New Acura V8 in the works .

[GSCoupe]

Posted Dec 11th 2006 8:09AM

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.

"I'm pushing for it," he said. "That is our direction." Acura is often criticized for not offering V8 engines with any of its cars. Ikeno said V8s are only being considered for Acura, and none would appear in the Honda lineup.

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.

[Source: Automotive News -- Sub. Req.]

source : autoblog

[glennp_1999]

About freakin time! I hope it would be like the 4 banger engines that they have right now. V8 V-tec with 9K rpm redline man that would be a monster. Well, at least that's what I'm wishing for.

[CrazyRuskie]

That would be insane....

I can't wait to see the V10 NSX on a side note, it was insane with the 290hp V6, I wonder what it can do with a V10!

[GeeWillikers]

Can you imagine how smooth that thing is going to be?

I wonder what they'll put it in, and where I can go for a test drive..

[strife]

I knew someday I will be a Honda guy again.....even though I still have a lude

[jackygor]

Slap that on the next gen TL and SH-AWD and i ll be all over this thing!

[Garnet Canuck]

Now if they could just offer a RWD platform (or at least the SH-AWD) in the TL, they'll have a serious competitor.

[RBull]

Originally Posted by Garnet Canuck

Now if they could just offer a RWD platform (or at least the SH-AWD) in the TL, they'll have a serious competitor.

Don't be surprised if you see an AWD like the RL.

[N50]

Originally Posted by Garnet Canuck

Now if they could just offer a RWD platform (or at least the SH-AWD) in the TL, they'll have a serious competitor.

I'm sure they will. Acura knows that to be considered as a legitimate luxury brand, RWD/AWD is a must have. I think there will be at least one high performance model (NSX probably) that will use a RWD or AWD platform and the rest of the models will use the SH-AWD platform. I believe Acura will be gunning for Audi in the next couple of years.

[gspotter]

It's about time Acura is waking up. The RL was pretty much a flop.