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The new NSX has a “three-motor, twin-turbocharged sport hybrid power unit,” Acura says in the release announcing the upcoming Detroit debut. No further details were given about the hybrid setup.

Reports in the automotive press suggest that the NSX will incorporate a version of the hybrid-electric powertrain from the RLX Sport Hybrid SH-AWD sedan. The RLX hybrid features a V6 engine powering the front wheels and two electric motors powering the rear wheels. Total output is 377 horsepower.

In the NSX, the engine is in the back, so the system would have to be reversed, with the gasoline engine for the rear wheels and the electric motors for the front wheels. Adding twin turbochargers to the RLX hybrid’s V6 engine would boost output considerably. Some speculate the new hybrid powertrain will be capable of producing more than 500 horsepower.



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