Uphill: Evo X, Downhill: NSX

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A Portrait Of Japanese Classics

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Old, Every Time, Next Question

Who'd You Rather? NEW or OLD? 2003 Acura NSX vs. 2017 Acura NSX. WHICH Gets Your Vote?

So, if you had the cash in your pocket right now, WHICH car would be the one for you?

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They See Me Rollin' - NSX Edition

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They See Me Rollin' - NSX Edition

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Nice Response, Acura

Buyers Are Getting Massive Discounts On The Acura NSX

The NSX has been out for a while and despite the long gestation time and hype, it turns out the car is actually pretty damn awesome. It’s not the same as the original NSX, but it’s not supposed to be. What it is is a “bargain” hybrid supercar, especially compared with the likes of the Porsche 918 and McLaren P1.

Not only are some Acura dealers offering $10,000 or more off the MSRP, there is a forum thread where one NJ dealer is advertising an insane $44,800 discount on a brand new 2017 NSX.


Update: Here’s what the folks at Acura had to say about this:

The NSX is a made-to-order vehicle, but in some cases, dealers have ordered inventory units, especially early in production, to showcase front-and-center in their dealerships. Most new buyers are special ordering NSXs to their unique, individual taste, opting to wait for a custom build rather than purchase a unit from inventory. In addition, many of these customers are visiting the Performance Manufacturing Center in Ohio to witness and participate in the build of their custom car.

In certain cases, we’ve provided lease and financing assistance to our dealers to help them find homes for inventory units. Ultimately, we want NSXs on the road, as there’s no better way to build awareness for the car or the brand. We remain incredibly happy with how the NSX has been received by our customers.

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Some Bad Boys Of the 90's From Japan

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A Brief History Of A 90's Road Icon

Honda NSX: The Full Story

The Honda NSX. Nobody expected it. Nobody expected a supercar, or even a normal car to come out of Japan to tackle the best the Europeans were offering. Marques from Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Porsche, and many more. No one really dared to take the challenge that time, and the current models offered by rivals Toyota, Nissan and Mazda were nothing to the Europeans at that time.(Sorry JDM fans).

Honda had nothing at that time, so they took the opportunity to build the first Japanese supercar to tackle the best of Ferrari. They had high hopes for this project. What started out as an experiment turned out to be a Japanese legend. Even the McLaren F1, the previous record holder of the world’s fastest car’s design was inspired by the NSX.

Timeless, elegant design by legendary design studio Pininfarina, Honda’s advanced engine technology, a lightweight body, and even co-developed by Formula 1 legend Aryton Senna, it was a recipe for perfection. One that would re-define and revolutionize the face of Japanese cars, one that would force the Europeans to step up their game, and one that made the undisputed king of sports car at that time, Ferrari, tremble to their knees.

This blog embodies the history of this legendary Japanese supercar, its variants, its racing history and even its rebirth. Two decades of iconic Japanese history compressed into one blog.

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They See Me Rollin' - Acura NSX Edition

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These Are Worth The Price Of Admission

Five iconic 1990s cars that you can probably afford to buy now

Porsche 911 (993) Carrera

Porsche’s 993 generation 911 Carrera tops our list. It’s practically the ultimate ‘90s dream car of all. There is one in Beverly Hills that sells for only $50,000. This Carrera was a ’95 model that travelled for at least 76,000 miles.

This coupe is packed with 270 hp 3.6L engine and is mated with a 6-speed manual transmission. The 993 convertibles could come cheaper while a GT2 version Carrera could be priced at $1M.

Toyota Supra

Toyota Supra is also one of the epic nineties cars that we love to this day. A brand new Supra Turbo costs more than $40,000 in 1990. Then, in 1993 until 2002, the Supra came out with its 4th generation model, which comes with a 320 hp twin turbo 2JZ engine. The prices ranged from $100,000-$120,000 back then.

Acura NSX

Honda also makes it to the list with the Acura NSX. How can we forget one of the best ‘90s cars? The NSX was the only car that intimidated Ferrari when it first came out.

As for the price, the NSX costs more than $60,000 in the nineties. But now, you can have one for as low as $30,000. Still a substantial resale value after all these years.

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They See Me Rollin' - Acura Nsx Edition

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You Have To Admit, He's Got A Cool Collection

This Guy's Car Fetish Is So Normal It's Actually Pretty Weird

When we heard from Hugie a few months ago, he had the NSX (106,150 miles), a Legend coupe (548,712 miles[!]), a Legend sedan (150,668 miles), a Vigor (106,293 miles) an early Integra GS-R (237,380 miles) and an ILX “daily driver” (183,721 miles).

All get used, all of them have manual transmissions.

But Hugie’s early birthday present to himself was an even deeper level of commitment to the Acura obsession– designing his garage to look an Acura dealership from the 1990’s to match the cars inside.

