2016 Acura-Honda NSX spotted in the UAE
The Honda NSX, or rather Acura NSX as it will be called in most markets, is a car that’s been painfully dragged on through the development process for almost a decade now. First announced in late 2007 as a concept, it was cancelled in 2008 due to the recession, then revived again as an actual Japanese SuperGT Championship race-car in 2010, then became a hybrid in 2011, and was finally unveiled in 2012 as a near-production concept, except that it was nowhere near production-ready yet. It’s still undergoing development, and the latest prototype is now doing the rounds of the UAE for hot-weather testing, even though the production-version was officially launched again in January this year and is said to be already in production in the United States.
As seen in these photos sent in by reader Neaman Ahmed in Abu Dhabi, the car still looks very much like the concept car that’s been doing rounds of the auto show circuit since 2012.
It features a twin-turbo 75-degree 3.5-litre V6 engine mated to a three-electric motor hybrid system and all-wheel-drive, with a 9-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission. According to Honda, total power output is over 550 hp.
The body utilises a space-frame design, which is made of aluminium, ultra-high strength steel and other rigid lightweight materials.
It is still unclear if the new NSX will be offered in the GCC or not, given the lack of sporty offerings in Honda’s current UAE line-up.
Comments
Leborde
Honda doesn’t even offer the Type-R. How could we expect the NSX to be aligned against the GT-R?
mkm099
really hope the nsx comes to the gcc
Asif Usman
Leave Honda NSX or Civic Type R I have never seen a Honda ‘Civic SI’ in UAE and I don’t understand why cars like this so common in the USA has one of the most loved sport version of Civic the Civic SI is even not available in the UAE.
vivek
Have seen this in the first Avengers movie, in the climax seen, driven by Robert Downey Jr.
raneesh
Kia Sorento on the other side ..rocks!
rehman
nsxr should be in uae honda rules
Armaan Kashmiri
HonDa Nsx-R should be in UaE and when Acura cars also should be in UaE.
Armaan Kashmiri
HonDa Legend should be also in UaE and HonDa hp should be also HonDa accord should have hard top convertible and 490hp