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Acura gets Emotional
Acura wants the company's future product to be guided by emotion, and the not-so-creatively-named Sports Car Concept is supposed to represent that thinking. (You can get Automobile Magazine's take on it here, too.) With a front-engine and all-wheel-drive it could be argued that this concept isn't as "creative" as its mid-engine predecessor (the NSX).

However, using this design gives the concept car a greater shot at reality, as a front-engine, AWD platform would much easier to use for other, non-sports-car, models (such as a large luxury sedan). The NSX could have only ever been a sports car, but this basic structure could underpin multiple Acuras.

My biggest complaint? It looks too much like a 1970s Corvette, at least in the front end. But the proportions are right on, and Acura does need a shot of both performance (love that V10 under the hood) and emotion in their line-up.

I'll take mine in emotional red, thank you.
Posted by Karl Brauer, Edmunds.com 6:33 PM 9 Comments comment | Add a Comment

This looks like a retro car to me. aka corvette
Posted By Anonymous : 11:55 AM  

this is a cool car i wont it give it
Posted By kody coofgyfght ym : 1:12 PM  

cool give it now plz
Posted By kody fox hanifan cookville : 1:14 PM  

cool give it now plz
Posted By kody fox hanifan cookville : 1:14 PM  

i will buy it 4 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
Posted By kody fox hanifan cookville : 1:17 PM  

Looks alot like the SAAB at last years car show. The big difference is that Acura will built and GM won't build their SAAB version
Posted By Garry, Warner Robins, GA : 4:46 PM  

Sorry, but this looks just like the SAAB Concept Car in 2006. Which I hope they build
Posted By Garry, Warner Robins, GA : 2:19 PM  

looks like they were trying to make a new batmobile
Posted By Nic, Los Angeles : 3:25 PM  

This looks as much like a 70's corvette as it does a truck. The only similarity I see is the long hood, but that description would fit any longitudnally mounted front-engine RW/AWD car. This car is gorgeous, definately my favorite concept of the show.
Posted By Aaron, Lancaster OH : 3:32 PM  

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