Honda Has Filed A Patent For What Looks Like A Baby NSX

‘Baby’ NSX rumours have been going on so long, I can’t remember a time when people weren’t talking about the prospect of such a thing. And now, thanks to some new patent images posted on the European Union Intellectual Property Office and making their way through the motoring media, a little brother for Honda’s mid-engined supercar is back on the agenda.

The car shown in the images has no roof or windscreen, perhaps to give a better view of the interior. In the snug cabin, we can see a pair of minimalist bucket seats, and an F1-style rectangular steering wheel. Because apparently a D-shaped wheel is now too mainstream.

On the outside, the family link to the NSX is clear, and despite previous rumours suggesting a front-engined car, the side intakes and cooling vents on the rear deck are dead giveaways for a mid-engined layout.

As to what might power such a thing, we’ve no idea. Buy hey, we like a bit of speculation, so we’re going to have a stab in the dark and suggest it’ll have a similar hybrid system to the NSX, with an electric motor for each front wheel and another attached to the engine on torque fill duties.

That engine will likely be a lot smaller than the 3.5-litre V6 found in the full fat NSX - perhaps an inline-four or inline-three.