What dou you think about Honda's HSC?

[elmajul]

I have just seen this car and i think it looks pretty good, but...do you think it will replace the NSX?

[ltauam]

Honda confirms it: Acura NSX sports car will be replaced

By YUZO YAMAGUCHI | Automotive News


The HSC show car is "a realistic proposal" for the next-generation NSX, says Honda President Takeo Fukui.
TOKYO - The 13-year-old Acura NSX sports car will be replaced soon by a car much like the HSC concept coupe shown at the Tokyo Motor Show, Honda President Takeo Fukui disclosed last week.

"I want to bring it out soon," Fukui said in an interview for the annual Automotive News Talk from the Top series. "Everybody is waiting for it. It won't be in a year, though."

Fukui called the two-seat HSC concept "a realistic proposal" and said the production NSX would not change much from the show car. The HSC concept, which had a 300-hp V-6 under the hood, is shorter, wider and lower than the current NSX.

"I like the overall proportion of it," Fukui said. "Its compactness is attractive."

The NSX, which has a small but passionate following among performance enthusiasts, has not been fully remodeled since it debuted in 1990. Reflecting its age, worldwide sales last year totaled only 364, with the U.S. market accounting for 233.

The car's worldwide sales peaked at more than 4,500 in 1991.

"This is not a volume car, so it has be aimed at the global market," Fukui said.

The replacement for the nearly $90,000 vehicle is part of Honda's move to shore up the Acura brand. The automaker also will update the Acura RL, due out next fall, by dropping front-wheel drive.

On another topic, Fukui said Honda may increase imports of U.S.-built vehicles into Japan if the yen gets much stronger. The dollar has fallen to about ¥108 from around ¥120 since August, yielding less yen profit for Japanese companies for every dollar of sale.

"We have to think of different ways" to adjust, he said.

Honda imports the U.S.-made Element and the Canada-built MDX and Odyssey minivan, which is sold in Japan as the LaGreat. Through September, the automaker has imported 16,689 cars and trucks into Japan, up 132 percent over the same period in 2002.

Source: AutoWeek







Also : HSC Promo Video here

[kennyknoxville]

i think its gorgeous. its about damn time.

[NoOne]

I think its a great looking car, hopefully they don't change it too much when bringing it into production.

Anyone have a link for an English version of the promo video?

[Batmobile_Turbo]

sweet

[r34_296kw]

it does look really awesome, i think finally honda made a good move.

[MJDNSX]

Current reports say that the HSC - and ANY NSX replacement - are dead.

[Coventrysucks]

Thank you.

This year old thread really needed reviving for that vitally important update.

[NSXType-R]

LOL. That really is an old post. Yes, there will be an NSX replacement with a V-10 engine.

[rev440]

LOL. That really is an old post. Yes, there will be an NSX replacement with a V-10 engine.

Its been almost 2 years why in the hell would you do such a thing?

[jump15vc]

i thought it was hilarious when i heard someone said it looks like an enzo on estrogen

[NSXType-R]

Its been almost 2 years why in the hell would you do such a thing?

The thread is old but the facts are right though.

[Mr. Jinx]

um, bringing up a 2-year old topic...

[Nicademus]

Yay!!!