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NSX
The Honda NSX (Acura
NSX in North America) is a sports car made
by Honda. It has a mid-engine, rear-wheel
drive layout, an all-aluminium body and chassis,
a V6 engine (the C32B) that produces 216 kW
(290 bhp) and 304 N·m (224 ft·lbf)
of torque and a current price of US$ 88,900.
NSX stands for "New Sports eXperimental".
Honda
has announced that the NSX will end production
in 2005, 15 years after the first NSX was
built. The last cars will be built in September
for the European market and December for North
America. Production is currently at just over
18,000 units.
Manufacture and release:
Upon its release in 1991, the NSX was a design
ahead of its time. It was the first time that
a Japanese automaker had made a car to compete
against the products of the traditional European
exotic car manufacturers and the infamous
Chevy Corvette. Besides competing against
these manufacturers the car was also intended
to showcase Honda's racing technology, exemplified
by the NSX's six titanium connecting rods.
The car was designed with the input of Ayrton
Senna.
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