It was powered by a mid-mounted 3.5L i-VTEC V6 producing over 300 horsepower paired with a 6-speed gearbox operated via F1-style paddle shifters or a unique dial shifter on the center console.
It was built with all-aluminum frame with carbon fiber body panels to minimize weight.
It also has scissor-style (or “swan”) doors and a silhouette often compared to European exotics like Pagani.
High-illumination LED taillights and an adjustable flat-panel screen that displayed a rearview camera when in reverse—a forward-looking feature for 2003.
In July 2005, then-Honda CEO Takeo Fukui confirmed the HSC would remain a test concept rather than a production model. Honda eventually shifted focus toward a racing-inspired V10 project (which became the HSV-010 GT) and later the hybrid second-generation NSX released in 2016.
