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Meet the V8 V8 Honda supercar, which was initially displayed by Autoblog.

Honda has proven that V8 may be effective

In the mid -1970s, when the oil crisis brought most of the American roads, Honda was the most advanced innovation in efficiency. Her now famous Controlled combustion system published in 1975. Civic and subsequent models to maintain emissions without expensive and energy -saving catalytic converter, prompting the Ford and Chrysler licensed this technology. However, GM leaders rejected this technology as it was only suitable for motorcycles and very small cars, not V8. “Well, I looked at this design and although it can work with a small toy motorcycle engine … I don’t see its potential in one of our GM Car engines.”

Dr. Soichir Honda disagreed and to prove the point, he had a Chevrolet Impala with a 5.7 -liter V8 sent to Japan, applied it to CVCC technique and sent it back to EPA tests, showing the world that the invention had cleaned of any engine. Around the same time, in 1973, the car manufacturer considered a medium -motor supercar with his V8 (shown in the new exhibit in the Honda collection in the モンベル好き S660 乗り YouTube channel) as before it was not set for the first gene NSX.

Honda was open to almost any idea

Little is known about the modern Honda engine plans, but we doubt it would have been as humble as the 5.7-liter beast Impala, as the Honda design team considered the Honda design team, the Front-Angine supercar layout was discussed by the full size model. The sketches show a style strategy that was typical of the time, mixing smooth curves with sharp lines. Despite some clear British influence, it also had an exceptionally Japanese appearance.

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Unfortunately, it was never more than a clay model, but now some Honda Design Division volunteers have come together to create a static model with paint and wheels. Because it is too late to waste resources to develop a functioning prototype, it is only a quarter -scale model, but consulted with original designers to ensure that lines and proportions are the same as originally.

NSX name could have been perfect

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Like this forgotten concept of a supercar, the NSX, which eventually arrived, had pop-up headlights, although its design was more influenced by the Pininfarina concept of HP-X since 1984. The oil crisis then dictated most of the decisions in the car space, and the supercar was considered too high.

However, there is no doubt that the NSX we finally received was born in the heads of those mid -1970s, and although the V8 Honda supercar never happened, the idea that the brand exceeds what I think is possible was a sign of his success. These days, when the car maker is working on everything, from reusable rockets to hydrogen -powered cars, any new idea it has in the pipeline is always worth watching. Some may not make reality in their original form, but the seeds planted by Honda experimental cars are sure to inform the future.

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Initially, this story was reported by Autoblog in 2025. June 18, where she first appeared.