Acura delays production of NSX successor to Spring 2016, cites development issues - Digital Trends
What feels like dozens of concepts and promises of greatness later, Honda is ready to produce its 2016 Acura NSX … or, rather, it was, until the Japanese automaker was forced to delay manufacturing until the spring of 2016. Due to a change in... As a refresher, the 2016 (now 2017) NSX will use a hybrid powertrain, pairing a twin-turbocharged V6 with three electric motors for all-wheel drive performance. Related: Acura’s NSX Could Go Racing In The States. To keep the center of gravity low, the NSX uses a dry-sump oil system and compact valvetrain for lower engine mounting. The other two motors are mounted at opposite ends of the NSX’s front axle, driving each wheel for “instantaneous torque” and torque vectoring. “We are looking to do more than chase numbers on paper,” said Acura NSX chief engineer Ted Klaus, referencing the successor. That all sounds promising, but while the Acura NSX sorts out its engineering feats, the rest of the performance. Source: www.digitaltrends.com
