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Honda’s new NSX hybrid supercar might cost more than the combined sticker price of every new Honda model currently sold in Australia, but that won’t stop the company selling every single one it can land here.
That’s the view of Honda Australia marketing boss Scott McGregor, who has taken a bullish position on the new supercar despite its towering $420,000 price tag.
“The feeling is it’s highly likely we’ll end up with more orders than cars,” said Mr McGregor.
Unlike the original of 25 years ago, which was built primarily to challenge Ferrari’s hegemony in this elite category, the new NSX faces a vastly different competitive landscape.
This new car must not only beat the best that Fiorano can offer, but also see off rivals from the likes of Aston Martin, Audi, Lamborghini, McLaren, Mercedes-AMG, Porsche and more.
Buyers must also come to grip with the fact that each car will be built to order, and that Australian volumes will be extremely tight, meaning a likely delay of between six to 12-months from order to delivery.
Globally, it is North America that will account for the bulk of the annual 1500 NSXs built at Honda’s Ohio assembly plant, with the Yanks securing around 50 per cent of the annual build.
Based on this, Australia will be lucky to get more than a handful of cars in 2017, with initial deliveries likely to be targeted at putting an NSX in the showroom of each of the five mainland dealers selected to sell the new supercar.
“We don’t want to saturate the market; we want to deliver one less than demand,” said NSX engineering project leader Jason Bilotta.
