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Old Jul 22, 2014 | 07:08 AM
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"The highly anticipated 2015 Honda/Acura NSX has been spied undergoing final testing in Germany around the Nürburgring circuit.

Honda has been relatively quiet lately about the long-awaited NSX revival but now we have a fresh batch of spy photos with a camouflaged prototype testing at the 'Ring, ahead of a full reveal likely to occur before the end of the year since the company has already announced plans to begin production in 2015 at a newly established Performance Manufacturing Center in Ohio where they are investing 70M USD. As a reminder, the 2015 NSX is being developed by Honda R&D Americas in Raymond, Ohio.

The car appears to look virtually the same as the Acura NSX concept shown at last year's NAIAS in Detroit which itself was a minor revision of a concept exhibited a year earlier at the same venue. It will make use of a three-motor high-performance hybrid system encompassing two electric motors driving the front wheels along with a third motor built into an all-new dual-clutch transmission while a mid-mounted V6 engine will power the rear axle.
Honda has labeled this system as Sport Hybrid Super Handling All Wheel Drive (SH-AWD) and they say it will be capable to provide the NSX reboot with "instant delivery of negative or positive torque to the front wheels during cornering to achieve a new level of driving performance unparalleled by current AWD systems."
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Old Jul 22, 2014 | 10:11 AM
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And some vid…where's the exhaust noise?!

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Old Jul 23, 2014 | 03:57 PM
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Yet, more vid. The lack of exhaust noise is quite noticeable.

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Old Jul 24, 2014 | 04:21 AM
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And just like that…this one is gone:









What a nightmare.
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Old Jul 24, 2014 | 01:46 PM
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Just read about it today, that's a shame. Says the cause might by inadequate cooling.
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Old Jul 25, 2014 | 09:02 PM
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Wat da??looks sick but caught on fire?!wonder wat happen,must be the electric hybrid motor overheat..can the new nsx beat gtr35 lap time.??i still like the hsv10 better and make it sh-awd.the new nsx showing love to the ring.!!the Emergency crew doing worked.!!

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Old Aug 5, 2014 | 11:17 AM
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It's a good thing that it happened on the track before production. Now they know that something needs to be fixed and that will avoid bigger problems in the future.

Still a great looking car and excited to see the new model back on the road.

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Old Aug 14, 2014 | 01:23 PM
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Since it caught on fire.it prob gonna be postpone for 2016-2017 model.
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Old Aug 16, 2014 | 08:47 AM
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Fire sale anyone?
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Old Sep 3, 2014 | 05:34 PM
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too bad this is just a hybrid of about 3 other cars with an NSX badge

Looks, sounds, and being a hybrid are not appealing...at all.

Hopefully the new s2000 isn't ruined like this nsx remake.
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Old Sep 4, 2014 | 02:05 AM
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Default Re: Looks what's been testing at the Nurburgring

^Heh, clearly you haven't read much of what's come out in the last year. But even if it is to be Honda's Fiero, if the end product works well who cares what it's made of?

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Since it caught on fire.it prob gonna be postpone for 2016-2017 model.
They are in fact saying that the incident will push the release back 6-12 months.
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Old Oct 1, 2014 | 01:08 PM
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I am excited about the coming of this new technology regardless! I have two NSX first gens and this new one is taking a similar *new technology* path. I will judge it when I drive it next year!
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Old Oct 6, 2014 | 10:43 PM
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More like a 2018 Model now.
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