Honda NSX is a Japanese-made sports car that was produced in two generations. For the first time the model was born in the 90th year. Since 2015, the second generation of these sports cars has been produced. Why do street racers love this car so much? Honda NSX: see photos and review of the car in our today's article.
First, consider the first generation of sports cars. In the second half of the article, the new Honda NSX 2015-2017 will be presented. So let's get down to the detailed review.
car design
The fashion of the early 90s is the so-called blind headlights. This style was so popular that even the Bavarians from BMW came to it (the legendary 31st body).
"Honda NSX" (see the photo of this unique car in our article) has a bright and dynamic style. The car looks especially impressive in red.
In front - a compact bumper with foglights and white turn signals and massive arches protruding beyond the line of the embossed hood. On the side - a cutout for air intake and neat thresholds. Nearby is the fuel tank hatch. If you look closely, you can see the difference in the width and diameter of the rims. On the rear axle they are more massive. Since the car is rear-wheel drive, this has a positive effect on the traction during acceleration. Plus, a wide "back" that makes the car more aggressive. The roof is black, but the mirrors are painted in body color.
restyling
From 2002 to 2005, a restyled Honda NSX was produced. Reviews say that the car has acquired a more modern look. The restyled model lost blind optics. Now it is a separate headlight unit, with integrated turn signals. There are no foglights. Instead, there is a cutout for air intake at the bottom of the bumper.
As before, the car is equipped with different-wide disks. The roof is now painted in body color, and the spoiler has become less high. The main features of the "Honda" have been preserved. Restyling only refreshed the appearance of a two-door sports car.
By the way, the Honda NSX entered the American market under the Acura logo. Externally and technically, these are two identical cars.
Salon of the first generation
"Honda NSX" - the car is very low, and in order to somehow compensate for the lack of space, the driver and passenger are in a "reclining" state. Naturally, in order to organize comfort, the manufacturer had to change the geometry of the panel. So, a distinctive feature of the Japanese coupe has become an inclined, oblong center console.
The photo shows the Japanese version, with the right wheel. As you can see, the handbrake lever is tilted closer to the passenger. The steering wheel is three-spoke, with an airbag and a pair of buttons. The instrument panel is analog type, without an on-board computer. Despite the compact dimensions, there is a glove compartment and an armrest. The latter also provides a niche for things. Door cards are slightly elongated "from the bottom up" to the front panel. The seats are leather, with bright lateral support.
"Honda NSX" has a good range of adjustments - say reviews of motorists and owners. Despite the low ground clearance, getting into the car is quite comfortable.
Specifications of a Japanese car
One of the differences between the sports "Honda" is the correct weight distribution. This was achieved thanks to the special placement of the engine. It is not installed under the hood, as usual, but at the rear with an offset to the passenger compartment. Such manipulation allowed to increase the controllability and maneuverability of the car.
The first generation Honda NSX was equipped with a 3-liter 6-cylinder gasoline unit. Thanks to forcing, its power was 274 horsepower. The motor was distinguished by an aluminum block and a VTEC phase system. The motor easily spun up to 8 thousand revolutions.
As far as transmissions go, the NSX had a five-speed manual for the most part. They love this particular checkpoint street racers. The Honda NSX was also equipped with a 4-band automatic transmission. It is very rare on these models.
As for the dynamics, the Japanese car turned out to be very frisky. Due to the use of a lightweight aluminum body and a high-speed engine, its maximum speed was 270 kilometers per hour. Acceleration to hundreds took 5.2 seconds. Up to 200 km / h, the car accelerated in 19 seconds. For the 90s, these were record-breaking characteristics. At the moment, most coupes of this class have higher dynamic performance.
Second generation - design
After an almost 10-year pause, the second generation of Honda NSX sports cars was born. The characteristics of the car have improved markedly. But first, about the design.
The appearance of the sports car only remotely resembles the first generation.
The silhouette turned out to be even more aggressive and faster. More than a thousand new parts were used in the body. The front stern is characterized by a wide radiator grille, massive air intakes and "evil" optics. Arches with huge discs still stick out from under the hood. The side air intake has moved up. Mirrors have become more oblong. The roof on the Honda is now panoramic. On the side, the car has a streamlined, drop-shaped silhouette.
