Spoon releasing NSX Type-R's into the US Market

[Tetsugen]

Thought this was a bit interesting...




The LHD NSX-Rs are still a work in progress, however Spoon Sports has assured us that they'll give us a holler when they're done. In the meantime though, Spoon will be freighting a 447kW twin-turbocharged JDM NA2 NSX-R (pictured) over to the USA to help whip up some excitement in the lead up to the 2010 NSX's launch, and presumably generate some interest in the converted LHD NSX-Rs as well. Despite its almost bone-stock appearance, this car should be one hell of a machine and will definitely be one to keep an eye on as it tours the show circuit. We'll keep you posted on Spoon's plans for the NSX.

Source:

http://jpcnews.blogspot.com/2008/08/spoon-to-convert-lhd-usdm-nsxs-to-type.html

http://jpcnews.blogspot.com/2008/08/spoon-nsx-r-update.html


60,000 starting price; I wonder if they are eligible to import into Canada.

[avow]

saw this on the autoblog the other day. how wicked is that? if they are legal in canada it would be the first time we ever got the type-r here. Man! what a car!

[rage2]

It's a conversion, Spoons interpretation of what the Type-R is. Many parts differ from the original.

I'm pretty sure that $60k price tag does NOT include the car. From what I've read, they're converting 2005 NSX's, which average at $70k. So you get a 300hp 2800lb car for $130k. Which isn't even a real type-R so it's not really gonna hold value.

I dunno what the excitement is about really haha.

[hks]

at first i was like, 60k for Type-R! :eek:

but if it's 60k for the conversion, that's a fucking ripoff

[Canmorite]

$130K for an NSX? :nut:

[dino_martini]

$130k...

thats 997 GT3 territory.

[max_boost]

That's a lot of mod money to throw around in one shot. I think I'll just slowly do it on my own instead.

[Redlyne_mr2]

Originally posted by max_boost
That's a lot of mod money to throw around in one shot. I think I'll just slowly do it on my own instead.
NICE