Acura unleashes 'made in America' NSX supercar at Detroit auto show - MLive.com

DETROIT, MI - A production version of the highly-anticipated, American-built Acura NSX supercar made its global debut in Detroit Monday. Though Honda has offered hints of its luxury brand's updated sports car in the past, the Japanese automaker finally released the twin-turbo charged production version of the car at the 2015 North American International Auto Show. The development of the next-gen NSX has been led by an American R&D team in Raymond, Ohio, and the car is being built at Honda's Performance Manufacturing Center in Marysville, Ohio. Design was led by the Acura's studio in in Torrance, Calif. " Mike Accavitti, Acura division senior vice president and general manager, wondered aloud during a presentation at the Cobo Center. Accavitti said 95 percent of the products Acura sells are are made in the U. S. . The NSX will have a V6 engine that produces more than 550 horsepower. The mid-engine car will have a starting price of $150,000. Honda first debuted a concept of the next-gen NSX at the 2012 NAIAS. The original Acura NSX was built at the Takanezawa Plant in Japan from 1990 until production moved to the Suzuka Plant in early 2004, where it was produced until 2005. The development of the next-gen NSX has been led by an American R&D team in... Design was led by the Acura's studio in in Torrance, Calif. More than 750 vehicles will be on display, and some 800,000 attendees are expected to pass through the Cobo Center's doors for the event. Source: www.mlive.com