LFA at our dealership today.

[Raxe]

The Diablo and the Maclaren F1 was the only super cars at the time of the NSX's launch.

Hey don't forget the F40, EB110 and XJ220. All produced between 1990 and 1992.

[Nsquared97]

I'm no Honda fanboy, but calling the NSX 'just' a mid engined Honda is quite the understatement. And for those of you comparing the NSX to an E36 M3, have any of you looked up any numbers about the 2? Well I did, because I could see no way they were even close in performance terms. So check this out:

0-60:
NSX-4.7
Euro E36 M3-5.5
E46 M3-4.8
E92 M3-4.3

Nordschleife time:
NSX-7:56.7
Euro E36 M3-8:35.0
E46 M3-8:22.0
E92 M3-8:05.0

Hockenheim short:
NSX-1:14.6
Euro E36 M3-1:17.2
E46 M3-1:16.3
E92 M3-1:14.0

Now I will admit those were times taken with the last gen NSX-R, but keep in mind that's still with 'only' 276 hp. And you guys have to realize that yes, by todays standards the NSX isn't particularly fast at all, but it was designed 25 years ago, and started production in 1990. It is a fact that it put Ferrari and Lamborghini on notice that an exotic car can actually be reliable and well built.

[Holland]

Thank you, both this and the LFA performance posts are the few decent things saving this thread.

[Nsquared97]

Thank you, both this and the LFA performance posts are the few decent things saving this thread.

lol your welcome.

And to be honest, I have a feeling that IF I ever get the oppurtunity to drive a NSX agressively, it will be one of the most rewarding cars I will ever drive. And I could honestly care less if I ever end up behind the wheel of an E36 M3. You would think, that being E30 owners, more of us would understand that a well balanced, setup car means far more than the sum of it's parts, or the kind of numbers it can put down on paper.

[Holland]

The thing I have heard about the NSX is that it's very easy to drive to and at the limit, for a mid engined "supercar" anyway.

[Nsquared97]

The thing I have heard about the NSX is that it's very easy to drive to and at the limit, for a mid engined "supercar" anyway.

Yeah that doesn't surprise me at all, espicially if your comparing it to the other mid engined cars available in 1990 when it came out. I feel like this belongs here:

[CrusherCurtis]

Now I will admit those were times taken with the last gen NSX-R

Thanks for wasting my time having me read all this only to reveal you picked the fastest interation of the NSX, which does make more than 276 horse btw. But thats fine. The NSX-R was the ultimate nsx and was released during the reign of the e46 m3 CSL:o The CSL did the nurburgring in a 7:50 :o Please this car didn't sell for reason guys. What's understood doesn't need to be talked about.

The thing I have heard about the NSX is that it's very easy to drive to and at the limit, for a mid engined "supercar" anyway.

Bingo because its underpowered!!!!

[mr2peak]

It's interesting looking at pics of the FT86 next to an LFA, lots of shared design language.

[Nsquared97]

Thanks for wasting my time having me read all this only to reveal you picked the fastest interation of the NSX, which does make more than 276 horse btw. But thats fine. The NSX-R was the ultimate nsx and was released during the reign of the e46 m3 CSL:o The CSL did the nurburgring in a 7:50 :o Please this car didn't sell for reason guys. What's understood doesn't need to be talked about.

Pretty sure that if it didn't sell, Honda wouldn't have sold it for 15 straight years.

Bingo because its underpowered!!!!

No, it's not. It's because the car is balanced and tuned correctly.

[Holland]

[Massimo]

I have a cool bro story about NSX.

See this guy I know, well his neighbour is the Ferrari dealer here in Adelaide. But he don't drive no Ferrari he drives a NSX. He thinks the NSX is a better build quality and more balanced then the Ferrari's.

So the neighbour on the other side had a Ferrari 360 and sold that and bought an NSX as well.

Tru story bro cool.

[Jean]

Very nice, and now look how much faster cars ...running almost / over a full minute faster times!

I'm no Honda fanboy, but calling the NSX 'just' a mid engined Honda is quite the understatement. And for those of you comparing the NSX to an E36 M3, have any of you looked up any numbers about the 2? Well I did, because I could see no way they were even close in performance terms. So check this out:

0-60:
NSX-4.7
Euro E36 M3-5.5
E46 M3-4.8
E92 M3-4.3

Nordschleife time:
NSX-7:56.7
Euro E36 M3-8:35.0
E46 M3-8:22.0
E92 M3-8:05.0

Hockenheim short:
NSX-1:14.6
Euro E36 M3-1:17.2
E46 M3-1:16.3
E92 M3-1:14.0

Now I will admit those were times taken with the last gen NSX-R, but keep in mind that's still with 'only' 276 hp. And you guys have to realize that yes, by todays standards the NSX isn't particularly fast at all, but it was designed 25 years ago, and started production in 1990. It is a fact that it put Ferrari and Lamborghini on notice that an exotic car can actually be reliable and well built.

[CrusherCurtis]

Pretty sure that if it didn't sell, Honda wouldn't have sold it for 15 straight years.


No, it's not. It's because the car is balanced and tuned correctly.

Just like skifree said it didn't sell well compared to company projections. They sold it for 15 years because they pu so much into RD. Whats shitty about it is to develop this chassis and then slap in a spiffed up a transversely mounted c series v6 in it, very similar to what a legend or tl taildragger has. What a waste.

You cannot show me a purpose built mid engine car that won't handle easily at a limit of a whopping 270 horse. FACT! If sure its a great chassis its just super unfortunate they couldn't engineer a great motor to go along with it.

[Vivek]

Washing a car in the sun :dot:

[Niko]

I honestly think there is more to the NSX than what's on paper. I would really love to drive one someday.

My brother has a 91 NSX with Gruppe M exhaust, intake, ETC.

i have driven it and let me tell you; It is an AMAZING machine definitely a super car for its time, compare it to other cars out at the time. My brothers friend Dan who lives 5 min away from me as well owns this NSX GT with ITB's. The sound is pure heaven.

http://www.hondatuningmagazine.com/features/htup_1108_1994_acura_nsx/viewall.html

Im not defending honda/acura because i hate most of them.i own an e30 and my brother owns an e46 for his daily.

But i really think it is a supercar you really have to drive it and be around them to appriciate them.