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Honda has been emerging from a slumber lately and its US luxury brand Acura is clearly part of the re-awakening if this sexy Precision Concept is anything to go by.
It is claimed the styling of the Precision Concept will directly influence the future of Acura vehicles – some of which, like the Accord Euro and new NSX, have or will become Honda models for our market.
Fingers crossed, too, because the Precision Concept is a large-sedan looker that could become the next Acura RLX, also known in Japan as the Honda Legend we’ve been familiar with here before.
That broad dash-to-axle ratio indicates it could be rear-wheel drive, while the 22-inch Michelin Pilot Super Sport rubber could certainly handle the power of, say, the 373kW 3.5-litre twin-turbocharged V6 from the NSX. Paddleshifters and an Integrated Dynamics System (IDS) button on a “race-inspired” sports steering wheel are further hints at strong performance within.
“The Acura Precision Concept is more than simply a concept vehicle, it is a design study model that literally will shape the direction of all future Acura products,” the brand added.
“[It] is the leading edge of a renewed commitment to delivering Precision Crafted Performance in every facet of the product experience and creating a powerful and very exciting direction for the next generation of Acura models.”
The NSX supercar is due in Australian showrooms in the third-quarter of this year as a Honda, expected to be priced around $200K. We can only hope a production version of this coupe-like sedan follows the same path and remains more exciting to look at (and drive) than the Legend we last saw locally in 2013.
