Unfortunately for those hoping to see a Honda-built alternative to the Nissan GT-R emerge within the next few years, the rumored Acura NSX is still dead - at least in the form of an exotic sports car.
Speaking with Car and Driver, John Watts, the senior manager of product development for the Honda luxury brand, said the NSX as planned was "too high a halo," but a scaled-down version of the NSX is still a prospect.
"For it to be fully effective, it couldn't be too far removed" from Honda's other products, he said. In an automotive world that has become highly focused on fuel efficiency, Honda probably couldn't afford the negative green cred - let alone the high development price tag - of a high-performance car to compete with the GT-R.
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