Watch out, Porsche: Honda could take on the Cayman with a baby NSX - Digital Trends
The long-awaited 2016 NSX will be sold as an Acura in the United States, leaving Honda without a dedicated sports car. To remedy the situation, the Japanese car maker is reportedly developing a sub-NSX sports car that will be badged as a Honda all around the world, not just outside of the U. S. The yet-unnamed model will take the form of a mid-engined two-seater... The NSX is powered by an advanced gasoline-electric plug-in hybrid drivetrain that teams a mid-mounted twin-turbocharged V6 engine with three electric motors. The smaller model will also be a hybrid, but its drivetrain will be less powerful and a lot simpler because it will be built around a turbocharged 2. 0-liter four-cylinder borrowed from the Civic Type R parts bin. It could be built alongside the NSX at Acura’s new Performance Manufacturing Center in Marysville, Ohio, a move that would allow Honda to benefit from economies of scale. Honda’s sub-NSX model is being largely designed for the United States, so it will be presented either at the Los Angeles Motor Show that will open its doors in November or at the Detroit Motor Show that will kick off the following January. Source: www.digitaltrends.com
