Honda NSX, 1990 - 2005
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This car deserves a separate description in the history of motoring. The Honda NSX (Acura NSX in North America and Hong Kong) is a sports two-seater made as many as 15! years. It had a centrally mounted V6 VTEC atmospheric engine and rear-wheel drive. Its production and development involved F1 pilot Japanese Satoru Nakajima, who carried out tasks related to the development of the chassis. Legendary F1 champion Brazilian Ayrton Senna was also involved in the development and testing of the NSX in Honda’s Suzuka ring. Thanks to them, the NSX is known as a car with excellent chassis and impeccable handling. Excellent Honda engineering in collaboration with McLaren F1 was praised by McLaren designer Gordon Murray, who said: “By the time I was driving the NSX, all the flagship cars - Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini - had evaporated from my head. be faster than the NSX, but NSX ride quality and handling will be our goal ". The NSX was the first production car in the world to have an aluminum body and chassis and was called an "everyday supercar" thanks to its easy handling, quality and reliability that no other supercar could offer. At the time, the NSX had the largest HP single-liter displacement engine in the world. Although the car had "only" a 3.0 L 270 hp engine, it spun above 8,000 rpm and reached 100 km / h in about 5 s (compared to the Ferrari 348 0-100 km / h in 5.2 s at the time). A Type-R version was also produced, which had an uncompromising weight reduction - sound insulation, sound equipment, the entire air conditioning system was removed, and the entire suspension system was replaced. The seats were replaced with carbon fiber Recaro seats, and the alloy wheels were replaced by forged Enkei firms. In total, the NSX lost approximately 120 kg in weight and weighed only 1,230 kg. Although the power could not match that of other supercars, the NSX showed character - for example, Japanese racer and tester Motoharu Kurosawa piloted the NSX-R in the legendary Nurburgring in 2003, which he beat in 7:56 and is the same time as the Ferrari F360 Challenge Stradale. The NSX-R has performed well despite having 100 hp less and weighing 100 kg more than a shelf-oriented Ferrari (1180 kg). The NSX was later upgraded to a larger engine, the 3.2 L DOHC V6 with 290 hp. The NSX was used as a safety car in the F1 race on the Suzuka circuit, and competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1994, 1995 and 1996. Despite a long age even today, the NSX is highly valued for its benchmark handling and excellent quality, but over time it has become too weak to compete on an equal footing with cars such as the Ferrari 348, F355, F360, F430, Lamborghini Gallardo and Porsche 911.