"When I became CEO, there were a V8 RWD platform, and a V10 NSX on its last development phase. All of them wonderful cars. So when we decided to cancel all those programs one by one, the reaction of the R&D department was very violent, they were really angry, enough to say to me: "Don't dare show up here in the labs!""-Hitler I mean Takanobu Ito Acura could have a completely different brand image if not for the cancellation of these two vehicles. They would've had a RWD platform and an amazing V10 powered NSX.
Honda cancelled a fantastic v10-powered super GT (not the racing series, just a high-performance GT such as the R35) and replaced it with some hybrid V6 that nobody wanted. What a stupid thing to do. I remember back in the day how a lot of people were excited for the then 2nd gen NSX to come out. There was a sigh of relief as Honda was finally going to make something other than a I4/V6. Nope.
Imagine the rivalry we could have gotten between the R35 GTR and this as the 2nd gen NSX!?!
totally insane car :O
"When I became CEO, there were a V8 RWD platform, and a V10 NSX on its last development
phase. All of them wonderful cars. So when we decided to cancel all those programs one by
one, the reaction of the R&D department was very violent, they were really angry, enough to
say to me: "Don't dare show up here in the labs!""-Hitler I mean Takanobu Ito
Acura could have a completely different brand image if not for the cancellation of these two vehicles. They would've had a RWD platform and an amazing V10 powered NSX.
The Honda Motor company overall made some very peculiar decisions in 2008 :(
The hsv 10 really is an under dog.
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Honda cancelled a fantastic v10-powered super GT (not the racing series, just a high-performance GT such as the R35) and replaced it with some hybrid V6 that nobody wanted. What a stupid thing to do.
I remember back in the day how a lot of people were excited for the then 2nd gen NSX to come out. There was a sigh of relief as Honda was finally going to make something other than a I4/V6. Nope.