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" Acura has released a sketch (at right, top) of the concept vehicle they&amp;#039;ll unveil at the auto show in Detroit on Jan. 7. Now if you look between the lines, there are at least two very interesting things that this sketch reveals about the future of Acura.  First, this Advanced Sports Car Concept is the second rear-drive concept Acura has teased us with in just two months. The first was the Advanced Sedan Concept at the  L.A. Auto Show. When a car company that, in it&amp;#039;s history, has had only one rear-drive car (the now-discontinued NSX) suddenly starts showing rear-drive sedans and sports cars, it may signal a full-scale shift in future vehicle architecture and also a move upscale to compete more directly with other Japanese and German luxury automakers.  Second, this concept sports car looks nothing like the old Acura NSX or the Acura HSC concept car we wrote about back in 2004. Both of the original production NSX and the HSC concept were mid-engined. But one quick glance at this concept sketch tells you there&amp;#039;s a motor up front in this sports car. So will the next Acura sports car look more like the HSC or this new concept? Our money is on the new one.  If Acura is marching up-market with a slew of new rear-drive V8 luxury vehicles, which is what all this sounds like, one front-engined, rear-drive platform to serve under a sedan and sports car makes a pretty good business case. \u2013Ben Stewart Will the next Acura sports car look more like this rear-drive concept... (CLICK TO ENLARGE) ...or like the HSC concept we wrote about in 2004? (CLICK TO ENLARGE) "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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