Great points Ted. Though there are some similarities to the R8, overall, the design is pretty unique and Honda should be given credit for that. You sound like someone in the automotive industry. Any chance you are a Notre Dame alumnus and live in Ohio?
Both the 458 & NSX 2.0 are 47.8" tall. The tire diameter does not really have anything to do with the height of the car since the diameters are taken into consideration and a part of the design for a given performance, ride height targets, etc...The production model sits as high as the 458 at 47.x inches now. The excessively large tire diameters also contribute to the overall height too. The rear tires are ~27 inches!
Both the 458 & NSX 2.0 are 47.8" tall. The tire diameter does not really have anything to do with the height of the car since the diameters are taken into consideration and a part of the design for a given performance, ride height targets, etc...
Interesting that the 458 is as high, as its design makes it much sleeker, even though its engine is bigger...
Also the 458 has got some unique designs (in the aero department mostly), which make it quite innovative. I really want to see innovation in the NSX 2.0 but so far i didnt see any real world first ?
Interesting that the 458 is as high, as its design makes it much sleeker, even though its engine is bigger...
Also the 458 has got some unique designs (in the aero department mostly), which make it quite innovative. I really want to see innovation in the NSX 2.0 but so far i didnt see any real world first ?
The twin motor unit is twin motors on the front axle providing torque vectoring. No other hybrid has that. The tesla though full electric has a motor on each axle. Not on each wheel. Even the 918 doesn't have twin motors on the front axle.
Sure, for the aftermarket.... but you'll lose 1" of ride height too which is a lot and will make the car less ergonomic (for driveways) than Honda designed. Not that it matters, but the height of the car is dictated by the height of the car's floor-to-roof as well as the ground clearance. All of which is dictated in the design phase. -But then again you can change the OD or 'slam' any car to get it lower; but that wasn't my point.It does if you can fit a wide fat tire of a ~25 inch diameter like first gen NSX. Just a what-if situation, think like 285/30/18 or 295/30/18 versus the 295/30/20 as I really don't think the huge BBK needs 19/20s really. That would save a full inch of height in the rear and then couple it with a 1"-1.5" drop to compensate for wheel gap.
Sure, for the aftermarket.... but you'll lose 1" of ride height too which is a lot and will make the car less ergonomic (for driveways) than Honda designed. Not that it matters, but the height of the car is dictated by the height of the car's floor-to-roof as well as the ground clearance. All of which is dictated in the design phase. -But then again you can change the OD or 'slam' any car to get it lower; but that wasn't my point.
Interesting that the 458 is as high, as its design makes it much sleeker, even though its engine is bigger...
Also the 458 has got some unique designs (in the aero department mostly), which make it quite innovative. I really want to see innovation in the NSX 2.0 but so far i didnt see any real world first ?
I think that's a big part of the difference in feeling. The 2016 model front end "tries too hard", it reminds me of all these plasticky cheapo people movers that i see all around, with cluttered front ends that try to mask the misery of their design.. That's a bit sad, for instance the design posted by Gleibig is definitely a lot more attractive.clean uncluttered
a supposedly affordable supercar. I still have to be convinced, maybe the production model road test will take me by surprise, maybe not...