New Honda NSX supercar a step closer to production, confirmed for 2015

2013 North American auto show has given Honda the opportunity to show the next evolution of the Honda NSX concept it brought to Detroit one year ago, further building anticipation about the next iteration of the iconic Japanese sports car.

 Badged as an Acura, the premium US arm of Honda, the new Honda NSX concept is designed to showcase how development of the next-generation car is progressing.

 With Honda’s aim being to deliver “a new sports car experience that combines next-generation supercar dynamic capabilities with advanced environmental performance”, the new NSX will be powered by a mid-mounted, direct-injected V6 engine mated to the brand’s Sport Hybrid SH-AWD (Super Handling All-Wheel Drive) system and an all-new dual-clutch transmission in a combination announced last year.

 The three-motor high-performance Sport Hybrid SH-AWD system combines torque vectoring all-wheel-drive technology with hybrid efficiency through the use of three electric motors, one integrated with the petrol engine and two motors driving the front wheels.

 Confirmed to start production from 2015, the new NSX will be manufactured at a new production facility in central Ohio in the US.