Following a years -lengthy gestation period, the second-generation Acura NSX is finally roaming the roads of America. This past year we tested it both on the road and monitor, but it was obvious that we would need more seat time with Acura's mid-engine hybrid sports car to have a better sense of how it works as a regular supercar
The new NSX enters a decidedly different market than its predecessor. Supercars haven't been more civil to with reside together with, and their functionality more accessible, than they are now, making it more challenging for the NSX to stick out in a crowd of highly competent and persuasive performance machines. Rather than seeking to be the temporary best dog of a nebulous performance metric, the NSX instead distinguishes itself from its own completive set via engineering, bringing the kind of hybrid hypercar technology you'd find in a LaFerrari out of seven-figure land and into realm of super-sports automobiles. However, does this approach work in what could possibly be a daily-driven machine? We spent a week with the NSX on the roads and mountain roads in and around Los Angeles to Learn.
WHAT'S NEW
While the second-generation NSX has its gas-powered engine mounted at the middle, the similarities between the new car and the first largely end there. Motivated by a 500 horsepower, twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V6 that is supplemented by trio of electric motors -- two driving the front wheels and another working in combination with the gas engine to drive the rears -- the machine's total output is 573 horsepower and 476 pound-feet of torque, which puts much more motivation underfoot than the original car's naturally aspirated, 290 horsepower 3.2-liter six-cylinder did. A brand new nine-speed double clutch gearbox transmits the grunt to all four corners.
Together with using a plethora of modern performance technology like active magnetorheological suspension damping, torque vectoring, and variable ratio electrically-assisted steering, the new NSX seeks to maintain the legacy of accessibility established from the first-generation car with good external visibility, ergonomic interior layout, and a range of easy-access driving manners that affect transmission behaviour , suspension stiffness, and exhaust volume, and the usage of the electric motors. The new car's exterior layout reflects its high-tech approach -- where the very first generation NSX was understated and laborious, the next creation is angular, competitive, and demands attention.
It is a decidedly different creature than the first, but as Acura informs it, that is sort of the point.
TRIM LEVELS AND FEATURES
Using a base price of $156,000, one can rightfully assume that the NSX comes with a healthy collection of gear as standard. However, supercar buyers are proven to need a few options to help their ride stand out from the crowd, and Acura is pleased to oblige.
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December 07, 2017
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