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This Is Not The New NSX
This Is Not The New NSX-July 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:11:53

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Acura first announced plans to kill off , in 2021. At the time, the company’s , in fact, be the end for the famed sports car, adding that we could out on the highway. Now, it seems like parent company Honda is ready to unveil the battery-powered beast, but sadly it won’t look like the car you see here.

The new NSX could be unveiled at the Japan Mobility Show next month, where Honda has , and robots to showcase. Tucked at the end of a release outlining everything that will be on display at the Honda stand at the show, the Japanese automaker said that it would unveil a “Specialty Sports Concept.”

According to Honda, the world premiere of the new model will showcase a car that “will enable the driver to experience the pure joy of driving (driving pleasure) and transcend the constraints of time.” That’s a pretty bold mission statement for .

The new car will also “enable people to transcend their everyday life,” whatever that means, and will come with a whiff of , according to Honda.

A photo of a dark grey Acura NSX sports car.

However, that’s all Honda’s shared about the upcoming release. No specs, no details, no name, and not even a vague teaser image. All that means is that the new NSX will almost definitely not look like the cutesy hatch you see up top. That, instead, is the Sustaina-C Concept that Honda will also showcase at the Japan Mobility Show next month.

The Sustaina-C is a pocket-sized hatch that uses in its body panels. As such, Honda says it’s all about demonstrating that we can still enjoy the freedom of driving even when resources become limited.

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Alongside this lil’ hatch will be a few other creations, such as a battery-powered moped that Honda says will be making its global debut. The Japanese automaker will also show off a few left-field creations, like a Honda eVTOL craft, and the Honda Avatar Robot, which is said to further advance .

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