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A Rare Unicorn Spotted In The Wild

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Cause It's Not That Impressive Of A Car

Acura Wonders Why The NSX Isn't Leaving ANY Halo Effect

So now that the wait is over, where's the halo? Honda's luxury division has been working to inject more performance identity into its lineup. And it has long hoped that having a 573-hp all-wheel-drive hybrid supercar might help put an exclamation point on the rest of the brand's performance chops and, in turn, sell more vehicles.

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Did You Know - Acura NSX 2.0 Edition

7 Fascinating Technical Facts About The 2017 Honda NSX

We've already delivered our full verdict on the Honda NSX, but it'd be rude not to delve into some of the car's fascinating technical aspects.

It’s way stiffer than a Ferrari 458 Italia

• As well as a Porsche 991 911 GT3 and a McLaren 12C, the NSX development team bought a pair of Ferrari 458s for analysis. One of these was almost completely dissected, its sacrifice providing vital information. Thanks in part to the analysis of the Ferrari, the NSX’s multi-material space frame - made of that funky 3D quenched ultra high-strength steel, aluminium and bog steel - enjoys 300 per cent the dynamic torsional stiffness of the 458’s own space frame, and 200 per cent the static torsional stiffness. It’s the most rigid car in class, too.  

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Honda's Been Trying To Duplicate It Since It's Inception

The original Acura NSX: Development history and driving the icon

The Idea

The NSX was an extremely risky project for Honda, a company that in the late 1980's was nowhere near the corporate juggernaut that it is today. Honda's eponymous founder, Soichiro Honda, was still involved in decision-making at the company during this time under the role of "Supreme Advisor," and it is debatable whether the NSX project in its infancy would have gone forward at all had he not still been pushing the company towards the spirit of technical achievement it had been known for in the prior decades. Mr. Honda was still so involved during this period, in fact, that when the first batch of 300 production NSXs were made with a version of the Acura badge he didn't like, he ordered all of the cars stopped at port in the USA, the new badges applied, and the offending incorrect badges sent back to Japan to be systematically destroyed. This was clearly a man who paid attention to the details, but I digress.

Honda as a company devoted $140 million dollars to the NSX project ($250 million in today's money), half of which would go to developing the car, and the remainder of which would go to building a new state-of-the-art factory to assemble it. Honda's own goals for the NSX were actually exactly as most media stories portray the car today: to build a bona-fide exotic supercar, but one without the ergonomic and reliability penalties associated with that type of car. They didn't want to sacrifice the needs of the driver to the supposed demands of performance, demands that they felt didn't have to be there in making a truly top-level performance machine. The R&D team wanted a car that could hang with heavyweight exotics in a straight line, play with smaller and more lightweight sports cars in the curves, and cruise in serenity on the freeway. Essentially, they wanted it all, and the brief was to have a car that could do everything without compromise.

Said goal was not just wishful thinking at the time, it was actually considered impossible – at any price. There was no way in hell anyone could make a car lightweight, comfortable, ergonomic, quiet, loud, sporty, aggressive, and powerful all at the same time. Contemporary exotic cars – the Ferrari 328 & 348, Lotus Esprits, Porsche 911s, and Chevrolet Corvettes – all had huge compromises in various departments, and that's just the way a supercar had to be. These quirks were part of the so-called exotic car experience, and drivers & reviewers welcomed them because they couldn't imagine it being any other way. Plus, the idea of Honda making a supercar? Everyone (including the competition) laughed when they heard the notion. Honda didn't make supercars, they made cheap economy hatchbacks and scooters. It simply wouldn't happen, or so they thought.

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First Porsche, Now Ferrari

Acura Chopped Up a Ferrari 458 To Learn How To Build A Competitive NSX

Whenever an automotive manufacturer embarks on a new project, it is only natural that they would take a long, hard look at what the competition is producing.

Well, Acura took this to the extreme during the development of the new NSX. According to Autocar,

Acura purchased a Ferrari 458 during the development of the supercar for the eventual purpose of cutting it apart and analyzing the aluminum construction that was hidden underneath the skin. Reportedly, the remnants of that car remain in bins somewhere in Honda's R&D facility.
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Yay Or Nay

Acura NSX GT3 racecar bares all in raw carbon

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Here's The Race Version

Acura NSX GT3 swings through New York en route to the track

Unveiled here at the 2016 New York Auto Show, the NSX GT3 is based closely on the road-going version, but with several key differences. For starters, it ditches the trick hybrid all-wheel-drive system, not unlike the Type R we're expecting to follow. It keeps the 3.5-liter V6, but purely in twin-turbo guise (with no electrical boost in sight), driving the rear wheels through a six-speed sequential gearbox instead of the nine-speed dual-clutch transmission.

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Can You Guess The Lights?

From L to R

• Nissan Skyline GTR R34
• Toyota Supra
• Honda/Acura NSX
• Honda S2000

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