Honda Christmas Party 2015
Last night we attended the annual Honda Christmas Party and just wow! Although it was a chilly evening in The D inside the Honda event tent DJ Scout kept the mood live and poppin’! We mingled with other bloggers, journalists and various automotive industry glitterati. Key Honda/Acura personal were clear and present too, they shook hands and answered lots of questions. So, my favorite blogger and I grabbed a drink and ventured forth to see what we could see.
And as we donned our media badges I looked around and lo and behold! LAWD HELP ME! Front and center was a dark and sparkling dream come true: the utterly irresistible Acura NSX. But this isn’t just 100% pure eye candy either. The all new 2017 Acura NSX has got equally impressive stats and with 500+ horsepower it has more than enough to swing its way out of any modern era automotive fight club. This luxurious land-based rocket ship priced at a modest 156K and you definitely get your monies worth and then some. Last night Honda had a big surprise (among many surprises) and revealed that the first production car off of the line will be up for grabs, for anyone. That’s right. VIN 001 for the 2017 Acura NSX will be auctioned off for charity at Barrett-Jackson in January. To see this beautiful beast up close and personal make sure to mark your calendar and attend the North American International Auto Show Detroit January 11th 2016.
Okay. The Acura NSX news was good intel but there’s more. It was a night of exciting reveals and here is another little gold nugget about the up and coming fourth generation Honda Ridgeline. I can’t say divulge much and some I can’t even mention until NAIAS. But, I will say this, we got a special “no cameras allowed preview” of the beautifully made Honda Ridgeline 2016, and it is a handsome son of a gun too. When the curtains pulled back and it rolled out onto center stage we all oohed and aahed like the automotive junkies that we are. Honda says the newly designed mid-size truck will offers, “incredible packaging and fuel efficiency.” But let me say this: incredible packaging and fuel efficiency aren’t the only things the all new Honda Ridgeline has offer but for now though mums the word. Sorry. Not sorry.
Okay here IS something I can talk about and that’s the teaser image for the Acura Performance Concept (check it out below). It looks like something born out of Elon Monk’s wet dream but surely it’s gonna’ impress all of us. And again we’re going to have to collectively hold our breath until the North American International Auto Show Detroit for the big reveal. I spoke with Acura Design Chief Jon Ikedo and he is very excited (understatement) about what we’re going to see and experience in January.
We had a great time and the take away is this, never under estimate the beauty, innovation and top quality products from the Honda team. See you at NAIAS January 11th. Get your tickets HERE. Oh I almost forgot! A big thank you to DriveShop USA for the invite. Peace.