I mean their determination to make a N/A 3.8L compare with a 8L V10 is admirable....
it seems like the NSX is more of a technical demonstration of Honda's engineering then a car to win over the consumers
well, that's exactly it.
they want to make the most advanced pieces of engineering they can.
it isn't their aim to simply make a superfast car.
i mean, take a look at their take on a diesel engine.
they don't just make a 'copy' of an existing good diesel, the go and change the rule rulebook...
and yes, the nsx IS their ultimate expression of engineering.
again, i mention that the best engineers/drivers in the world have all raved about the nsx and how it handles (set up by senna remember...)
in their eyes and in the eyes of the press, the viper isn't one of their rivals.
it is only a rival in the states which is not their biggest nsx market anyway.
in their home country, the rivals are gt-r, gto, rx-7 (again, remember the car IS ten years old...).
and well, yes....
i've also heard about a honda v8 in the pipeline.
only thing is, with the japan 300 bhp thing, what good is it?
unless of course they are only making it for outside japan, which seems highly unlikely.
who knows?
it might happen.
anyway.
we need guys like honda who don't take the easy route.
would an M3 be the same if it used a turbo or two?
how about if lamborghini ditched their V12 for a turbo V8?
what if ferrari hadn't given in to pinninfarina and made the 365 boxer (mid engined 12)?
what if audi didn't bother with aluminiuim.
what if honda didn't bother with aluminium (which can be said was the catalyst for ferrari to use aluminium for chassis in the 360...)?
a slight exaggeration
but
any tom dick or harry can slap a turbo in a car.
not many can get more than 100bhp per litre from a n/a engine....