Could this be the next Gen NSX?

[NA1/2-R GT]

this is what I found http://cars.ign.com/articles/384/384725p1.html

I will take the engine and put it in the current NSX...

 

[Aiken Drum]

Wow.

That's really ugly, even for a sedan.

 

[BITeR]

VTEC did not first appear in the NSX.
CRX got it first.
The NSX was designed to have a non-VTEC engine and actually had to be enlongated a bit to fit the VTEC engine. Glad they did. Now tell that to the guy who wrote the article.....

 

[Lud]

No, the DNX could not replace the NSX. It is a completely different kind of car.

You couldn't pay me to put that drivetrain in my NSX.

 

[nsxtasy]

Originally posted by BITeR:
VTEC did not first appear in the NSX.
CRX got it first.

Not in North America. In North America, the NSX was the first car with VTEC.

And according to this article, the NSX was the first production car anywhere with VTEC.

Originally posted by BITeR:
The NSX was designed to have a non-VTEC engine and actually had to be enlongated a bit to fit the VTEC engine.

I don't think that's true either. The NSX body and the VTEC engine were developed together right from the start.

[This message has been edited by nsxtasy (edited 14 February 2003).]

 

[Zuerst]

Originally posted by nsxtasy:
I don't think that's true either. The NSX body and the VTEC engine were developed together right from the start.
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And if I'm not mistaken, the NSX was elongated because Honda (or some other executive) was a serious golf player and wants to make sure that a golf bag fits in the trunk...

 

[nsxtasy]

Originally posted by Zuerst:
And if I'm not mistaken, the NSX was elongated because Honda (or some other executive) was a serious golf player and wants to make sure that a golf bag fits in the trunk...

When the car was introduced, it was claimed that two golf bags would fit.

I am not a golfer so I have not verified this.

 

[PKim]

Originally posted by nsxtasy:
When the car was introduced, it was claimed that two golf bags would fit.

I am not a golfer so I have not verified this.

I can testify that 2 golf bags fit perfectly. My friend and I took my car out to the course and after some adjustments the two bags were so tight that there was no room for anything else. These were 2 regular size bags.

 

[BostonNSX]

I have the game grand turismo concept mentioned on the site
and dnx is damn far and good in handling

 

[nsxtasy]

Originally posted by Zuerst:
And if I'm not mistaken, the NSX was elongated because Honda (or some other executive) was a serious golf player and wants to make sure that a golf bag fits in the trunk...

P.S. I'd prefer to think that they lengthened the car so that I could fit four track tires inside (even if they didn't really do it for that reason).

 

[Jimbo]

I do remember reading that the first test NSX mules had non-VTEC and SOHC heads and were essentially V6s from the Legend. I also seem to remember that the engine compartment of the production car was slightly expanded from those first prototypes. I'd have to dig them out.

However, I also think that DOHC and VTEC was always planned.

-Jim

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1992 NSX Red/Blk 5 spd #0330
1991 NSX Blk/Blk Auto #3070 (Sold)
1974 Vette 454 4 spd Wht/Blk
1976 Honda Accord 5 spd, 3 door Blue/Blue
1977 Honda Accord - Custom - Under Construction
2003 MINI Cooper S - On Order - All Black
1986 Chevy Suburban
http://homepage.mac.com/jimanders/PhotoAlbum1.html

 

[Jimbo]

I have the game grand turismo concept mentioned on the site and dnx is damn far and good in handling

Does the DNX also start driving like a slug once you've tapped out the batteries?

-Jim

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1992 NSX Red/Blk 5 spd #0330
1991 NSX Blk/Blk Auto #3070 (Sold)
1974 Vette 454 4 spd Wht/Blk
1976 Honda Accord 5 spd, 3 door Blue/Blue
1977 Honda Accord - Custom - Under Construction
2003 MINI Cooper S - On Order - All Black
1986 Chevy Suburban
http://homepage.mac.com/jimanders/PhotoAlbum1.html

 

[Sketch]

Originally posted by Jimbo:
I do remember reading that the first test NSX mules had non-VTEC and SOHC heads and were essentially V6s from the Legend. I also seem to remember that the engine compartment of the production car was slightly expanded from those first prototypes. I'd have to dig them out.

From
<A HREF="http://www.nsxprime.com/FAQ/Media/magazines/rt90.htm">http://www.nsxprime.com/FAQ/Media/magazines/rt90.htm</A>

Interestingly, the engine, which is different from the V-6 we drove last year, accounts for the one significant dimensional change between the production car and the prototype: A 1.2-in. wheelbase stretch and an increase in overall length from 169.9 to 173.4 in. were required for packaging.

 

[4AU4LIFE]

I'm probably oh so wrong about this. Wasn't the 1st gen Integra the first North American Acura using VTEC?

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ALL NSX
92 RED/BLACK 5-SPEED

 

[Jimbo]

Yep, you're wrong.

The 1st generation Integra had a DOHC engine, but no VTEC.

-J

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1992 NSX Red/Blk 5 spd #0330
1991 NSX Blk/Blk Auto #3070 (Sold)
1974 Vette 454 4 spd Wht/Blk
1976 Honda Accord 5 spd, 3 door Blue/Blue
1977 Honda Accord - Custom - Under Construction
2003 MINI Cooper S - On Order - All Black
1986 Chevy Suburban
http://homepage.mac.com/jimanders/PhotoAlbum1.html

 

[4AU4LIFE]

Thanks for settin' be straight !!

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ALL NSX
92 RED/BLACK 5-SPEED

 

[NeoNSX]

interesting that they call it is DN-X, coz the NSX was originally the NS-X (till everyone got sick of the dash

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although with the dash NS-X would look like the 'E' has been removed.

 

[BITeR]

"The valvetrain employs Honda's VTEC system (Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control System), which was first used on the firm's motorcycle engines in 1983 and more recently in home-market versions of the CRX and Integra."

And no, the NSX was not initially designed to use VTEC. They decided on it later in the process because they felt that their show car should have the best tech. All prototypes had Non-VTEC and 250 hp.