Behind the Honda looks no less impressive. Previously, the Japanese used solid optics. Now these are two separate lights. By the way, they are LED. Car bumper - with bright cutouts for air intake. The spoiler was removed in the new generation. But this did not affect the maneuverability and controllability of the car, because the coefficient of the car is 0.26 Cx.
In terms of dimensions, the car is very low. The length of the car is 4.5 meters, the height is only 1.2 meters, but the width is almost 2 meters. Unlike the first generation, "Honda NSX" "recovered" by 400 pounds in running order. Now the car weighs 1710 kilograms.
Salon
Inside, NSX looks luxurious and presentable. Not deprived designers of "Honda" and sportiness. So, inside there are seats with pronounced support, as well as red Alcantara. The shape of the steering wheel has changed to an ellipsoid. Buttons have also been added. The center console is still heavily tilted. There is a multimedia display. Instead of the usual gearshift lever, a “twist washer” is now installed. Only high-quality finishing materials are used in the interior. Everywhere you can see aluminum and chrome inserts.
The instrument panel has also changed a lot. Instead of the usual arrows, there is a color LCD screen. The panel can change design depending on the driving mode (sporty or "comfort").
Specifications of the new Honda
The Japanese have seriously improved the technical part. So, they equipped the old 6-cylinder V-shaped engine with two turbochargers and a combined fuel supply. The volume of the cylinders has also increased. So, at 3.5 liters, the engine produces 507 horsepower. Torque - 550 Nm. An important feature is that thanks to the turbocharger (and not the turbine), there are no thrust failures here. Torque is available already from 2 thousand revolutions. And this despite the fact that it easily spins up to 8-9 thousand.
Is the new NSX a hybrid?
Time goes by, technology changes. Why is it all? The fact is that in addition to the main gasoline unit, Honda uses an electric motor with a capacity of 48 kilowatts. Its torque is 73 Nm. This engine is installed between the main unit and a 9-speed robotic gearbox. By the way, the transmission is equipped with two clutches and a hydraulic transformer. The usual mechanics are no longer there. Together with the electric motor, the power of the Honda NSX sports car is 572 horsepower, and the torque is 645 Nm.
Dynamics
The Honda NSX car has good dynamic performance. Acceleration to hundreds of kilometers per hour takes no more than 3.8 seconds. The maximum speed compared to the previous generation has increased by 14 percent and is 308 kilometers per hour.
Chassis
The supporting element in the design of the Japanese sports car is a spatial multi-component frame. Japanese engineers claim that it was made by ablative casting. The floor elements are made of lightweight carbon fiber. Most of the body parts are made of sheet polyester composite and carbon fiber. Suspension - independent front and rear, built on transverse double wishbones. The shock absorbers are filled with magnetorheological fluid and have an adaptive function (“sport”, “comfort” mode).
Brake system of the car - disk. The front uses 6-piston calipers. Rear - 4-piston. Brake discs are made of ceramic. This is the most energy-intensive and durable material. Steering - rack and pinion, supplemented by an electric booster with progressive characteristics.
The cost and equipment of the new Honda
Officially, the 2nd generation Honda NSX is not supplied to the Russian market. The initial cost of the car - 198 thousand dollars. Already in the basic configuration, the machine has the following set of options:
- Frontal and side airbags in total 6 pcs.
- Dual zone climate control.
- LED optics front and rear.
- Digital dashboard.
- Leather trim seats and multifunction steering wheel.
Conclusion
So, we found out what the Honda NSX has technical specifications, design and price. Is it worth buying such a car? Expert reviews say that the car is not suitable for the Russian market. Only a few will take on its maintenance. There are no official service centers, as well as dealers, in the Russian Federation. It is reasonable to buy it only with a large budget location.
