--- title: "An Acura ‘NSX-Type’ Performance EV Is Coming in 2028" date: "2024-08-17" modified: "2024-08-17" authors: - name: "Jerry Perez" job_title: "Deputy Editor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/jerry-perez" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/an-acura-nsx-type-performance-ev-is-coming-in-2028" categories: - "Honda News" - "News" - "News by Brand" tags: - "honda" - "NSX" --- # An Acura ‘NSX-Type’ Performance EV Is Coming in 2028 ![]() *\Acura\* Back in 2021, *The Drive* broke the news that the beloved [Acura]() [NSX supercar]() would return for a third generation, likely as a high-performance EV. In 2022, Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe and global executive vice president Shinji Aoyama told us in an interview that [solid-state battery technology]() would allow Honda's performance icons to remain as true as possible to their original characters due to their lightweight nature. Two years later, solid-state batteries still aren't ready for mass production, but Honda's a step closer to bringing an "NSX-type" EV to market anyway. "We are going to introduce the sports model in 2028 that does not have a solid-state battery, but our development approach for this new 0 Series is thin and light, Aoyama told *The Drive*. "It means to make the platform thinner than existing vehicles. The traditional batteries \[we have now\] we are trying to make thinner to achieve a low height for the vehicle. "Making this thinner also means we can have a larger \[passenger\] compartment. We are going to introduce a sports model, we may not call it NSX but a kind of NSX type of vehicle in 2028," Aoyama added. 0 Series is what Honda calls its new EV architecture, on which this upcoming performance EV will be based. Ayoma explained that Honda is roughly five years away from producing solid-state batteries, but up to 10 away from mass-producing them. Hence, the approach to making current and future batteries thinner, lighter, and more power-dense. The Acura NSX Type S said farewell back in 2021, leaving the Japanese automaker without a halo car. Since then, it's doubled down on performance cars like the Civic Type R, Integra Type S, MDX Type S, and the ZDX Type S. Earlier this week it also pulled the sheets off the [Integra Type S HRC Prototype](), which previews a potential line of high-performance accessories designed and built by Honda's famous racing division. It's too early to speculate on what kind of performance this NSX-type EV will offer, given that the performance benchmark won't be the same in 2028 as it is today. Either way, delivering the kind of visceral connection to the driver these Japanese performance cars have delivered throughout the years will be a tall order for an electric car. *Got a tip? Email us at tips@thedrive.com* ## Author Jerry is responsible for upholding The Drive's ethos as an audience-first, enthusiast-driven car blog that serves up industry-leading news, reviews, culture, and motorsport coverage. Overseeing a staff of writers and editors from his home base in Indianapolis, he helps curate the site's daily rundown, as well as its medium- and long-term content strategies. Jerry joined The Drive in 2018 as a writer and worked as news editor and managing editor before becoming the deputy in 2023. As a lifelong car enthusiast and racing fan, Jerry believes that all cars are cool, but the people behind the machines are even cooler. This belief often gives The Drive a slightly different focus from most other car sites, where we explore the humanity behind the machines. When he's not obsessing over the day's biggest stories or hanging out at a race track, Jerry can be found behind the wheel of a car, most likely sharing a laugh with his teenage son or daughter. ### Author social links [Instagram]()