Fifth Gear - Honda NSX

Fifth Gear's Vicki Butler-Henderson tests now discontinued Honda NSX.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Fifth
• Gear
• Honda
• NSX

[Sasori327]

i dont care if this car isnt popular - thats what makes it special. i dont care if it only has a V6 with only 280hp - thats what makes i nimble. i dont care if people say it looks like a ferrari - thats what makes haters look like idiots. i would have this over any european supersport ever

[oxeclean8]

"the honder nsx"

[miketharin]

@kuel Just a sports car? Unfortunately, when you develop the first all- aluminum body and engine, as well as the first commercial vtec production car...how car you call it anything other than a supercar? Better performance than its competition as well !

[dammit525]

I want one :(

[btevoxboy6835]

@Luvablevin yeah i agree. i talked to someone recently who used to work for honda and worked on and drove many nsx's. he said to think of it as an f1 car with a body on it. nough said

[Luvablevin]

@btevoxboy6835 If Aryton Senna said its a "super car," thats good enough for me

[btevoxboy6835]

i hate to start arguements but i just don't consider this a supercar per say. it's a sports car. its easy to drive fast, and it's balanced because its v6 is in the middle and i think thats fantastic. but it's not fast enough in my mind. supercars shouldnt be so "easy to drive" maybe i'm missing something. can someone tell me what made this car a supercar? why is it so special?

[krocialblack]

@flurry Both the NSX and Z06 are awesome. Reliable, driver enthusiast prides and joys and bargain supercars. Lets not turn this into a useless flame war please.

[krocialblack]

I;d buy the NSX over something as cliche and overrated as a Ferrari and Lamborghini. Any rich douche bag with deep pockets can run off and buy a Ferrari or Lambo, it takes a real car enthusiast to choose a NSX. Ferrari and Lamborghini owners just want image, NSX owners want a race track warrior that can be driven everyday with image as a bonus, but image comes last. Plus the NSX is cheaper to maintain, which means if something breaks it won't cost you your entire life savings.

NUFF SAID!

[flurry]

'05 Honda NSX 3.2

290 hp / 225 lb·ft / 2,980 lbs / 0-60: 5.2s / 168 mph / 17/24 MPG / $89,000.00

'05 Corvette Z06 7.0

505 hp / 470 lb·ft / 3,150 lbs / 0-60: 3.8s / 198 mph 18/28 MPG / $51,000.00

VTEC? More likely V-HYPEC marketing.

[flurry]

@Yourcoolkid1

(1990) Gen1 NSX = 3.0, 270hp (90.0 bhp x litre)

(1997) Gen2 NSX = 3.2, 290hp (90.1 bhp x litre)

[Yourcoolkid1]

its a 3.2l! not 3.0