The Honda NSX is a mid-engined sports car manufactured by Honda since the 1990s. In North American countries, it was supplied under the Acura brand. When designing a car, a large number of new solutions were applied. For example, it was the first car in which the body and chassis were made of aluminum, equipped with an absolute electric power steering and gas pedal, the engine was produced with a V-shaped cylinder arrangement and gained as much as 8,000 rpm, the connecting rods were made of titanium and came with platinum spark plugs. The Honda NSX was designed to compete with the likes of Porsche and Ferrari. Why was the motor mounted in the base in such machines? In order to more evenly disperse the weight, because then the car will be able to overcome turns faster - this is exactly what the Japanese engineers introduced. To create Honda, a new plant was erected, to which the most professional employees of the company were invited. The production of one NSX took approximately 40 hours, and the manufacture and assembly of the engine was carried out only in manual mode. Each motor was assembled by one person. The talented racer Ayrton Senna also participated in the chassis tuning and spoke positively about it. Once he said after the test: “When at a speed of 270 km / h I pressed the brakes hard, the car stopped dead in its tracks without the slightest drift.” Moreover, the Honda NSX coupe took part in the filming of the movie Fast and the Furious 4, and was driven by Mia Torreto (Jordana Brewster). The entire range of Honda.
Exterior
The Japanese car was produced in the back of a targa and a coupe. The Targa was marketed as the NSX-T and they were preferably sized for the United States, hence their suspension was much softer. What's more, the NSX-T weighs 45kg more than its coupé sibling, making it unsuitable for cornering at speeds. The company decided to make the bottom of the Honda coupe flat in order to increase the car's downforce. The rare body of the brand with a cab shifted forward was designed on a rear-wheel drive platform with a wheelbase of 2530 mm. The dimensions of a sports car in its entire production biography have changed only once - in 1994, engineers were able to add 20 mm along the length of the body.
One of the specifics of the appearance of the coupe was the multi-layer painting of the body - the car covered 23 layers of paint differing in structure, including specialized aviation paint, which could protect parts made of aluminum from corrosion. The NSX cab pillars have been made as thin as possible to increase the car's visibility.
On the side of the body were large air intakes. A similar one found its place in the main section of the bumper, in front. After 2002, there was a small facelift, after which the rising headlights were replaced by standard ones with optics and xenon. Restyling touched on the style of the hood and the front bumper, where a trapezoidal one appeared in place of a round air intake in the main section. The taillights received a very original design - they were stretched over the entire rear of the car, and the rear wing was equipped with an auxiliary brake light.
Interior
A sports coupe could only provide two seats, which means that the interior of the car was completely directed towards the driver and the passenger sitting next to him. In the regular version of the NSX, comfortable, elongated seats were mounted with pronounced support on the sides of the seat with built-in headrests.
In individual models, sports seats from Recaro were mounted. The passenger and the driver of the car were separated by a central tunnel. The Honda included a steering wheel with sports tabs, an auto-racing gauge cluster, and aggressive red lighting.
The aluminum pedal caps gave off a punchy feel, and the small shift knob, depending on the model, finished in either leather or titanium, made it feel elegant.
Specifications
The Honda NSX had a pair of V6 petrol engines with a volume of 3.0 liters and an outstanding 270 hp. and went along with a 5-speed manual transmission or 4-speed automatic transmission. After 1997, a slightly more powerful unit with a volume of 3.2 liters developed 290 hp.
It was synchronized with an updated 6-speed manual transmission or an improved automatic transmission. Although this car did not come with turbochargers, like the Toyota and Nissan brands, but thanks to its considerable speed, it could compete with the turbocharged Japanese.
Results
Honda NSX has created a really big competition for other powerful machines. It is impossible not to note the build quality, ease of repair and a rich supply of parts today. Of course, this car is not designed for a large family, but for one or two it will be an excellent choice, because the quality of past cars is very much appreciated today. By the way, the Acura NSX is also a Honda.
Honda NSX photo
Maybe not as fast in extreme conditions, but this is a real Gran Turismo, almost an ideal car for long trips at high speeds. Nissan, Toyota and Mitsubishi created cult models, today not many will remember the Honda NSX car, but when creating the NSX, Honda created a competitor not for the aforementioned high-speed Japanese, but for Ferrari and Porsche. Why Ferrari and Lamborghini install engines in the base? - in order to more evenly distribute the weight distribution, such a car will be faster in corners - the Hondas did the same. The Honda NSX engine is located in front of the rear axle, the wheelbase of the coupe is not too long, so the engine was placed transversely. Initially, the project to create a high-speed mid-engined coupe Honda was called HP-X, which means Honda Pininfarina Xperiment. Introduced in 1984 concept 
The HP-X, whose body was designed by Pininfarina, was very aerodynamic, with a drag coefficient of just 0.25. Subsequently, Honda ceased cooperation with Pininfarina on the construction of a super coupe. After the refusal of Pininfarina services, the design of the Japanese woman was handled by Ken Okuyama. In 1989, a pre-production NSX was shown in Chicago, the drag coefficient of the serial Honda NSX was 0.32.
