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Originally Posted by b0bab0i
A lot of supercars lose money for every model they sell because of the extensive research and engineering that goes into the cars. Examples are LFA, Porsche 918, Veyron.
The hope is that these halo cars are to attract people to buy their lower end models.
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That and to use the technology in other cars at some point. The original NSX was the first production car to use VTEC, which at the time was considered one of the biggest automotive innovations when it came to engine design.
Today practically every car has it's own version of VTEC in some form or another. But between now and then, Honda enjoyed that crown for a while as other cars got various iterations of VTEC.