alfy28

If you have been follwing JGTC, you will know that Honda has been asking the Series to allow them to race their NON production car in the series. Since the series consist of production cars only, JGTC decided to allow honda to race their new car, even though honda does not a production NSX . I would post the link, but i dont think it will help, since its in japanese.

http://www.honda.co.jp/SuperGT/news2009/02/
2009年12月22日(火)

2010年SUPER GTシリーズGT500クラスにHSV-010 GTで参戦Hondaは、2010年のSUPER GTシリーズ(統括・運営:株式会社GTアソシエーション)GT500クラスに、HSV-010 GTで参戦することを発表した。

HSV-010 GTはモータースポーツの原点である「速さ」を徹底的に追求し、お客様に夢と感動を提供していきたいとの想 いで開発されたレース専用車である。またJAF(社団法人 日本自動車連盟)が定めた「2010年レギュレーション(排気量3.4リッター、V型8気筒、FRレイアウ ト等)」に準拠しており、JAF-GT500基本車両資格登録の承認を得ている。

HSV-010 GTは、2010年3月20日(土)、21日(日)のSUPER GT開幕戦(鈴鹿サーキット)でのデビューを予定している。

※HSV=Honda Sports Velocity:Velocityは速さ、速度の意味。

Hondaは1997年より全日本GT選手権(JGTC)にNSX-GTで参戦して以来、2009年シーズン終了までの13年間で通算106戦に参戦。50回のポールポジショ ンと、37回の優勝を果たしている。

Mawnee

Thats sexy!

MICHGoBlue

I'm finally gonna ask, why is there such a hype regarding a replacement for the nsx?

They stopped making it for a reason, the sales were terrible.

And the biggest upside to the old nsx's was a supercar you can drive daily.
None of these replacement look like daily drivers to me...

Stick with Ferraris if you have that amount of money and don't care for practicality.
Buy a used NSX if you want a comfortable supercar.

alfy28

I guess its because you dotn follow JGTC. NSX won more championships then Nissan and pretty much tie with TOyota.

Personally i never liked the NSX, but i do feel that its time for Honda to put in a new car. As for me, i am a toyota fan when it comes to JGTC, so seeing the SC is a plus, but seeing a LFA would be even better.


As for sales, the same can be said about RX7, yah the US the sales where horriable, but NSX sold pretty well in japan. I see so many pimped out nsx when i go home to visit every year. just because you dont see many here in the US, doesnt mean its the same in japan.

MICHGoBlue

Did the NSX cost as much in Japan as it did in the U.S.?
If so, they really like their NSX then, not the best bang for the bucks in my opinion.

alfy28

pretty much same the price as a R33-R34 (maybe little bit higher). But not the same price as the Higher priced US version.

But hey , honda fans (JPN) been crying over a New nsx for the series for years now.

MICHGoBlue

Same price range as the R34?

Boy, glad I don't live in Japan, I would've driven myself crazy deciding between the two...

Then again, it'd be nice if I can have the same dilemma in the U.S.

m477

DailyDriver2k5

The power of dreams.

kersh4w

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i think its ugly.

MICHGoBlue

But it has a red Honda emblem!

lol

dillsrotary

love it, its the black and gold that sold me.

bse50

How much did they have to pay to have a prototype racing with "production" cars? I mean, in the end they are all racing prototypes there since there's not much left of the original car but they are all based on production cars...
Sounds strange!

rodjonathan

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looking sexay

lesper4

iTrader: (3)

love the headlights, can wait to see more shots!

Rotr8

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Love the look too, but remember the JGTC variants of the streets cars they are homoligated off, are very distorted in their proportions. So the front may have simular features but I wouldnt expect such a low frontal cross section...

chiketkd

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Me likey!!!

getdamafiaonyou

Autoblog claimed that they weren't actually producing it. They found a loophole in the rules that states since it was dubbed the nsx, and used to be a production car, that they could race it. I could be wrong but i was fairly certain that it would not be mass produced, strictly used for racing.

911SC

From Hemmings Sports & Exotic Re: Acura/Honda NSX 1990/1991 "The performance is within tenths of a second of the Lamborghini Countach....." "and for around $40,000 less" pretty good 'bang for the buck' i'd say.

MICHGoBlue

Right, but for 40 grand more I can have a Lamborghini Countach instead of an Acura NSX...

shazy

I think it looks spectacular!
And wow, over here in Canada a brand new NSX used to be like 130k for an Acura.
In the US I think it was around 100k?

911SC

And all the headaches that go along with it! You must remember, it's not just $40,000, it was $60,000 vs, $100,000. That is almost twice the cost. Then figure in the maintance, etc. and the fact that you didn't have to worry what was going to break next. You had an exotic that you could use every day. That, is bang for the buck.

Detrich

i like the LFA better...

robrecht

Damn, that's nice. I'd love to see this race against the LFA.

bkkkk93

HSV-010 GT Motorsports is the origin of "speed" and demand a thorough investigation, and the race car was developed by feelings of excitement and dreams and we will provide our customers. The JAF (Japan Automobile Federation) set by the "Regulation 2010 year (3.4-liter displacement, V-type eight-cylinder, FR layout, etc.)" and comply with, JAF-GT500 with the approval of the basic vehicle registration qualifications that.

HSV-010 GT, the March 20, 2010 (Sat) 21 (Sun) in the SUPER GT season opener (Suzuka Circuit) is scheduled to debut in.

※ HSV = Honda Sports Velocity: Velocity is the speed, sense of speed.

All Japan GT Championship since 1997, Honda (JGTC) to NSX-GT since the war in the 2009 season until the end of 13 years, 106 participated in his career. And 50 pole positions, 37 are playing the Championships.