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  Honda NSX
Honda are currently debating whether producing a UK spec NSX-R is worth it, so at the moment, the quickest NSX we Brits can buy is the manual hardtop version featured here, which is good for 0-60 in around 5 seconds and almost 170mph.
In extremes the NSX displays mild understeer under normal conditions, while with traction control switched off it is possible to induce power oversteer if you try hard enough, but in general it follows exactly the line you choose for it, thanks in no small measure to the impressive grip provided by those Dunlops.
In the main though the NSX felt totally composed, and with its high levels of grip it could clearly have tackled the turns faster than I was prepared to push it.
www.pistonheads.com /doc.asp?c=120&i=5985   (1420 words)

  
 Honda NSX - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Honda NSX (Acura NSX in North America and Hong Kong) is a sports car produced by the Japanese automaker Honda.
Honda and others describe the NSX as a supercar based on its styling, body type, drivetrain layout, and handling.
Honda ended production of the NSX in 2005, 15 years after the first NSX was built.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Honda_NSX   (2189 words)

  
 Honda NSX (Acura NSX)
The NSX resulted from years of development into aluminum, and at that time Honda engineers expected that they would be using quite a lot of aluminum by now in their other cars.
Honda was also the first company to use electric power assisted steering - on the NSX - about ten years ago.
Honda felt that 175 mph or so was enough, but the specialists were heading for 200 mph, and 4 seconds to 60 mph.
www.fast-autos.com /Honda_NSX.html   (870 words)

  
 THE HONDA NSX
Honda’s NSX is one of those rare cars that has stood the test of time.
New to the NSX line-up is a further development of the 3.0-litre engine: a 3.2-litre (3,179 cc), quad cam, four valves per cylinder 90 degree V6, producing 280 PS (206 kW) at 7,300 rpm and 304 Nm (224 lb ft) of torque at 5,300 rpm.
The additional ratio provides the NSX with even more flexibility than the carefully spaced ratios of the old 5-speed manual; the 2nd to 5th gear ratios are now shorter, while the new 6th gear is seven per cent higher than the old 5th gear.
www.hondauk-media.co.uk /protected/presspacks/automobiles/nsx/nsx_pack.htm   (5237 words)

  
 Honda NSX
In 1991 Honda was to release undoubtedly their finest car, and a worthy flagship for the marque, the mighty NSX.
At the time, Honda was heavily involved in F1 and this drove the inspiration for the car.
Praised by motoring journalists, and perhaps the only true supercar to have originated from Japan, we only mark down the NSX for collectability as they are still being manufactured and suffer hideous depreciation in the first few years of their life.
www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au /car_info_honda_nsx.htm   (340 words)

  
 Honda Siel Cars India Ltd. :: Honda Racing
On the basis of a study, the acceleration performance of most excellent car Honda NSX is about 5.2 sec while the acceleration speed of Honda F1 is about 3.7 sec (in terms of distance about 70 m).
Honda which is leading the world in petrol technology by "VTEC" - which is valve timing and lift control technology, it is now aiming with F1 mass production car by accumulation of long term and advanced analytical technology.
While NSX runs 100 km/hr in 5.2 seconds, the Honda F1 has achieved a run of 200km/hr in approx.
www.hondacarindia.com /about/racing/3.html   (388 words)

  
 Cars - Honda NSX
Honda has announced that the NSX will end production in 2005, 15 years after the first NSX was built.
Honda and others describe the NSX as a supercar based on its styling, body type, drivetrain layout, and handling.
The NSX type R was very track oriented as it lacked sound deadening, audio, electric windows, and air conditioning in an effort to reduce weight.
listing-index.ebay.com /cars/Honda_NSX.html   (770 words)

  
 Honda Worldwide | July 12, 2005 "Honda to Discontinue Production of the NSX Sports Car"
Honda is currently working on a successor, a new sports car for a new era, which is to incorporate Honda’s most advanced technology.
The NSX made its debut in 1990 as a genuine mid-engine sports car with an all-aluminum monocoque body—a world’s first for a production vehicle at the time.
The NSX continued to evolve, with performance improvements including increased displacement, a 6-speed manual transmission, enhanced aerodynamic performance, and different tire sizes, along with the addition of the NSX Type-T open-top model and the NSX Type-R pure sports model with further enhanced driving performance.
world.honda.com /news/2005/4050712.html   (378 words)

  
 Motor Authority » Honda NSX and S2000 replacements arriving in 2009
The good news is that Honda is planning to release a replacement for the S2000 and perhaps a new NSX to replace its ‘forgotten supercar’;.
Honda has already started sketching the next S2000 roadster but the current version is expected to be manufactured till 2009, albeit with some minor tweaks.
The new NSX, also slated for a possible 2009 release is expected to be very similar to the HSC concept (pictured above) revealed at the Tokyo Motor Show back in 2003, and there is expected to be another concept along the lines of the HSC at the coming Detroit Motor Show.
www.motorauthority.com /news/convertibles/honda-nsx-and-s2000-replacements-arriving-in-2009   (284 words)

