Video: Acura NSX bodywork to be sheathed in zirconium e-coat, fewer paint layers
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Video: Acura NSX bodywork to be sheathed in zirconium e-coat, fewer paint layers
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Automakers make halo cars to drum up excitement and show off what they can do, but there's more to it than that. Advanced platforms allow a company's engineers to experiment with all sorts of technologies. And in the case of the upcoming new Acura NSX, that includes new paint processes.
Speaking with Autoline in this video interview, Honda's North American Senior VP Jon Minto talked about an innovative zirconium e-coat which it's applying to the new NSX. Unlike some experimental paints developed for Formula One, however, this coating is not designed to minimize drag or enhance cooling: it's designed to be more environmentally friendly.
It's one of a few measures which Honda is implementing on the NSX before expanding it to more accessible models, along with another process that uses fewer coats to reduce energy consumption by 40 percent. Watch the interview with Autoline host John McElroy right here.Continue reading Acura NSX bodywork to be sheathed in zirconium e-coat, fewer paint layers
Acura NSX bodywork to be sheathed in zirconium e-coat, fewer paint layers originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 05 Aug 2014 15:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Automakers make halo cars to drum up excitement and show off what they can do, but there's more to it than that. Advanced platforms allow a company's engineers to experiment with all sorts of technologies. And in the case of the upcoming new Acura NSX, that includes new paint processes.
Speaking with Autoline in this video interview, Honda's North American Senior VP Jon Minto talked about an innovative zirconium e-coat which it's applying to the new NSX. Unlike some experimental paints developed for Formula One, however, this coating is not designed to minimize drag or enhance cooling: it's designed to be more environmentally friendly.
It's one of a few measures which Honda is implementing on the NSX before expanding it to more accessible models, along with another process that uses fewer coats to reduce energy consumption by 40 percent. Watch the interview with Autoline host John McElroy right here.Continue reading Acura NSX bodywork to be sheathed in zirconium e-coat, fewer paint layers
Acura NSX bodywork to be sheathed in zirconium e-coat, fewer paint layers originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 05 Aug 2014 15:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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