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right angle · 12-17-2014, 04:16 PM

no clue why everyone is going on about how it's unlike the original or how the HSV is what Honda should have put out

Firstly, every single image of the HSV posted is a genuine super GT car. You can take nearly any car, put it in race dress and make it look fantastic. Take away the massive wing, splitter, super-low ride height, huge 6 spoke bronze wheels, hood spoiling, diffuser, brake ducts, massive exhaust, naked carbon, etc. and i'm sure the HSV road car would be little more than a boring blob. Unfortunately not everyone shares the taste of us car enthusiasts who appreciate and admire hyper aggressive functional body styling. The image that you project, driving around a literal GT race car in the streets is not the kind of image the majority of people who buy exotic sports cars want (I'm betting).

Secondly, I get that everyone loves the original NSX, because I do too. Full aluminum suspension and chassis, the birth of vtec, yo, slamming ferraris and porsches for a fraction of the price, slamming GT-Rs without any of those silly turbo things. Pure 90's golden age design.

But just blatantly rehashing its design is not the answer for a modern successor. If they did this, it would just be lazy, riding on the original's coattails, pandering, and completely without its own character or identity. Like a cover band or something. You can't just keep carting out the same lines that were probably penciled in 1988 or something, doing that, you completely fall behind the curve.

I'm not saying that the actual design of the new NSX is great. I like it from about 30% of the angles I see it at, but the HSV or a slightly blobbed out 1991 NSX would not have been the answer. Going hyper-modern was definitely the right choice, and i'll reserve judgement on this car until I see its specs and price..

Oh and watching the most recent teaser it looks like Honda had some sense knocked into them about wheel design. The rear end looks really nice too. Everything else looks similar to the slightly older concepts posted itt though.

12-17-2014, 04:16 PM	#78
right angle NEWBIE ACCOUNT! Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 17 Thanked 52 Times in 7 Posts Failed 0 Times in 0 Posts	no clue why everyone is going on about how it's unlike the original or how the HSV is what Honda should have put out Firstly, every single image of the HSV posted is a genuine super GT car. You can take nearly any car, put it in race dress and make it look fantastic. Take away the massive wing, splitter, super-low ride height, huge 6 spoke bronze wheels, hood spoiling, diffuser, brake ducts, massive exhaust, naked carbon, etc. and i'm sure the HSV road car would be little more than a boring blob. Unfortunately not everyone shares the taste of us car enthusiasts who appreciate and admire hyper aggressive functional body styling. The image that you project, driving around a literal GT race car in the streets is not the kind of image the majority of people who buy exotic sports cars want (I'm betting). Secondly, I get that everyone loves the original NSX, because I do too. Full aluminum suspension and chassis, the birth of vtec, yo, slamming ferraris and porsches for a fraction of the price, slamming GT-Rs without any of those silly turbo things. Pure 90's golden age design. But just blatantly rehashing its design is not the answer for a modern successor. If they did this, it would just be lazy, riding on the original's coattails, pandering, and completely without its own character or identity. Like a cover band or something. You can't just keep carting out the same lines that were probably penciled in 1988 or something, doing that, you completely fall behind the curve. I'm not saying that the actual design of the new NSX is great. I like it from about 30% of the angles I see it at, but the HSV or a slightly blobbed out 1991 NSX would not have been the answer. Going hyper-modern was definitely the right choice, and i'll reserve judgement on this car until I see its specs and price.. Oh and watching the most recent teaser it looks like Honda had some sense knocked into them about wheel design. The rear end looks really nice too. Everything else looks similar to the slightly older concepts posted itt though. Last edited by right angle; 12-17-2014 at 04:27 PM.