2018-with-more-than
Weight loss also planned
A new report coming from Australian media indicates the second generation Honda/Acura NSX Type R will be out in 2018.
The much-awaited NSX revival hasn't even gone on sale yet, but already we are hearing spicy things about a higher specification Type R version which has previously been hinted by NSX's chief engineer Ted Klaus. According to Motoring, the model will be out sometime in 2018 and is expected to provide a combined output of more than 608 PS (447 kW).
For the sake of comparison, Acura previously mentioned the regular NSX will have "north of 550 bhp" (557 PS / 410 kW) from its twin-turbo V6 3.5-liter engine working together with three electric motors.
We still don't know the standard model's exact weight, but it is estimated the new NSX tips the scales between 1,600 - 1,700 kg (3,527 - 3,747 lbs). The Type R will reportedly weigh 1,550 kg (3,417 lbs) thanks to carbon fiber body panels and aerodynamic parts.
It is believed the supercar will need just three seconds to complete the 0-62 mph (0-100 km/h) sprint, although this is a rough estimation as Acura hasn't published yet performance details of the regular NSX.
Besides receiving more power and going on a diet, the NSX Type R will also get a more aggressive body, sportier suspension setup, beefier brakes, unique wheels along with some interior tweaks.
Note: Acura NSX Type R render by X-Tomi Design pictured.
Source: motoring.com.au
http://www.worldcarfans.com/115050193076/honda-nsx-type-r-reportedly-due-in-2018-with-more-than
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So basically more space for a V8 down the line
The day Honda makes a production V8 is the day Satan would require installing central heating in his abode.
So basically more space for a V8 down the line
Honda has never built a V8 even to save its life (Acura, that is).
JHF
Driving Dynamics Pro
2016 Acura NSX pace car for Pikes Peak revealed
24 cameras to be installed on the course
The second generation Acura NSX will be putting on the pace car suit for this year's Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.
It has received a racing-inspired livery and will lead the field of 140 entrants to the top of the 14,110-foot Colorado mountain on June 28 during the 93rd edition of the 12.4-mile, 156-turn hill climb. For this occasion, Acura is setting up no less than 24 cameras on the course to obtain a 360-degree series of images with the much-awaited NSX.
Honda R&D Americas was in charge of working on the car which will be driven by two-time Pikes Peak winner Sage Marie who is senior manager of American Honda Public Relations. He will be behind the wheel of the Audi R8-rivaling supercar featuring a Sport Hybrid Super Handling All-Wheel Drive developing "north of 550 horsepower" thanks to a twin-turbo 3.5-liter V6 engine and three electric motors.
Source: Acura
http://www.worldcarfans.com/115062595788/2016-acura-nsx-pace-car-for-pikes-peak-revealed
24 cameras to be installed on the course
The second generation Acura NSX will be putting on the pace car suit for this year's Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.
It has received a racing-inspired livery and will lead the field of 140 entrants to the top of the 14,110-foot Colorado mountain on June 28 during the 93rd edition of the 12.4-mile, 156-turn hill climb. For this occasion, Acura is setting up no less than 24 cameras on the course to obtain a 360-degree series of images with the much-awaited NSX.
Honda R&D Americas was in charge of working on the car which will be driven by two-time Pikes Peak winner Sage Marie who is senior manager of American Honda Public Relations. He will be behind the wheel of the Audi R8-rivaling supercar featuring a Sport Hybrid Super Handling All-Wheel Drive developing "north of 550 horsepower" thanks to a twin-turbo 3.5-liter V6 engine and three electric motors.
Source: Acura
http://www.worldcarfans.com/115062595788/2016-acura-nsx-pace-car-for-pikes-peak-revealed
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Honda Motor Co., Ltd. is a Japanese public multinational conglomerate manufacturer of automobiles,
motorcycles, and battery-powered equipment, headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, and established
in 1948 by Soichiro Honda. Acura is its luxury and performance division headquartered in Torrance,
California, United States. The Acura brand was launched on March 27, 1986, with markets primarily
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