  
 Honda NSX
Undoubtedly, Honda had been one of the most technological advanced car makers in the world (especially is for powertrain technology) and had already gained recognition from F1 insiders, however, the majority of road car customers were still yet to perceive that.
For the standard NSX, there are a number of revisions to the suspension setup: the front springs are stiffer while the rear anti-roll bar is thicker.
Honda decided to keep the high-revving V6 unchanged, although a carefully balanced crankshaft and a shorter (by 4.1%) final drive sharpen engine response and let the driver easier to keep the V6 in power zone.
www.autozine.org /Graveyard/html/Honda/NSX.html   (3188 words)

  
 Honda Siel Cars India Ltd. :: Honda & Technology - NSX and S-2000
When we introduced the NSX in 1990, we set out to establish a new concept in sports car value.
Honda S2000 is a passenger car designed from the genes and pedigree of Formula 1 race car.
Integrated roll bars for driver and passenger andndash; plus the door and windshield posts andndash; are reinforced, and connect to frame members in the floor.
www.hondacarindia.com /about/future/nsx_s2000.asp   (731 words)

  
 2008 Acura/Honda NSX - Top Speed
Honda is focused on the development of a new model to succeed the NSX.
Honda plans to raise its global sales by nearly 25 percent over the next three years to four million vehicles a year.Its strategy is based around offering clean, economical models, more hybrids and alternative-fuel vehicles.
Honda ended production of the NSX in 2005, 15 years after the first NSX was built.
www.topspeed.com /cars/honda/acura-honda-nsx-ar16009.html   (538 words)

  
 Honda NSX - The End | tommyCHANG 07
As the first-ever supercar from Japan, the NSX was created as a hand-built, exotic, mid-engine sports car that would establish entirely new levels of performance, refinement and drivability.
In an alternate, perfect universe somewhere, Honda would have either killed the NSX at the end of its prime in 1995/6/7/8 or performed more aggressive updates keeping up with advancing technology, even developing its successor 7 years ago, not 15 years after the original debut.
Honda should kill it before people start referring to it as a dinosaur and before it becomes too overpriced, outdated and outmatched.
www.tommychang.net /2005/07/honda-nsx-end.htm   (1395 words)

  
 Honda NSX September 2004 Car Review - CarPoint Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Honda has amassed a wealth of performance engineering credentials during 40 years of motor sport involvement.
Les races the NSX regularly and disputes the view that bad behaviour is an inevitable attribute of exotic-looking machinery.
The Honda transmission is among the most effective automatics in existence, but when combined with the peaky VTEC engine obliges the driver to manually select a lower gear when instant acceleration is required.
www.carpoint.com.au /car-reviews/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabID=500945&R=ce6533   (1789 words)

  
 2002 Honda NSX Type-R
The NSX is an amazing sports car, combining a balanced chassis with aluminum construction for a supremely capable vehicle.
Sure, the platform is more than a decade old, and the only changes it's seen is a mild fascia tweak for 2002 that lost the dated flip-up headlamps for a more wide-eyed look, but it still gets our pulses racing whenever we spot this exotic around town.
The NSX Type-R (as if the regular NSX weren't race-tuned enough) comes with Recaro carbon fiber Aramid bucket seats and eight-spoke 17-inch aluminum alloy wheels.
www.fortunecity.com /silverstone/carcorner/163/id77.htm   (216 words)

  
 Acura NSX Review
The NSX certainly is on par with or betters it's competitors in performance, comfort, and style, but alas, that will never be enough for those who choose to exclude it from being a true exotic sports car because of the heritage in its name, or conceived lack thereof.
Hondas are consistently on top (or near) of comparison tests done by reputable automobile magazines, not to mention that customre satisfaction is very high.
I'd like to see the standard NSX in the $70s, with a stripper in the low $50s and loaded luxo-rockets as high as they want to price 'em for the old fat rich guys to keep in their garages while they dream about being people they never were.
philip.greenspun.com /materialism/cars/nsx   (19797 words)

  
 Acura NSX
When the NSX was introduced back in 1991, Honda was at the peak of its glory days in Formula 1.
Honda has used the latest edge of technology in the NSX with an all-aluminium body, and a poweful V6 engine that easily revs through to 8000rpm.
The most important thing about the NSX is that it is surely a supercar but, still, it is as friendly to drive as you surely wouldn't expect from a supercar.
www.fantasycars.com /Acura_NSX/acura_nsx.html   (155 words)

  
 Honda NSX (91- )   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Honda's flagship supercar now goes back a decade but still sets the standard as the most unintimidating car of its type.
This is a little unfair, as Honda has plenty of motorsport heritage too, and the development of this car was aided by the input of the late, great Ayrton Senna.
Revised in 2002, the latest NSX Coupe and NSX-T targa-topped models come in a wider choice of colours, and Coupe versions now have body-coloured roofs.
www.tiscali.co.uk /motoring/roadtests/roadtest_214_1.html   (311 words)

