The NSX is making a return...
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I think what people are missing here is that Acura has gone about building a practical, everyday, pseudo-supercar. More or less, exactly what they set out to do with the first one. Its never going to be as hard-edged as the original. Safety equipment, modern technology, and the demands of luxury buyers would all but eliminate the car from being anywhere near a consideration these days. Dictations on size and comfort also write off a lot of what made the first car so great. But everyone's looking at the old NSX (just the same, the Supra, et al) with the kind of rose tinted glasses that'll never allow for progress.
Personally, I really like this new NSX. It looks great, sounds great, and overall seems to have the kind of approachable appeal that a lot of cars in its class lack. The clever Quiet Mode is a nice touch for people who live in the city and want to max out eco driving, or have fussy neighbors who complain about the number of clippings on their lawn. The overall capability of the car seems to be quite good, and the idea of the car steadily letting you do more and more as you step it up is good, too. Although I'd certainly echo C/D's concern over the lack of a "full control" mode, I'd certainly expect something like that down the road with a Type-S or Type-R. Acura wants to sell usable cars, not hard-edged track toys. I guess to me, it seems like they're going after the "Playstation Kid" group that fawns over the R35 GT-R, and honestly, the NSX comes off as a much better day-to-day option.
Everyone else who wants a pure performance car can keep waiting for the Civic Type-R, or whatever that smaller sporty coupe is. Until then, at the very least, we're getting a goddamn NSX.
Personally, I really like this new NSX. It looks great, sounds great, and overall seems to have the kind of approachable appeal that a lot of cars in its class lack. The clever Quiet Mode is a nice touch for people who live in the city and want to max out eco driving, or have fussy neighbors who complain about the number of clippings on their lawn. The overall capability of the car seems to be quite good, and the idea of the car steadily letting you do more and more as you step it up is good, too. Although I'd certainly echo C/D's concern over the lack of a "full control" mode, I'd certainly expect something like that down the road with a Type-S or Type-R. Acura wants to sell usable cars, not hard-edged track toys. I guess to me, it seems like they're going after the "Playstation Kid" group that fawns over the R35 GT-R, and honestly, the NSX comes off as a much better day-to-day option.
Everyone else who wants a pure performance car can keep waiting for the Civic Type-R, or whatever that smaller sporty coupe is. Until then, at the very least, we're getting a goddamn NSX.
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Which, by all means, is a fair price in my book.
You're getting a car that's capable of some spooky levels of performance (with the right tires), but still manages to have a liveable and likely reliable reputation that'll far exceed almost all of its competitors. Not shattering my spine on expansion joints is a good start, same with an EV/Hybrid mode to save on gas, but still capable to blow the doors off a 911 Turbo is a good way to win me over.
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Exactly. The original NSX was all about pushing available technology to the limits. If you were to make the new NSX "retro," it would mean betraying the spirit of the original.
I don't remember the NSX being that advanced, could you elaborate?
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Nakajima was more involved in the chassis tuning, not the suspension as I said.
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Wow I never knew a GT 2 seater or 2+2 couldn't at the same time be classified as a Super car cause you know it's a vague territory where cars that are sports-cars in a normal trim and then given massive power and sell north of 100k USD, with some of the most technological stuff for cars are known to live.
But sure the NSX though following all that vague criteria and being called a super car by actual pundits...is a GT car, yeah I buy that.
But sure the NSX though following all that vague criteria and being called a super car by actual pundits...is a GT car, yeah I buy that.
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It had an all aluminum chassis which at the time only a few cars were made of such. The engine was the crown jewel: F1 derived naturally aspirated VTEC engine that pumped out 270 hp (3.0L) then 295 (3.2L), and redlined at 8000 RPM which very few cars could replicate at the time. Mind you other cars had 300+ hp like the 300ZX-T and Supra but those were turbos and didn't rev as high as the VTEC. This engine basically revolutionized how small displacement engines could generate lots of horsepower without boost.
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Honda/Acura has had terrible timing with this car. The final production version was first shown when the spotlight was squarely on the new Ford GT and now the media reviews will have to compete with the Mazda RX-Vision's press attention.
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As a lifelong fan of the first NSX, I must say the weight ruins everything for this car. I don't mind the styling, I don't mind the hybrid AWD, I don't mind the price hike, but weight is just performance/efficiency killer. No excuse really. I think they are trying to go the GT-R route of using heavy weight to generate grip instead of aero in the interests of usability, but you can't beat physics. Even with torque vectoring you will still feel that heft.
When I think of the original NSX, there are 3 things that defines it in my mind:
1) Pure analog driver's car
2) Everyday usability
3) Ability to punch way above what its performance numbers suggest
This new car is definitely not #1. It satisfies #2 and maybe #3. In terms of cutting edge technology, compared to the competition it's really not doing anything as groundbreaking as the old one. As an everyday supercar, it's not the only one anymore. In a nutshell, it's a great car on its own, but compared to its competitors it's so-so. Kinda like Gran Turismo games now.
When I think of the original NSX, there are 3 things that defines it in my mind:
1) Pure analog driver's car
2) Everyday usability
3) Ability to punch way above what its performance numbers suggest
This new car is definitely not #1. It satisfies #2 and maybe #3. In terms of cutting edge technology, compared to the competition it's really not doing anything as groundbreaking as the old one. As an everyday supercar, it's not the only one anymore. In a nutshell, it's a great car on its own, but compared to its competitors it's so-so. Kinda like Gran Turismo games now.
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That's just a concept car, to be fair. Road tests and concept cars tend to occupy different spaces in car magazines.
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They should've made the HSV-10 instead 
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-> ...
-> Imagine, this should've been the Acura ARX:
-> Isn't it obvious? That the NSX had a similar case of GT5 when it was launched? Think about it!
^ As an Acura dedicated car, while this should be an exclusive Honda product (without the EV-doodads & AWD).They should've made the HSV-10 instead
-> Imagine, this should've been the Acura ARX:
-> Isn't it obvious? That the NSX had a similar case of GT5 when it was launched? Think about it!
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You know seeing more of this and hearing it...wow just wow.
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-> Here's a blue one from SEMA:
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