The thing is, I haven't had a drop since Saturday.  I just had that much!

Halted, but I doubt it's scrapped for good.  They'll most likely pick the project back up once the market is there to support it.

I'd say your analogy would be more akin to saying designing it rather than building it.  Honda wasn't past the point of no return.  I think if they had made a substantial investment in plant retooling and placed orders putting the supply chain in motion for actual production, you would see the car happen regardless.  They were most likely still at a development point where required  investment to reach completion was still more than the projected returns.  If they figured they were at least at a break even point, or even minor loss with the project, I think many would've wanted to push ahead because it's still a great marquee vehicle.

The reality is though, I don't think the competition will progress that much in the interim if Honda decides to get back in the game.  They're all cutting back as well.  Plus they're still further ahead than if they were starting from scratch, so its not like they'll have to do a ton of catch up.

I'm not holding my breath on the LF-A as long as it's rumored to be a $200k+ car.