  
 Honda NSX August 2002 Car Review - CarPoint Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
It's ironic that the greatest surprise the NSX supercar delivers is not its blistering performance, rather how easy it is to pilot around the built-up streets of a bustling city.
The NSX displays that typical mid-engined cornering trait of pushing the nose wide under power, requiring a firm hand to keep it hunting the apex.
Honda missed the boat with six when it should have cashed in on its F1 involvement and dumped 10 or 12 pots in the back.
www.carpoint.com.au /car-reviews/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabID=500945&R=ce4262   (1131 words)

  
 2003 Honda NSX Comments - Carsurvey.org
But the NSX being MR (mid-engine, rear-wheel drive) makes it a "drivers car", which I tell you, is incredible fun around a track.
The NSX for 70k is way over priced, but you can now pick up an early one with 40,000 miles for about £20,000 and for that money it makes much more sense.
I see the NSX in the same light as the S2000 except at the class of a supercar.
www.carsurvey.org /viewcomments_review_43922.html   (1800 words)

  
 Cartype : Honda NSX
While Honda hasn't made any aspect of this car official, it does appear to be the successor to the NSX.
What we do know at this point is that it retains its inherited platform of a mid, transversly mounted engine coupled to a rear wheel drive.
Honda claims that the power output of the HSC is at 300 bhp/223.8 kW.
www.cartype.com /page.cfm?id=78&alph=ALL&dec=ALL   (496 words)

  
 Honda Acura Forum - Tech Performance Forums : Civic, Integra, Accord - Acura NSX Chronology
NSX is also the first production car to use titanium connecting rods- this lightweight but strong material is also used in the F-15 supersonic fighter jet.
At $65,000, the NSX is the most expensive Japanese car in history.
Infact, she probably couldn't tell a difference between a Honda and a Hyundai despite having owned a Honda for 5 years now.
www.superhonda.com /forum/showthread.php?t=235992   (1286 words)

  
 NINCO - Honda NSX "Mugen" Review - SlotCarIllustrated.com
In the first race, the NSX was very tail happy and slid around a lot, but it wasn't unmanageable.
As a reminder the NSX was running the stock 17"e wheels on the front and rear, stock tires on the front and was fed power from the powerful NC-6 motor via the stock 12/32 red PLASTIC gears.
For this 40min flight of racing, the NSX came in second at 1.25 laps behind the Xanavi 350Z.
slotcarillustrated.com /Reviews/NINCO/NSXMugen/MugenNSX.html   (1316 words)

  
 AutoSpeed - Acura NSX - Honda's Supercar
It’s always easy to promote a revisionist history but it’s probably fair to say if the Honda NSX had come from the factory with twin turbos, it would have become the enthusiasts’ plaything like the Skyline GTR or the Supra turbo.
The opening chapter is a brief history of the Honda marque, dominated – as have all major marques – by a single man, in this case Soichiro Honda.
The drive impressions are extensive but they’re all based around new car tests of the time each model was released – it’s always interesting to perform a retrospective driving comparison and see the strengths and weaknesses of the older models from a current perspective, but this isn’t done.
autospeed.drive.com.au /cms/A_2812/article.html   (903 words)

  
 A Nimble Car: Honda NSX
The NSX would have the performance potential of the heavyweight exotics that are generally equipped with V-8 or V-12 engines, and at the same time the quick response and agile handling of lightweight sports cars.
The NSX is no different but the sounds are a bit muted.
The NSX was one of the first production cars to provide four channel independent four wheel anti-lock brakes.
www.sandsmuseum.com /cars/nsx/nsx.html   (1135 words)

  
 Nsx - Jalopnik   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The boys at Leftlane News note a piece in the UK's AutoExpress indicating the next Honda NSX could be positioned in the realm of the Ferrari F430 / Lamborghini Gallardo -- with a 500hp V10 and all...
Honda CEO Hints at V10 in NSX Successor
In his mid-year speech, earlier tooday, Honda CEO Takeo Fukui indicated the successor to the erstwhile Acura/Honda NSX sports car is several years from launch:"We are now focused on the development...
www.jalopnik.com /cars/nsx   (319 words)

  
 JGTC GT300 Champion Acura NSX - Featured Imports - Import Tuner
Formed by Hirotoshi Honda, the son of Soichiro Honda himself, Mugen is a famed engine tuner and parts manufacturer very closely associated with Honda Motor Company.
Ties to Honda mean M-Tec is currently locked to the NSX chassis, so the team only had to decide whether it would shoot for the championship or develop a racing driver.
Kumakura-san thought racing the NSX Stateside was a great way to promote the company in a previously unvisited environment.
www.importtuner.com /features/0504_jgtc_acura_nsx   (1090 words)

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