Honda Exec Says a $30,000 Sports Car is 'Very Desirable' to Company

Honda is working on getting its sporty image back with cars like the NSX and Civic Type R, but if it were up to Honda Australia director Stephen Collins, the automaker would not be stopping there.

In a recent interview with CarAdvice, Collins said Honda really wants to dial up the sporty image of its brand, a fact evidenced by the arrival of the NSX and Type R, but said if “anything else becomes available, we’d really be chasing that pretty hard.” He didn’t go into detail as to what to what type of sports car the company may be eyeing, only saying that if “another type of sports car that becomes available to us, say if it was a convertible or something that could come in at around $30,000 that would be very desirable for us.”

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Collins’ statements are especially interesting after the so-called “baby NSX” was revealed to be a virtual Vision GT concept for the new Gran Turismo Sport PS4 game last week, showing Honda may be fairly interested in the idea of a mid-engine sportscar that would slot below the NSX. The automaker also trademarked the ZSX name in the EU last year, which some suspected may be used on the rumored mid-engine car.

The Vision GT concept doesn’t carry the ZSX name, however- it’s simply called the Honda Sports Vision Gran Turismo. It’s possible Honda is saving that name for the production car if it ever does come about, as it’s not uncommon for these Vision GT cars to have very generic and vague names. Engine specs and other info on the Vision GT has not yet been released, but based on its size, it seems as though it will be powered by a four-cylinder. And considering everything is hybrid these days, we wouldn’t be shocked to learn it has an electric motor or two as well.

We’re not sure if Honda is actually serious about putting something like its Vision GT into production, but based on the reaction to the Civic Type R, enthusiasts are eager for more high-performance Hondas.

[Source: CarAdvice]

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