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All new S2000 and NSX

Honda commits to new NSX

20 October 2005
Honda has confirmed to What Car? it will build another supercar to crown its roadgoing range.

A new NSX is expected to be on sale within two years, powered by a racing-pedigree V10 engine.

Motoatsu Shiraishi, Honda's chairman of research and development, said that the company was planning a state-of-the-art supercar. This will showcase Honda's engineering capability and demonstrate that it could compete with the likes of Porsche and Ferrari, as well as produce successful small cars.

Our aim is to have a V10 engine some time in the future,' he said. I can't confirm exactly what type of vehicle the new NSX will be, but we are planning something.'

Shiraishi also revealed that the S2000 roadster, which has been on sale for five years, would also be replaced in the next few years.

The S2000 has not been a success for us,' he admitted. It was offered only with a manual gearbox and this limited its appeal in many markets.'

Honda only sells around 2500 S2000s a year in the UK. Shiraishi hinted that its successor, and other performance derivatives such as future Type-R models, would have to offer paddle-shift gearchanges and other options to broaden their appeal.

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I better start saving then :)

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Originally Posted by DavidA,Oct 21 2005, 12:22 PM

The S2000 has not been a success for us,' he admitted. It was offered only with a manual gearbox and this limited its appeal in many markets.'

Honda only sells around 2500 S2000s a year in the UK. Shiraishi hinted that its successor, and other performance derivatives such as future Type-R models, would have to offer paddle-shift gearchanges and other options to broaden their appeal.

Is this for real ??

Bharat :)

Auto?
Paddle shift?

:dontdoit:

Honda are also rumoured to be redeveloping the old British Leyland Hydragas suspension system for the new S2k!

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Originally Posted by san2000,Oct 21 2005, 12:41 PM

Auto?
Paddle shift?

:dontdoit:

Unfortunately I think the manual days are limited...... if they do die out I just hope they are replaced with either DSG or Ferrari type automatic manuals.

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Originally Posted by BSM139,Oct 21 2005, 12:27 PM

Is this for real ??

Bharat :)

no kidding, it's on the Autotrader homepage

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Originally Posted by DavidA,Oct 21 2005, 01:22 PM

A new NSX is expected to be on sale within two years, powered by a racing-pedigree V10 engine... said that the company was planning a state-of-the-art supercar. This will showcase Honda's engineering capability and demonstrate that it could compete with the likes of Porsche and Ferrari

Our aim is to have a V10 engine some time in the future,' he said. I can't confirm exactly what type of vehicle the new NSX will be, but we are planning something.'

Honda only sells around 2500 S2000s a year in the UK. Shiraishi hinted that its successor, and other performance derivatives such as future Type-R models, would have to offer paddle-shift gearchanges and other options to broaden their appeal.

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Let's hope they do this. I also hope they get the styling right both inside and out. Would love a V10 engine but almost everyone is raving about the M5 and M6. I might go in that direction at some point but I don't generally like the idea of a souped up version of a regular car.

2500? I thought it was 700/year in the UK. :confused: Paddle shift will be great as long as it works and smoothly. :thumbup:

Paradoxically, it's limited appeal is what makes it appealing, although I guess that isn't ideal from a business perspective. Although I'd be happy if they stuck a sequential Ferrari-style paddle shift on it.

Wonder how much the V10 NSX v2 will cost?