Acura revives NSX with one engine, three e-motors and all-wheel drive - CNET
DETROIT -- Year after year at auto shows, Acura brought concepts for its NSX, a model that last saw production in 2005. This highly anticipated sports car finally sees the light of day here at the 2015 Detroit auto show as the 2016 Acura NSX, on... More than a simple midengine supercar, however, the new NSX combines the power of an engine and three electric motors, driving all four wheels, giving it over 550 horsepower. Big vents take in air, feed it through the front wheels to cool the brakes, then let it flow down the sides and up over the rear to aid downforce and feed the engine. Acura's signature Jewel Eye LED headlights peek out from the front, bookending a refined version of the Acura grille shield. Where the RLX has an engine driving the front wheels and two electric motors at the rear wheels, the NSX reverses that layout. A longitudinally mounted twin-turbocharged V-6 drives the rear wheels while each front wheel gets its own electric motor. The two front motors and the transmission's motor are capable of driving the car in pure electric mode, although Acura released no details as to the range or size of the battery pack. The car will offer four driving modes, Quiet, Sport, Sport Plus and Track, which are likely to affect the instrument display. Source: www.cnet.com
