Honda planning to revive sport line-up
March 7, 2008 by George Skentzos
After a lapse spanning nearly a decade, Japanese sport cars are set to make a comeback, led by the success of the Nissan GT-R.
Former Japanese powerhouse Honda is planning a return to its glory days, reviving the cult-classic CR-x, the aging S2000 and the first true Japanese supercar – the Honda NSX.
The first of these revivals has already surfaced, with the CR-Z concept a sign of things to come as the next generation Honda CR-X.
Nearing the end of its development, the next-gen CR-X could appear as early as 2009, largely speculated to feature a 185kW+ hybrid powertrain.
With the premium European sports car market still squarely in its sights, the next generation Honda NSX is tipped to feature a new 10-cylinder engine, but as such a crucial statement for the brand, the design is still uncertain.
The new NSX is due to arrive before 2010, and like its newfound nemesis the Nissan GT-R, expect it to feature all-wheel drive.
Finally, having remained relatively unchanged for almost a decade, the Honda S2000 is long overdue for a revamp. The current model dates back to 1999 and is still sold as a new car in some Australian Honda dealerships.
Making its name as the most powerful naturally aspirated four-cylinder sports car, little will be known about the S2000 successor for at least the next 18 months.
One indication of the direction Honda may take with its new S2000 is the special-edition CR model, a final treat for the namesake before its replacement.
Source: MotorAuthority
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Now when are Toyota coming into it? This is for you know who…
The Aurion can do 0-100 in 1.7secs, does 2.178litres/100 and will do more if you change the tyres to even sinnier ones.
Can’t wait to see the Hondas
No Name your wrong, TP tells me Aurions do 0-100 in 1.5secs and 1,999L/100kms, Oh what a bomb…
No,
He means 1000000 miles per gallon for a TRD!
Tp’s getting p1ssed at me I know it.
That Honda look cool, I’m waiting for the day these super fast hybrids hit the roads. It seems the days of the supercars in it current guise are numbered for all but the very rich.
Honda and Toyota have the same mindset to be honest.. these days anyways. Honda obviously with their better designed engines can pass more emission regulations and its easier for them to adapt and justify “sporty” cars.
Toyota after the late 90s, took a different more conservative approach and MOST here know that. Their image in the young and sporty demographic suffered.. BUT… they’re bigger than ever and more successful than all of them. That was a phase in achieving that purpose.
Now, there are actually 3-4 Toyota “concepts” running around with the theme being either sporty, light and affordable and the other… hybrid sports performance… its no coincidence mind you… the research has always been there… but the feasibility and justification of “sports” performance with current market trend, for Toyota anyways.. didnt make sense.
And too many still love their “mid-90s” Supra RZs and MR2 GTs anyways.
Now back to Honda,
The CR-Z concept intrigues me most, as its destined to be marketted with a mid-market price range. The NSX replacement, Im still sceptical. But Honda will not disappoint.
And as much I love the new GTR… can it be officially “labeled” a success?…. media coverage wise.. technology wise…. review wise… well good arguments there. Sales wise… still not sure.. but I’m sure they’ve met the pre-orders already.
I think they need multiple COTY awards and a car of a generation award like past GTRs got for it to be “successful”… but thats just being picky hehe.
I just cant wait for the Suzuki “Yikashi” Concept to make it into production… now that’s a cool/mean looking car.
Right on there wheely nuts. Problem Suzuki don’t have a rack record for bigger cars though. I only hope it works but somehow the likes of many of us will always buy a ford. Why the bloody hell don’t Ford release a decent mid size sport car with say Z4 performance?
honda=reliable……a v10 engined sports car that doesnt breakdown on every turn..bring it on honda.
rocket_v6 Says:
honda=reliable……a v10 engined sports car that doesnt breakdown on every turn..bring it on honda.
I won’t be so sure about hondas being bulletproof…I think Toyota makes better cars and most are made in Japan not Thailand or US …to see what I mean go to ihatemycar dot com dot au
I said Suzuki Yikashi… I menat Suzuki Kizashi
NoIdea, no car is bullet proof, but hondas do have a good reputation for reliability, no matter what a few whingers say on some other website you are promoting.
Dlr1 ….I see…its easy to call others whingers…but I would like to see you not to whinge if you have bought a troublesome car with your hard earned money….please have think about this.
After careful consideration i have decided to retain my current position. Yes, not all cars are bulletproof. ie all cars will have some problems. As yet no-one has scored a perfect 100% on reliabilty surveys such as JD Power customer satisfaction surveys. But overall brands such as Honda and Toyota DO have good reputations for reliability.
If this was not the case would you have bought one?
The bottom line is that I do agree with You that Honda makes some fine cars…Peace my friend.
Thanks Nissan for getting the Japanese car makers to build more sporty models with the power world class sports cars should have
all i can say is that hondas are as close to bullitproof as you can get, i used to have a 92 crx and the way it reved when vtec kicks in brought a smile to my face every time. also part of this is that the red line on it was just over 8000 and i got it to 9200 and the engine was fine and not 1 problem ever
it still looks like a wannabe ferrari….