Honda announces plans for new NSX electric sports car
The information comes from Shinji Aoyama, Director, Executive Vice President and Representative Executive Officer of Honda. Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of Monterey Car Week in California, Aoyama said: “We are going to introduce a [new] sports model in 2027 or 2028. We may not call it an NSX, but it’s kind of an NSX-type of vehicle.”
There is not yet much information about the vehicle itself. According to Aoyama, the sports car will be based on the new electric architecture of the ‘0 series’ (pronounced Zero), which will be used for the first time in Honda’s electric saloon announced for 2026. There is currently no production model based on this platform; Honda announced the ‘0-Series’ this January at CES – with the concepts of a saloon and a van. Only highly integrated electric axles with electric motor, inverter and transmission in one unit and a fast charging time of ten to 15 minutes from 15 to 80 per cent were mentioned as key data. The development approach of the ‘0-Series’ is ‘Thin, Light and Wise’.
Aoyama has now repeated this statement for the upcoming electric sports car. “So this means, basically, how to make the platform thinner than other existing vehicles,” said the high-ranking manager. “So even [with battery dimensions], we are trying to make a thinner vehicle. So that we can realize a lower-height vehicle. This means that we can realize a larger [cabin], as well.”
It remains to be seen what consequences this will have for the dimensions and proportions of the sports car if saloons and vans are also built on this platform. A flatter battery initially sounds advantageous – however, other electric sports cars use an alternative battery concept to achieve a flat body: There, the battery is not placed in the underbody, but in a T-shape between the seats and behind the cabin. Aoyama has not yet provided any information on a possible battery size or performance data for the vehicle.
The legendary reputation of the Honda/Acura NSX stems from the first model generation, which was built in various versions between 1990 and 2005 – as a lightweight combustion sports car. Between 2016 and 2022, a second generation was offered as a mid-engined hybrid sports car with three electric motors. However, the hybrid was no longer able to build on the success of the first NSX.
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