1991 and 2018 Honda NSX relive Tassie triumph | motoring.com.au

[@Formulastreet]

I’ll take the old NSX.

[@danielzychniewicz2633]

same. id tune it aswell. not a fan of the new nsx.

[@jasonal1769]

Thanks for an awesome review of these two iconic cars!

[@samcas707]

Came upon you guys doing some filming on Tasman hwy when I was over there

[@michaelclark3192]

I think the new NSX looks amazing and futuristic. Much better than the old one which looks a bit conservative for its day but still a classic design that's clean and functional. In my opinion Honda's these days have the best most strikingly beautiful futuristic designs that push the boundary rather than just following trends. Even today Honda make some of the best handling, high quality for the price and great interiors and of course the smoothest engines around so they're my favourite car company.

[@nessuno5403]

Just like the CRX successor called the CRZ, the new NSX should have been called a NSZ or something else again. One is a real Japanese RWD samurai, the other is an American iron grid battery-powered AWD toy. Great video

[@skarpheinnsmundsson9741]

The new NSX is a perfect interpretation of the name NSX for today, just as the old one was a perfect interpretation of the name when it came out!

[@nessuno5403]

Skarphéðinn Sæmundsson then it looks like you don't know about either car. According to even Honda, the original NSX was New Sportcar eXperimental; the new one is New Sports eXperience. An apple and an orange, conceptually and in practice. One is a legend, the other an attempt at something new.

[@skarpheinnsmundsson9741]

If you look at my other answer here then I posted exactly what their names are and I am fully aware that they have different names but both are excellent interpretations of the NSX name nevertheless! If you knew what NSX is for Honda then you would understand! Nothing apples and oranges about it but exactly the same for Honda, A Halo car for the brand, both full of technology and both built to showcase what honda is up to at the time which happens to be 25years apart so obviously they will be somewhat different but the dna and concept is the same.

[@nessuno5403]

Skarphéðinn Sæmundsson 😴 the original was revolutionary, the new one is just catching up on existing projects. The only credit it has is that it's cheap relative to other hybrid supercars, but so are all other American built cars like this one.

[@skarpheinnsmundsson9741]

the old one wasn't any more revolutionary then the new one is, they both are essentially doing the same in the way they are bringing high tech at relatively low prices. and the car industry has come along way since the early 90's so bringing something totally new to the market will always be harder and harder but still they managed to bring out a machine that is pushing boundaries as they did with the old one!

[@MrCarrera28]

I would be happy to take either (or both) cars. Classic NSX would perfect for a brisk Sunday drive scything through corners with its scalpel sharp handling and the new one as a legitimate option to aircraft travel as a continent crosser.

[@gaboaaa23]

yes right............because the new nsx isnt scalpel sharp

[@skarpheinnsmundsson9741]

The old manual NSX never ever had a claimed 0-100 of 6.9sec. it was claimed and was somewhere in the mid-high 5sec for the 5speed manual 3l car, the automatic version was somewhere in the mid-high 6sec so you might be confusing the manual with the auto. And if you wanna complain about the price of the new one then you can also do the same with the old one cause let's not forget that it wasn't exactly cheap when it came out.

[@surry99]

My 1991 manual does 0 to 60 in 5.5 seconds

[@llavero5]

@@surry99 This did around 4.0 with light tune: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJq1pqVqa8qdkLM

[@atomikmaster1]

I'll take both please

[@skarpheinnsmundsson9741]

I agree.

[@bosse641]

Sure want the old one. ...they do not make the cars as they used to. ...and that is a shame.

[@disco.lemonade]

welcome to evolution, grandpa. classics are there for a reason, but everything needs to evolve.

[@bosse641]

What does that even mean? Some things obviously should not evolve/change. Think again.

[@nessuno5403]

John Grytbakk that John Smith doesn't seem himself evolved. Let it be John 😉

[@LapoftheWorld]

Great feature! I'll shame myself for not being aware of the '92 Targa victory; a gap in my NSX history knowledge this video filled. Great history lesson, and interesting comparison. Also, at 188,000km, that original car is just getting broken in. My '92 (Acura) NSX has 266,000 miles (~428,000km) on it and it still sees a track regularly.

