New Acura NSX Concept Debuts at Detroit Auto Show 2012

The Honda Motor Corporation has built many super efficient, super reliable and super performing automobiles over the years, but the only Honda product that actually looked the part of a super car was the sporty Acura NSX coupe that was discontinued back in 2005.

That situation is about to change as Honda has now displayed a new Acura NSX Hybrid Concept car that tuned a lot of heads when it debuted at the recent Detroit Auto Show. The inside word is that the Japanese automaker has decided to release a leaner, faster, and greener version of the NSX that mixes a direct-injected V-6 engine with a dual-clutch transmission and three electric motors in an all-wheel-drive layout that promises to deliver some pretty super performance to go along with its impressive styling.

Perhaps Honda’s most optimistic goal for its new NSX is that it will reach full production in 2015. In addition to the new V-6 VTEC engine, the 2015 NSX Hybrid will rely on one main electric motor integrated with the dual clutch transmission and gasoline engine, and two other separate electric motors that will power the two front wheels alone. The electric all-wheel drive transmission system employs a bilateral torque adjustable control system that instantly delivers negative or positive torque to the wheels to give the car potent acceleration and superior handling all in one tidy package. The 2015 NSX Hybrid Concept is shorter and lower than previous NSXs, and a longer wheelbase along with a lower center of gravity should give the car impeccable handling both on the highway and on race tracks too. Another surprising feature of the new NSX Hybrid is that in addition to the 2015 sale date, Honda has also announced that the final production versions will actually be built right here in the United States at the company’s plant in Ohio.

Acura says that as with the first NSX, the company will once again express high performance through engineering efficiency, but this is one super car that looks poised to respond to environmental responsibilities as much as it does to throttle input.