Honda cancels 560 hp NSX supercar development

Posted on December 17th, 2008 by Robert Adams | Posted under: Honda

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Last week Honda announced their plans to withdraw from all Formula One activities. Today comes news, that the next victim of bad economy is the new V10 powered Honda NSX.

It was expected to arrive beginning of 2010 under Acura brand in the US and as a Honda in Europe. This past summer when Honda was testing the car in Germany it was doing impressive lap times on the famous Nürburgring. There were even speculations that it is just a matter of time when the NSX laps the ring faster than Nissan GT-R.

As all development has been stopped there is still some hope. Not in the near future, but if Honda’s sales and financial situation improves, then there is a very high chance that the project will continue.

V10 powered NSX with 560 hp would have been perfect answer to Nissan’s GT-R. Today we only have legends of Honda’s past supercars.

Despite canceling NSX, Honda still continues research and development. We should be seeing more fuel-efficient hybrids and diesels in the small car segment. There is a small city car in development and so far they have not killed the plan for CR-Z hybrid sports car.

Click here to see the video of the Honda NSX prototype on the Nürburgring.