Comments on: TTAC Photochop: Honda Supercar

By: John Horner

John Horner — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:36:55 +0000

Why bother?

By: Michael Ayoub

Michael Ayoub — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:04:09 +0000

As a new Acura/Honda, I love it. As the next NSX, no.

By: cleek

cleek — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:09:06 +0000

I like the ~~shameless ripoff~~ nod to the Datsun 240Z. Remove the Baleen whale krill grill/clown car tires/10 square meters of ground effects and you have a reasonable facsimile of a classic 70’s design.

By: Thinx

Thinx — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:40:01 +0000

A large part of the “supercar” appeal is that it looks distinctive enough to convey its exclusivity. That is what make cars like the Countach or the 308 GTB, even the original NSX, go beyond just being fast and powerful, into being something desirable and evocative.

By: optic

optic — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:35:00 +0000

that would be an insult to the name NSX. maybe as the new prelude?

By: Silvermink

Silvermink — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:01:11 +0000

Am I the only one who read “HoMo-Co” and giggled?

I had been waiting for “HoMoCo” for a while. I’m just surprised it took this long!

The silhouete and proportions remind me of a 2009 Accord coupe.

It looks virtually identical to the Accord coupe from the A-pillar back, to me. Ironically, it’s the front of the Accord coupe that I actually like – I can definitely leave the back end.

By: Howler

Howler — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:33:34 +0000

Yay another bland sports car from Honda (or Asia for that matter). It’s a nice photochop and I think it illustrates a problem with current automotive “thinking”. Though I can imagine the type of person that appreciates pointless design continuity, it would be nice to one day see a car that makes one think “wow! what kind of car is that”. I love the design cues carried over from Civic. ??? It also appears to steal much from nearly every other manufacturers current offerings, all while still looking like a Honda. It’s like a first sit in the NSX realizing it was a pleated up Prelude with a mid engine and some over engineered aluminum. At least the NSX shape was borderline exciting for its time.

By: Facebook User

Facebook User — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:40:55 +0000

Definitely several steps down from the NSX in the looks department. Unless they can blow away the competition in the bang for the buck department it won’t compare, favorably, with the LF-A or GT-R, either.

By: shaker

shaker — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:08:23 +0000

Looks like a little Mitsu DNA in that front end.

By: Thinx

Thinx — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:24:57 +0000

Yuck. This looks terrible – no offense to Andrei, who is just taking Honda’s own cues and doing the best he can with it.

Instead of this G37-with-an-S2000-snout, I wish the 2004 HSC concept car was the direction Honda decided to go.

By: John R

John R — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:11:41 +0000

If this was close to being true I feel like it would be the next Prelude with RWD and say Honda had a winner. However, if Honda plans on charging $100k…I dunno man.

I have a feeling the GT-R is going to be just as fast and it looks the part, not just some hotted up Z. This looks like a $100k Prelude, even if it does have a 500 horse V10.

We’ll see.

By: jurisb

jurisb — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:52:46 +0000

the front part is disproportionally sloped and looks too skinny compared to rear. The front looks too lanky also because of narrow headlights.

By: Ryan Knuckles

Ryan Knuckles — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:41:18 +0000

The whole assembly reminds me in silhouette and proportions of the LF-A.

The silhouete and proportions remind me of a 2009 Accord coupe. Not a compliment. Atleast the NSX was classy and lean. This car has an apple-bottom.

By: fisher72

fisher72 — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:20:25 +0000

Yes, I chuckled.

By: tigeraid

tigeraid — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:12:18 +0000

Am I the only one who read “HoMo-Co” and giggled?

By: nudave

nudave — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:02:35 +0000

Let’s hope they don’t put a hideous chrome cow-catcher on the front like all the other Acura’s.

Lord knows I’m a loyal Honda fan, but whoever designed and approved the metallic tumors adorning the front of the new RL/TSX/TL/MDX needs to be taken out back and whipped.