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The new NSX? I think not!

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This is a good looking car. However, it has shit on this. Call us old fashioned. The NSX has been dead for almost four years, and with its absence, it has left a mid-engined void in the near supercar realm. The Audi R8 fits the slot, but it is not the same dammit. Recently though, talk is arising about a mysterious Acura that has been circling the Nurburgring: http://www.edmunds.com /insideline/do/GeneralFuture/articleId=120921 There are some quite notable differences between this new monster and the classic NSX. The NSX was Honda/Acura's mid-engined masterpiece, while this next car has a front engine set up. The NSX had a V6 engine that towards the end of its run produced 292 hp and 224 lb/ft of torque. This new model has a substainally more powerful 550hp 5.5L V10. What the fuck?! Jesus Christ! Those crazy Japanese! I googled "Crazy Japanese" and got this returned to me. Good thing I had safe search on... god knows what would of turned up. Also, in a quite ballsy move, ...