2016 Acura NSX debuts in production form with a new twin-turbo V6

It’s been a very long three years since Acura unveiled the NSX concept and now Acura has unveiled the new NSX in production form. Luckily most of the design details from the original concept have translated into the production 2016 NSX.

2016 Acura NSX Exterior

It’s been a very long three years since Acura unveiled the NSX concept and now Acura has unveiled the new NSX in production form. Luckily most of the design details from the original concept have translated into the production 2016 NSX.
On the outside the 2016 NSX may look very close to the previous two NSX concepts, but under the skin there are some big changes. Sometime during the design process, Acura decided to ditch the normally aspirated 3.5L V6 for a bespoke twin-turbocharged V6. With the combination of the its three electric motors, the 2016 NSX will generate north of 550 horsepower. The powertrain is mated to a new 9-speed dual clutch transmission and the two electric motors up front give the NSX all-wheel-drive. The Acura NSX comes with a dial-operated Integrated Dynamic System with Quiet, Sport, Sport+ and Track modes.

2016 Acura NSX Exterior

“The NSX reflects Acura’s American roots and makes a powerful statement about the strong role being played by our North American operations in envisioning and building the future of Acura,” said Erik Berkman, executive vice president of the Acura Business Planning Office.

2016 Acura NSX

“Our global team embraced the challenge to create a new sports car experience, leveraging new technology to deliver incredibly vivid performance in a vehicle that responds intuitively and immediately to the will of the driver,” said Ted Klaus, chief engineer and global development leader of the new NSX. “The NSX delivers pinnacle supercar performance, with zero-delay acceleration and exhilarating, confidence-inspiring driving dynamics.”

2016 Acura NSX

The 2016 NSX is slightly bigger than the concept with its length growing by 1.8 inches its width by 5.1 inches to 76.4 inches and height by 1.8 inches to 47.8 inches. The wheelbase is also now 0.8 inches longer at 103.5 inches.

2016 Acura NSX

Acura hasn’t announced the pricing, but did state that it will start around $150k when it goes on sale later this year.

Source: Acura