Top Story: Honda's Secret Weapon To Compete In Super GT
The New NSX?
Honda's secret weapon, code-named HSV-010, will compete in Japan's Super GT Series but many wonder if it also signals the return of the legendary NSX. The Honda Racing creation will roll against the big boys in the GT500 class of the 2010 Super GT Series. Unfortunately, NSX comparisons end abruptly there. The HSV-010 is a front-engine rear-drive proposition where the NSX was a mid-engine, rear driver. The sleek Honda lacks any visual connection to the NSX, and the racer need only be "production feasible" as per rules of the Japan Automobile Federation to take the green flag. So Honda is not obligated to produce any for public consumption. The HSV-010 flexes a 3.4-liter V8 and GT500 class combatants are limited to 500 horsepower so we estimate output to be darn near 499. A NSX replacement has risen from the grave more times than most vampires so we aren't holding our breath on this one. But the HSV-010 will be quite a site on the started grid among factory backed Nissan GT-Rs and Toyota SC 430s as well as privateer Ferrari, Aston Martin and Lamborghini racers. - Evan Griffey
'The Wheel Deal' Answers Are...
In our November '09 issue for 'Happy Ending', we put up a little wheel contest where we asked you to name all the old school kicks. We were pleasantly surprised to see that a few of you knew what most of these wheels were and we commend you for it. And while there were a couple stand-out entries that were really close, not one was 100% completely correct. We'll still send shirts to the top two who guessed almost correctly but missed the mark by an incorrect/incomplete company/wheel name. Congrats to our winners, Alex Zhao from Los Angeles, CA and Joy Laosouvanh from Sacramento, CA. Here are the correct answers:
1. Volk Racing Group AV
2. Work Equip
3. SSR EX-C Neo
4. Mugen M7
5. Mugen RNR
6. Enkei 92
7. Mugen NR10R
8. Racing Hart Type-C Tracer
9. Work RS-Beta
10. BBS RS
11. Speed Star Nore Fin
12. Racing Hart 2R-Mesh
13. Watanabe/SSR RS8
14. SSR EX-C Mesh
15. SSR/Racing Hart Super Mesh
16. Impul Hoshino Racing
17. Watanabe R-Type
18. Work Meister S1
19. SSR/Racing Hart
Super Fin
20. SSR EX-C Fin
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The Evolution of Style
At first, it was getting the most expensive parts for your car. That meant parts from Japan. Let's take wheels for example. Back in the day, Mugen wheels were a fortune and hard to get if you didn't know who to go through. So if you had Mugen wheels, the newest and most expensive thing for Hondas at the time, you were the shit. Playing that game, meant who had the deepest pockets and most money, would determine who had the goods. Mugen, ARC, Rays, HKS and whatever had the highest price tag made for the coolest parts.
When that got too popular and easy to do, the trendsetters started digging in the crates. Anything old school and discontinued became all the hype. Smaller JDM brands that only lived in Hyper Rev mooks became the parts to chase after. Even if you had the money to afford it, if you couldn't find it, you couldn't have it. People now started rolling wheels like BBR Competitions, Sprint Hart CP-R, Weds and older SSRs.