In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is truly king. Such is the way in the land of supercars, where even a slight advantage can mean that you’re suddenly the best model in your segment.
The Acura NSX was one of the stars of the 2015 Detroit Auto Show, looking so fine that McLaren-Honda F1 driver Fernando Alonso is planning to get one. He’ll probably get it for free, by the way. Now we’ve already seen a great rendering of the NSX when X-Tomi dropped the top off the car last week, so luckily we didn’t wait too long until he put his creativity to work and came out with the NSX Type-R version.
Since we don’t have any official information as to the exact engine specs and performance of the car, we can speculate even less about a potential faster version of this gorgeous mid-engine hybrid supercar.
What we do know is that it holds a twin-turbo 75-degree V6 engine along with a three-electric motor Sport Hybrid system. It’s all going to the road thanks to a new 9-speed dual clutch transmission developed by Acura, shifting efficiently and quickly regardless of which driving mode you’re in (Quiet, Sport, Sport + or Track).
The Acura NSX goes on sale this summer in the US and we can barely contain our excitement. As for a faster, even more track-oriented version such as a Type-R? It might happen. Honda has always been willing to improve their performance cars.
Rendering: Xtomi
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