Using slightly more informed Top Gear Maths, plus a bit of Holmesian deduction, the new Honda NSX could possibly have at least 500bhp, and accelerate from 0-62mph in under four seconds.
"Don't forget, the original NSX didn't look so good on numbers, but then everyone drove the car and it became a new interpretation of the sportscar," he adds.
Right now, the development car - doing enough testing mileage to warrant maintenance - is being tested by internal Honda drivers, but once everything is a little more concrete, and the platform technology has been firmly established, they'll involve ‘outside drivers'. Remember, Ayrton Senna helped develop the original NSX, so we can expect more from the world of Formula One to step into the new supercar. "We're not ready to announce that yet," he says, "but we're testing in a special Honda track in the north of Japan that recreates the Nordschleife".
So how far off are we? The finished product is scheduled for 2015 - and everything is on target for that date - with first deliveries headed for North America, then Europe, then Japan and China. There'll be a convertible version soon after - "we'd be foolish to develop NSX without an open-top version" - and it'll be more efficient than the new 911. Price wise, Ted confirmed he's aiming "certainly within the range of the R8", a range that starts from just under £93k for the base V8, to £123k for the V10 S, Again, expect a tag of around £100k.
Ted Klaus, head of the NSX project, confirmed that the power train is being developed in Japan, while the chassis development is being completed in Ohio, USA, where the car will be built in a brand new factory. Honda will also use its new tie-up with McLaren - which will see the Japanese firm provide engines for McLaren's F1 cars from 2015 - to take advice on the NSX and future sports car projects.
As well as the standard model, which spawned a host of special editions, the original NSX was boosted by a track-focused Type R, and the NSX-T, which featured a removable roof panel.
The NSX will use a “multi-material” approach that will include aluminium, unique high-grade steel and composites. Although Klaus wouldn’t divulge the car’s weight target, he did confirm that the car will feature some world-first lightweight tech, particularly with the development of its super-thin, super-strong A-pillars. This will filter down into lesser Hondas over time, too.