It’s been speculated for some time that sales of Acura’s luxo-barge offerings may be hindered by the automaker’s lack of offering V8 power. According to Automotive News, this problem may be remedied soon.
In an interview with Honda’s president of R&D in the States, Hirohide Ikeno, he hinted that a new direction for Acura powerplants would debut at the upcoming Detroit auto show in January.
It’s already been confirmed that the new NSX, due in 2009, will likely get a mid-ship V10, drawing credibility from Honda’s 8- and 12-cyclinder racing mills. That kind of power is necessary in the supercar market and a V8 option is a necessity if an automaker hopes to compete with other luxury sedans.
Although development of the V8 will be carried out by Acura’s parent company, Honda, don’t expect a V8 option in the next Civic.
that thing would move!
Unless you swap it in yourself :naughty:
haha thats what I was thinking…
sweet yet another car i’ll never be able to afford
stop going to bars!
I know mugen released a 4.0 liter endurance racing V8 a few years ago. And Acura is also entering ALMS endurance racing next year with a similar V8. I think on VTEC.net the rumor mill said a version stroked out to 4.5 liters for street duty would probably be the first thing we’d see on the road. Bout time they got away from V6’s.
LS1 hunter :kekegay:
bring it!
wouldnt be to cocky yet old man.
unlike GM. Honda/Acura usually their “performance” engines make 100hp per liter from the factory :hsdance:
i want that motor swaped into an s2000 that thing would be hunting down c6 zo6’s then
two H22’s put together, makes 4.4 liter v8…make it rev to 6500-7grand with vtec and 400hp and it will kick ass!!!
I know seriously, I heard the new V8 is so good they engineered all the torque right out of the damn thing so you don’t have to worry about wheelspin. :kekegay: