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Acura NSX V10 May Get Cylinder Deactivation, Acura RL May Get V10

According to 7Tune, Honda is concerned about their environmental image with the new 5.5-liter V10 they plan on dropping between the rails of the new 2010 Acura NSX. We're now told Honda plans to employ "Variable Cylinder Management" to deactivate an entire bank of cylinders in the V10 in cruising situations to greatly improve fuel economy. That's all well and good, but what do the prospective power numbers look like on this new engine? And what of other rumors for the big V10?

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11:20 AM on Mon Jul 14 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
1,625 views, 24 comments

Latest by neosoul: 500+HP on V10... meh... 500+HP on a screaming 9k rpm redline, (relatively speaking) small displacement N/A V10 with aluminum space body, mid-engine configuration, rear wheel drive, 10+ years of racing experience-built suspension, ~3000 lbs? YES! YES! YES! more »

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Even More Of The 2010 Acura NSX Rounding The 'Ring

Yes, we've seen the 2010 Acura NSX making a big splash with its camouflaged world debut in Germany. We've also briefly seen the car making its way around the Nürburgring's Nordschleife. Now, however, we're going to sit back and soak in that V10 symphony thanks to a new video providing over three minutes of footage straight from the 'ring. Our assumption is Honda wasn't content with that 7:37 'ring run after hearing all the hubbub about the 2009 Corvette ZR1 making a run in 7:26.4. So they've gone back out — testing and tweaking away. The life of a test engineer must be a heavy burden to bear. Video after the jump.

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10:20 AM on Mon Jun 30 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
2,360 views, 28 comments

Latest by Joseph: "Silly foreigners, calling an Acura a Honda." Silly Americans thinkin' that it's anything more than a Honda. more »

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2010 Acura NSX Interior Shows Off Paddle Shifters And Un-Zubaz-Like Camouflage

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2010 Acura NSX Screams Around The 'Ring

We love Bridge To Gantry. The Nürburgring-obsessed site now has video of Honda's Godzilla-hunting 2010 Acura NSX replacement ripping up the track, and the scream coming from the tailpipes sounds fantastic. We expect the sonorous mill is a 5.5-liter i-VTEC V10 that should make about 550 HP and 420 lb-ft of torque, but you should check out the video after the jump to judge for yourself. More »

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11:00 AM on Fri Jun 20 2008
By Mark Arnold
5,988 views, 37 comments

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2010 Acura NSX Reportedly Already Running 7:37 at Nurburgring

Yes the recently seen 2010 Acura NSX is on the Nurburgring apparently attempting to fulfill a mandate from Honda CEO Takeo Fukai to beat the Nissan GT-R's best time of 7:29. According to sources on-site, the new front-engined embodiment of the NSX has been unofficially clocked running a scorching 7m 37s, nipping at the heels of Godzilla. Of course, these numbers mean nothing until we get official times, but if this car is already running quick in prototype form, you have to wonder what it will do when it's ready for the public.

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2:01 PM on Thu Jun 19 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
2,807 views, 37 comments

Latest by Branden.Tang: Do remember that the LF-A has some sort of scoop below the rear quarter window. The LF-A is also more radical designed. The NSX here, as all Hondas are nowadays, are kind of boring. more »

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2010 Acura NSX Caught On 'Ring Trying To Beat GT-R 7:29 Lap Time

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2010 Acura NSX Is Real After All

Even though we thought the Acura Advanced Sports Car Concept from the 2007 Detroit Auto Show was a bit of a stinker when it came to telegraphing the 2010 Acura NSX, it looks like the shape has finally evolved into the real deal. That's right, here is the first look we've gotten at the front-engined successor to the mid-engined supercar. Clad in heavy camo, the scion of the NSX is rumored to be sporting a V10 under that long bonnet, and we wouldn't be surprised to hear of some magical transmission trickery either. We also wouldn't be surprised if they pulled a fast one and released it as a 2009 model, considering how far along this one seems. But all of this has us a bit... confused.

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9:26 AM on Tue Jun 17 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
14,059 views, 44 comments

Latest by xenti: The NSX was really long (saw a Honda-badged NSX yesterday, which threw me for a loop). I think this is more likely a new S-2000. more »

choose your eternity

PCH, Ten Grand To Glory Edition: Acura NSX or '59 Corvette?