For the construction of Super-Honda, a new factory was built, to which the best Honda employees were invited. Each NSX took 40 hours to build, and the motor was assembled by hand, one motor, from and 
before collected by one master. NSX is also notable for the fact that it is the world's first mass-produced car with a monocoque body made of aluminum, the better-known aluminum did not yet appear. The talented racer Ayrton Senna helped with the chassis settings, already after the tragic accident at the Formula 1 race, Honda's head of development said - "without Ayrton Senna, we would not have been able to create such an amazing car." In the US, the NSX was sold under the name Acura. The NSX stood out with a record low curb weight, but there was also an NSX - R version, with the same engine, the weight of the car was reduced, more on this below.
External review of the Honda NSX
Honda NSX was produced in coupe and targa bodies, NSX Targa was designated as NSX - T. Targas were mainly intended for the USA, so their suspension was made softer. In addition, the Targa is 45kg heavier than the coupe, which also makes it less suitable for high-speed cornering. Honda's flat bottom significantly increases downforce. Coupe Honda shoes in tires dimension: 245/40 R17. 
Salon equipment
If for the NSX leather seats with adjustments and air conditioning were the norm, then Recaro sports seats were installed in the lightweight NSX-R, air conditioning was available as an option, the NSX-R is notable for the lack of sound insulation. All these measures made it possible to reduce the already record low curb weight by another 120 kg.
Technical equipment and Characteristics
Unlike the most powerful modifications of the Toyota Supra and Nissan Skyline, the NSX engine is not equipped with a turbocharger, its torque is somewhat lower, but thanks to the speed (cut-off of the standard engine at 8,000), the power is comparable to the turbocharged Japanese.
Initially, the Honda NSX was equipped with a 3.0-liter V6 under the C30A index. The motor is equipped with Honda's proprietary phase change system - VTEC. The block, which is reinforced with a composite material, houses forged titanium pistons and connecting rods. NSX engine power - 273hp, tractive effort - 285N.M. Docked with a five-speed mechanics, the engine, according to passport data, helps to reach one hundred kilometers within 5.9 seconds. It is a known fact that journalists managed to accelerate the NSX to hundreds in just 5.03 seconds. If the car was equipped with a four-speed automatic, the C30A engine was derated to 348 horsepower. The compression ratio of the C30A engine is 10.2:1. The manual NSX does a quarter mile in 13.47 seconds. A set of two hundred kilometers was carried out within 20.2s, the maximum speed of the HSX coupe was 270 kilometers per hour, cars with a gun reached a speed of 260 kilometers.
In 1997, the C32B engine appeared, as can be seen from the index, the volume of the Honda V6 was increased to 3.2l, the power was 280hp, and the pulling force was 304N.M. The C32A motor was mated with a six-speed mechanics. These innovations made it possible to improve the dynamics declared in the passport data by 0.2s, the set hundreds on the NSX C32B is 5.7s.
Let's pay attention to the technical characteristics of the Honda NSX with the C30A engine. Gearbox - mechanics.
Specifications:
Powerplant: V6 3.0 petrol
Volume: 2977cc
Power: 274hp
Torque: 284N.m
Number of valves: 24
Honda NSX performance:
Acceleration (0 - 100km): 5.9s
Limit speed:270km
Average consumption of gasoline: 10.3 (passport data)
Fuel tank capacity:70L
Dimensions Honda: 4425mm*1810mm*1175mm
Wheelbase:2530mm
Curb weight:1425kg
Ground clearance (clearance): 120mm
Price
It should be understood that the Honda NSX is a very rare car, of which there are no more in the CIS than thoroughbred Italian supercars. The price of the first generation Honda NSX usually ranges from $35,000 to $50,000.
It is worth saying that at the time when this car was sold new, it cost $ 100,000! And this is in the nineties…. So the $40,000 price tag for an NSX in the used car market shouldn't sound outrageous to you.
