Rendered Speculation: 2010 Acura NSX
March 31, 2008 by tsikot · Comments Off
Filed under: Spy Photos, Sports/GTs, Japan, Supercars, Acura
We’ve known for quite some time now that the Acura NSX replacement would feature a V10 engine likely at the front of the vehicle and possibly powering all four wheels via a version of the brand’s SH-AWD. Now that Nissan’s amazing new GT-R has set a new standard for what a Japanese supercar can be, the next NSX had better be something impressive indeed, and rumors are that it will be just that. What we still don’t know is what this car will look like, so we’re very interested in what Japanese car-buff-mag Best Car claims is a rendering of the new NSX. If this is an accurate portrayal, we’re glad that Acura stylists found a way to leave off the big metal triangular grill that is plaguing the rest of its lineup, as it just doesn’t seem befitting for a sportscar. Although the only rendering offered is an angled shot from the drivers-side front, this coupe still seems a little generic to our eyes, but at least looks better than what we saw from the Advanced Sports Car Concept last year in Detroit.
Fans of Acura’s first generation NSX, including all of us at Autoblog, are going to have a tough time waiting until 2010 for the next version to bow, but we’re sure to have an endless stream of spy shots and a perpetually overactive rumormill to keep us busy till then.
[Source: Best Car via World Car Fans]
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Rendered Speculation: 2010 Acura NSX
March 31, 2008 by tsikot · Comments Off
Filed under: Spy Photos, Sports/GTs, Japan, Supercars, Acura
We’ve known for quite some time now that the Acura NSX replacement would feature a V10 engine likely at the front of the vehicle and possibly powering all four wheels via a version of the brand’s SH-AWD. Now that Nissan’s amazing new GT-R has set a new standard for what a Japanese supercar can be, the next NSX had better be something impressive indeed, and rumors are that it will be just that. What we still don’t know is what this car will look like, so we’re very interested in what Japanese car-buff-mag Best Car claims is a rendering of the new NSX. If this is an accurate portrayal, we’re glad that Acura stylists found a way to leave off the big metal triangular grill that is plaguing the rest of its lineup, as it just doesn’t seem befitting for a sportscar. Although the only rendering offered is an angled shot from the drivers-side front, this coupe still seems a little generic to our eyes, but at least looks better than what we saw from the Advanced Sports Car Concept last year in Detroit.
Fans of Acura’s first generation NSX, including all of us at Autoblog, are going to have a tough time waiting until 2010 for the next version to bow, but we’re sure to have an endless stream of spy shots and a perpetually overactive rumormill to keep us busy till then.
[Source: Best Car via World Car Fans]
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In The Autoblog Garage: 2008 Honda Accord Coupe
March 31, 2008 by tsikot · Comments Off
Filed under: Garage, Coupes, Honda
Click above for high-res gallery of the 2008 Honda Accord Coupe
Honda’s Accord has grown at every redo since the model’s inception, and this latest version is no different. We’ve already tried out the sedan, so we borrowed the two-door version to sample the Coupé lifestyle, wherein you actually pronounce those acute accents. Our first impression is that the Accord Coupe is the best Monte Carlo never made, while retaining a fundamental core of Hondaness. Accords have always been half cool, half dorky, with the scale tipping one way or another depending on the generation. This latest one continues that trend, and we wanted to find out if the 2008 Accord Coupe is crushingly cool or heavily noisome.
All photos (C) 2008 Dan Roth / Weblogs, Inc.
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In The Autoblog Garage: 2008 Honda Accord Coupe
March 31, 2008 by tsikot · Comments Off
Filed under: Garage, Coupes, Honda
Click above for high-res gallery of the 2008 Honda Accord Coupe
Honda’s Accord has grown at every redo since the model’s inception, and this latest version is no different. We’ve already tried out the sedan, so we borrowed the two-door version to sample the Coupé lifestyle, wherein you actually pronounce those acute accents. Our first impression is that the Accord Coupe is the best Monte Carlo never made, while retaining a fundamental core of Hondaness. Accords have always been half cool, half dorky, with the scale tipping one way or another depending on the generation. This latest one continues that trend, and we wanted to find out if the 2008 Accord Coupe is crushingly cool or heavily noisome.
All photos (C) 2008 Dan Roth / Weblogs, Inc.
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Rendered Speculation: BMW iSetta
March 31, 2008 by tsikot · Comments Off
Filed under: Spy Photos, Economy, Hybrids/Alternative, BMW
What you see above is a rendering of what a revived BMW Isetta could look like. While it may have been a shot in the dark a few months ago when it was rendered, following BMW’s revelation that it is studying new options for urban vehicles, the idea is back on the table.
The design is certainly unusual compared to contemporary automobiles on the road today, but the same was probably said of the original Isetta when it debuted way back in the 1950s. The new design features the same stubby nose, although the front door seems to have been replaced or supplemented by more conventional side doors. which would likely be required by modern safety standards, while with the rear wheels are placed closer together than the front ones. Although this unofficial concept doesn’t adopt the original nomenclature, the name iSetta (with the subtle but trendy use of upper- and lower-case letters) would seem to fit the old-is-new-again spirit of BMW’s anticipated city car.
[Source: AutoblogGreen]
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