[@rocketn8]

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[@maxregal8889]

If one car can demonstrate how a once great car company can lose it's way it is the new NSX. Surely a car no enthusiast could love.

[@skarpheinnsmundsson9741]

That comment just says that you know absolutely nothing about the new NSX!

[@nessuno5403]

Skarphéðinn Sæmundsson or that you're dillusional and have fallen for the modern marketing and romance of the original. Different creatures, starting with the fact new one is Yankee.

[@skarpheinnsmundsson9741]

Where the new one is made has got nothing to do with anything. I don't fall for marketing or romance of cars, I research and read all there is to find and if I get the chance I test for myself.

[@nessuno5403]

Skarphéðinn Sæmundsson you must be easy to please if you don't care about the origins of an icon remade. The only link is the badge, even the engine configuration of the new one had to change multiple times, and aside the hybrid powertrain, it's AWD. Couldn't have gone any farther than that from the original. Look at the Alpine A110 instead for a superlative recreation compared to the original.

[@skarpheinnsmundsson9741]

What you seem to think is that the name NSX somehow is an acronym for something else. Nowhere in it does it state that by making a new version you have to make the old one again, what would be NEW about that? It is a halo car for Honda, it is made to showcase what Honda is up to at any given time. And comparing it to what the Alpine A110 or any other car is just wrong cause it is not those cars and they are completely different machines, both in what they are and what they represent. When an NSX is made and follows what it's name suggests then you get something totally different each time cause times change and what is new today isn't tomorrow!

[@ahnowiknow]

YES!!

[@eujinchan]

Seriously someone shod his NSX with XYZ brake kit? LoL

[@swanblake]

Old > New.

[@daivietnguyen7289]

NSX stands for New Sport car eXperience !!! Just like electric car will be the future, and if I live long enough, my guess is that the 3 or 4th generation NSX could be all electric one !!! No matter what, one thing I know for sure that Honda will make any car that wear the badge NSX as brilliant and as awesome for all to enjoy !!! Long live the NSX !!!

[@gaboaaa23]

new sport car experimental............

[@skarpheinnsmundsson9741]

gabrielwhite you are both right. the old one is New Sportscar eXperimental but the new one is New Sports Experience.

[@gaboaaa23]

realy? Do you have a source?

[@skarpheinnsmundsson9741]

nsx.acura.com/explore/nsx

[@gaboaaa23]

didnt find the line....

[@KannX]

Old NSX was Japanese Ferrari!

[@danielzychniewicz2633]

wannabe ferrari. great car non the less. its basically a more reliable wannabe ferrari.

[@disco.lemonade]

change the HONDA badge for one of the usual suspects one, and then it'd be a great car. i'll never get why honda gets so much hate. new NSX is just great

[@keynesianeconomics4113]

Honda doesn't get much hate. Market research suggests it's viewed favourably in terms of quality and reliability.

[@GreatDrums.]

Why the new NSX flopped: 1) Was designed by a woman.. soo take that as you like lol 2) Made in the USA and not Japan 3) No Manual option available

[@keynesianeconomics4113]

The price was the biggest reason. If it was priced at $300,000, they would have sold well. It's just that people couldn't justify spending $500,000 on a Honda when that gets you well into McLaren, Ferrari and Lamborghini territory.

[@luckdingwong2196]

Fast but it looks so ugly.. Like all other Honda nowadays

[@ajames718]

Pulling up to a $420,000 supercar meet and you're wearing a Honda badge on your front hood....... yeah no thanks!

[@coopsnz1]

A James blame $200,000 in tax , why it costs that much

[@ajames718]

Ben Chesterman every supercar at that price point incurs tax. I'm not saying the NSX is a bad car, but why develop a supercar that is going to cost that much given your brand perception? That's what I blame for it's unfortunate failure.

[@TassieLorenzo]

What brand perception? A perception of making well-designed and well-made motorcycles, cars, jetskis and equipment? :)

[@ajames718]

Tassie Lorenzo your're not wrong I totally agree Honda's are good cars, however if anyone is spending $420,000 on a car, there's a high chance it's going to be spent on an exclusive brand such as Lamborghini, Ferrari, Porsche, etc. Honda's perception is not supercars and that's why I think they can't sell many.

[@coopsnz1]

A James its 160k usd in usa