The extremely cheap, extremely sketchy (putatively) NSX-engine-powered Acura Legend obliterated the dime-a-dozen turbo Civic in yesterday's Choose Your Eternity poll, which is about what we expected. So what if we could find not just an NSX engine but an entire car for cheap (well, maybe entire isn't the right word here, but you get the idea)- what then? Well, then we have quite a dilemma when trying to find something to stack up against the Acura, a car that's equally cool, in spittin' distance of the NSX's price range, and hideously expensive when it comes to part obtainment. Perhaps it's an impossible task, but let's see how things sort out in today's Detroit-versus-Japan matchup!
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5:20 PM on Fri May 16 2008
By Murilee Martin
5,219 views, 68 comments

Latest by evoCS: @Crazytales: "NSX-powered Le Car anyone?" Yes, but only if the motor is in the back. Then I'll be the first to join your merry band. more »

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Would Car Nutz Customs Be Illegal In Florida?

With all the hullabaloo over Truck Nutz it's a wonder the folks at Car Nutz Customs haven't taken a cue and changed their name a bit. True, they don't specialize at installing chrome dangly bits on '71 Impalas, but with Florida legislators rebelling against all things Nutz, you'd think they might just consider it. That being said, Car Nutz Customs (CNC in brief) actually does some nice work if you're into the whole big rims and crazy stereo with a clean install kind of thing. Unfortunately they aren't into big pictures of their cars. Enjoy the tiiiiiiny gallery of their work.

3:40 PM on Fri May 9 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
1,914 views, 24 comments

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Commenter Of The Day: I Want Candy Edition

We love candy. Why wouldn't we love candy? It's candy. And while we sometimes feel like kids in the proverbial candy store when we go to auto shows, we're also like kids when we go to actual candy stores (of which there are shockingly few given the prevalence of that particular cliche). That being said, there is a candy store that we're quite find of in Houston called Candylicious. And we know a store for fat people in Houston is a cliche in and of itself, but it is a delicious cliche. In addition to being able to mix and match your own colors of M&M's, the store specializes in tracking down regional confections (grow up eating Squirrel Nut Zippers? They have them). It's like that episode of Seinfeld where Jerry dates the girl with all the toys they grew up with, except that you don't have to drug anyone. And to make it better there's a store next to it called "The Chocolate Bar" that is a bar-like eatery that serves an almost unlimited variety of Chocolate. Bring on the diabetes. More »

5:40 PM on Thu Apr 17 2008
By Matt Hardigree
1,131 views, 42 comments

Latest by Hello_Newman: Yes I love candy, my favorite is the tollhouse cookies with peanut butter M&M's the local grociery store makes in the bakery. Oh peanut buttery goodness, why doest thou vex me? more »

novelties

Acura NSX Ripped To Shreds In Horrific Street Racing Accident, Driver Survives

Proving you don't have to put out Ferrari Enzo bucks to nearly kill yourself by driving like a complete idiot, a man in San Diego completely decimated his Acura NSX (erroneously referred to as a Honda Acura and an Acura Integra in various reports) in what is being reported as a street race with a black Honda Civic with a "Tuned By Reese" sticker on the back. That's the problem with street racing specially customized cars, other than the recklessness, you're an easy target for the police. The NBC affiliate in San Diego quotes one witness as saying "I saw the car in the gutter with a guy sitting it it without any front. He was holding on the the gearshift, and I think he was still in shock and still wanting to shift gears."

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1:20 PM on Thu Apr 17 2008
By Matt Hardigree
18,056 views, 141 comments

Latest by Bad Juju: Usually I only use the term "yard sale'd" in regards to motorcycle crashes, but if the shoe fits.. more »

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Best Car Scans Reveal Acura NSX To Be Mazda RX-8 Inspired

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Nissan GT-R Stacked Up To (And Over) The NSX

Remember when we started referring to the Nissan GT-R as Godzilla? You probably thought it was just us making a clever commentary on the prospects of the new Nissan as a sales leader (though not everyone agrees that'll happen). Nope. We were talking about how freaking ginormous the thing is. Thanks to the folks over at i-club, we now can represent this idea visually.

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3:00 PM on Fri Mar 7 2008
By Matt Hardigree
9,789 views, 57 comments

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The Acura NSX Undelayed, Due Out In 2010

American Honda CEO Tetsuo Iwamura confirmed to Wards Auto that, yes, the Acura NSX would return to American shores and likely around 2010. We're going to miss all the Acura NSX Gossip. Will they? Won't they? It was like Ross and Rachel, except with Takeo Fukui and a halo sports car. The car was initially meant to be out around now so it could take on the Nissan GT-R, but that obviously didn't happen.
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12:00 PM on Thu Dec 20 2007
By Matt Hardigree
2,867 views, 14 comments

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Edmunds Speculates on the Next-Gen Acura NSX

Edmunds Inside Line joins in on speculatin' about the next-generation Acura NSX, posting a video featuring exclusive drawings of what the final version may look like. Still, the full-body rendering look suspiciously like one published in Auto Motor und Sport, which means money likely changed hands, which is okay by us. More »

9:05 AM on Fri Mar 24 2006
By Mike Spinelli
430 views, 4 comments