2016, er, 2017 Acura NSX aimed at Ferrari 458 for the price of Audi R8
06-15-2016, 08:32 AM
#1531
Originally Posted by JonBoy
The guy didn't drive it. Also, every other review has raved about the brakes, both in terms of feel and repeatability/ability to absorb abuse. The driver mentioned that they're not giving the brakes a chance to cool because they're taking out the main straight. The brake warning was "stage 1" to alert them that the brakes were hot. That's it - no failure, no loss of braking, just hot. There are two more warning stages for brake temp and neither one was triggered, despite the abuse and lack of cool off period. The fact that the writer talking about driver involvement AND HASN'T DRIVEN IT is an obvious indicator that he doesn't have a clue. The vibration was due to a heavy curb impact that knocked off a wheel weight, if you watch the video, according to the person THAT ACTUALLY DROVE THE CAR.
06-15-2016, 08:57 AM
#1532
Because it's ludicrous to give any credence to someone's opinion of how a car drives when they haven't driven it. Why post a video of someone riding in a car that claims to know how it responds to the driver or overstates a "problem" without giving some context.
The guy clearly wants a "new" old NSX, which is fine. I do too, because chances are it'd be a car I could afford and would find more enjoyable to drive. But to use that as a basis to make up stuff, rather than experience the car, takes away any credibility he might've had.
He owns a number of "driver's cars" - he's "one of us" - but if you're going to be a journalist, leave your preconceptions at the door and learn to review a car for what it is, rather than what you want it to be.
The guy clearly wants a "new" old NSX, which is fine. I do too, because chances are it'd be a car I could afford and would find more enjoyable to drive. But to use that as a basis to make up stuff, rather than experience the car, takes away any credibility he might've had.
He owns a number of "driver's cars" - he's "one of us" - but if you're going to be a journalist, leave your preconceptions at the door and learn to review a car for what it is, rather than what you want it to be.
06-15-2016, 09:12 AM
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Seriously? Comparing a GT350 to an NSX? Completely different cars, completely different purposes, completely different group of buyers.
At $150K+, most people don't even have a clue what it's like to have the ability to buy a car without worrying about payments or maintenance. 99.9% of the population can't and never will be able to truly afford a car that costs $150K-$200K.
The GT350, as much as I love it, doesn't look exotic. It has a bad interior. It's rough. It rattles. It's big. It looks like a Mustang with a body kit.
The NSX, while similar in weight, is a much tighter, cleaner looking car with significantly better looks, better performance, smaller dimensions (where they matter), more cachet, a real interior, etc, etc. They're not even remotely similar.
06-15-2016, 09:19 AM
#1534
Originally Posted by JonBoy' timestamp='1466006436' post='23993910
Seriously? Comparing a GT350 to an NSX? Completely different cars, completely different purposes, completely different group of buyers.
At $150K+, most people don't even have a clue what it's like to have the ability to buy a car without worrying about payments or maintenance. 99.9% of the population can't and never will be able to truly afford a car that costs $150K-$200K.
The GT350, as much as I love it, doesn't look exotic. It has a bad interior. It's rough. It rattles. It's big. It looks like a Mustang with a body kit.
The NSX, while similar in weight, is a much tighter, cleaner looking car with significantly better looks, better performance, smaller dimensions (where they matter), more cachet, a real interior, etc, etc. They're not even remotely similar.
06-15-2016, 10:35 AM
#1535
JonBoy - serious question. Now that the first one has rolled off the production line, do you have any sense of when regular production begins, or if it has already, and when more deliveries might take place? Also any idea of when performance stats can be generated and revealed? I'm not complaining about timing; just really curious when we can start watching for numbers.
06-15-2016, 10:48 AM
#1536
Guaranteed August delivery for first vehicles to customers - they're fully into production already. However, they may hit July for the first few.
I'm not privy to Honda's plans in regards to allowing car mags to actually test and compare the NSX to whatever vehicles they deem appropriate. That's when you'll get official stats, I'd imagine.
I'm not privy to Honda's plans in regards to allowing car mags to actually test and compare the NSX to whatever vehicles they deem appropriate. That's when you'll get official stats, I'd imagine.
06-15-2016, 12:28 PM
#1537
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Fun tidbit:
The NSX's steering ratio on-center is an extremely fast 12.9:1.
Compare that an AP1's 13.8:1 which I really like, and an AP2's 14.9:1 which I found annoyingly slow when I owned one for a bit.
At the end's of the steering travel the ratio is an even faster 11.07:1!
The NSX's steering ratio on-center is an extremely fast 12.9:1.
Compare that an AP1's 13.8:1 which I really like, and an AP2's 14.9:1 which I found annoyingly slow when I owned one for a bit.
At the end's of the steering travel the ratio is an even faster 11.07:1!
06-16-2016, 04:16 AM
#1539
We decided to wait for the 2020 mid cycle updates.
06-16-2016, 05:14 AM
#1540
