After a couple decades of building competent, reliable basic transportation, Honda decided to expand its scope. Along with the booming ’80s came a new idea – a flagship, mid-engined sports car using the recently developed VTEC variable valve timing system and an aluminum-intensive chassis. The result of that project was the Acura NSX (sold globally as a Honda), which became an instant classic when it arrived in 1990. The thing is, the company was actually considering a mid-engined sports car much earlier than that, and it could’ve even had a V8.
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