RE: More Honda NSXs coming to the UK!
Discussion
borat52 said:
You would be mad to choose one of these ahead of a mclaren/turbo S imho.
There's as someone mentioned the exclusivity and exotic nature of the car.I personally wouldn't go for Porsche cause they just sound wrong to me.
McLaren - that's more like it.
But I'd probably still end up with a tuned GTR...
I absolutely love these. Owning one would be a petrolhead dream for me. I'd walk straight past the ubiquitous 911 and McLaren options to get to the NSX. It's something different and quite exotic in it's class. The pleasure of owning such a well respected badge contrary to the opinion of the feckless journos who deride it for being Japanese would be delightful.
WCZ said:
borat52 said:
You would be mad to choose one of these ahead of a mclaren/turbo S imho.
this, other than for the exclusivity of oneBladedancer said:
borat52 said:
You would be mad to choose one of these ahead of a mclaren/turbo S imho.
There's as someone mentioned the exclusivity and exotic nature of the car.I personally wouldn't go for Porsche cause they just sound wrong to me.
McLaren - that's more like it.
But I'd probably still end up with a tuned GTR...
In our ever-smaller and more cross-cultural world, it can be a challenge to classify some vehicles. PH and PH commenters say the NSX is Japanese. The brand name, Honda, certainly is.
But there's also this...
"Unlike the first generation NSX which was manufactured in Japan, the new NSX was designed and engineered in Marysville, Ohio, at Honda's plant, by designer Michelle Christensen and chief engineer Ted Klaus."
And this...
"Honda's $70 million NSX factory also serves as a laboratory"
WCZ said:
borat52 said:
You would be mad to choose one of these ahead of a mclaren/turbo S imho.
this, other than for the exclusivity of oneThe McLaren, perhaps fair enough. Although various reports seem to match the two cars very closely.
Despite being a big original NSX fan, I agree I wouldn't pay the money for exclusivity. It should have been cheaper than the 911 Turbo.
hondansx said:
Mad, why? The Porsche is dull and common. And I'm saying it as a Porsche owner and fan!
The McLaren, perhaps fair enough. Although various reports seem to match the two cars very closely.
Despite being a big original NSX fan, I agree I wouldn't pay the money for exclusivity. It should have been cheaper than the 911 Turbo.
Just my opinion from a test drive.The McLaren, perhaps fair enough. Although various reports seem to match the two cars very closely.
Despite being a big original NSX fan, I agree I wouldn't pay the money for exclusivity. It should have been cheaper than the 911 Turbo.
The car doesn't seem to have benefitted from the hybrid drive. It's as though they did it just to be high tech without regard to the goal.
Lighter and RWD would be interesting.
At £100k this car would make more sense but I was blown away with how a supposedly cutting edge jap car was so technologically outdated in the cabin.
It's also very fat. As a current R35 GTR owner it was a less exciting prospect than the GTR which launched in 2007!
Throw some tuning at a GTR and you've got something quicker than the NSX on the track and in a straight line.
Also the options list was a real gem. A rebadged ctek charger was £300 from memory.
You can easily price these up to £180k with ceramics and carbon bits.
It just didn't seem the right car for that price market.
I heard the order book went very soft, many people I know cancelled deposits and the dealer was able to fill orders to new customers within 3 months despite telling the press they were sold out.
Someone in my town has one in silver and my god it's absolutely beautiful (and I'm not even a supercar man). Keep meaning to get a picture but it's usually heading in the other direction when I see it, it was a car behind me a few weeks back, would've looked a tit trying to take a picture of it though
borat52 said:
Just my opinion from a test drive.
The car doesn't seem to have benefitted from the hybrid drive. It's as though they did it just to be high tech without regard to the goal.
Lighter and RWD would be interesting.
At £100k this car would make more sense but I was blown away with how a supposedly cutting edge jap car was so technologically outdated in the cabin.
It's also very fat. As a current R35 GTR owner it was a less exciting prospect than the GTR which launched in 2007!
Throw some tuning at a GTR and you've got something quicker than the NSX on the track and in a straight line.
Also the options list was a real gem. A rebadged ctek charger was £300 from memory.
You can easily price these up to £180k with ceramics and carbon bits.
It just didn't seem the right car for that price market.
I heard the order book went very soft, many people I know cancelled deposits and the dealer was able to fill orders to new customers within 3 months despite telling the press they were sold out.
Interesting to hear. But perhaps as the last poster has alluded to, a test drive is not enough to really assess the car.The car doesn't seem to have benefitted from the hybrid drive. It's as though they did it just to be high tech without regard to the goal.
Lighter and RWD would be interesting.
At £100k this car would make more sense but I was blown away with how a supposedly cutting edge jap car was so technologically outdated in the cabin.
It's also very fat. As a current R35 GTR owner it was a less exciting prospect than the GTR which launched in 2007!
Throw some tuning at a GTR and you've got something quicker than the NSX on the track and in a straight line.
Also the options list was a real gem. A rebadged ctek charger was £300 from memory.
You can easily price these up to £180k with ceramics and carbon bits.
It just didn't seem the right car for that price market.
I heard the order book went very soft, many people I know cancelled deposits and the dealer was able to fill orders to new customers within 3 months despite telling the press they were sold out.
I appreciate though, for the money we're talking here, no-one should feel like they are taking a chance with the car.
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