Acura Teases Electric Supercar: Is This the Third-Gen NSX?

Two years ago, when Acura announced it was wrapping up production of the second-generation NSX, we all had a feeling the iconic model would soon return as a full-electric supercar. In fact, Acura boss Jon Ikeda pretty much told us that at the time, saying: "If you notice, we make an NSX when there's something we want to say. The first-gen was gas. Second-gen was a hybrid. There's gonna be another one." Today, Acura isn't exactly tamping down that rumor as it releases a shadowy teaser that sure looks like the future electric NSX.

Acura's official line is that this is the brand's "latest Electric Vision" showcasing an "all-electric high-performance model," created by the Acura Design Studio in Los Angeles. There are basically no other details—no hints of production plans, no target specs, nothing. Let's be real, though: Acura wouldn't be showing us this if it didn't have something in the works. Automaker design departments are constantly sketching ideas for the future, but they're rarely seen by the public, let alone sent out in a press release during one of the industry's biggest weeks of the year.