Honda’s ‘Baby NSX’ Patent Was Actually Its Vision GT Concept Car

Turns out, that "baby NSX" patent was for the Honda Sports Vision Gran Turismo video-game-only car. Insert sad trombone noise here.

Created by Gran Turismo developers Polyphony Digital the Vision GT program roped in auto manufacturers from around the world to come up with special concept cars specifically for inclusion in the series of racing games. It gave us the McLaren Ultimate Vision GT, the Fittipaldi EF7 Vision GT, and even went on to provide Bruce Wayne's new ride in Mercedes-AMG's entry. 

Now, for the new-S2000 holdouts, all hope is not lost. A Vision GT concept being related/based/inspired by a real-life car yet-to-be-revealed is not unheard of. For example, looking back at the Bugatti Vision GT revealed at Frankfurt in September 2015, it's pretty much a race-prepped Chiron. The real Chiron wasn't publicly unveiled until six months later, at Geneva.

According to Gran Turismo Sport's in-game spec sheet, the Honda Sports Vision GT is a carbon-laden, mid-engined, rear-drive, 900-kilogram (1,984-pound) two-seater powered by a 2-liter four-cylinder turbo good for 404 virtual horsepower. Polyphony ends its in-game description of the Honda VGT characterizing it as "a car that we believe is true to life machine that can be enjoyed by many."

Is an S2000-revival reveal imminent? Only time will tell.