I'm lucky enough to get to drive my friends 2018 NSX (an NSX with upgrades to 700hp) and it's absolutely amazing and is 100% a supercar. It acceleration is amazing and it stays door-to-door with Porsche and McClaren. Even if it gets beat in the 1/4 mile - the difference is 100% insignificant, like 0.05 seconds. No consumer will ever notice that difference.
I'm not much of a materialistic guy, but I love this car. I worked at the Honda Marysville plant that is next door to the Acura plant where these are made. I've seen these being test driven down highway 33...👍
Criminally underrated car. Thank you for revisiting this phenomenal vehicle (I remember you reviewed a Curva red NSX about 4 years ago). Definitely would buy one if I had the money. Great review🚘 👏👌👍🙌
Mine would be silver color for the exterior, and black & blue color for the interior !!! I will stick with the factory wheels. They are gorgeous !!! Long live the NSX !!! ❤️❤️❤️
This new NSX IS forward thinking, especially with its hybrid powertrain. None of its competitors have such an advanced powertrain. That's where the soul of the original NSX carries over to this new gen
The NSX is, and always has been, a SUPERCAR! It is underrated because it is so livable and because it has no "European badging". Like the original NSX the new one is technologically very advanced and VERY reliable. With its mid engine a dn 3 hybrid electric motors plus Super Handling AWD it is a technical tour-de-force. Plus, "It looks MAHEVELOUS DAHLING!" Were it a Ferrari you would have to add another $70,000. minimum.
I absolutely LOVE the styling of this new NSX. This, along with the McLaren 720S, are my two favorite looking supercars. Both are just gorgeous in their own ways. Hopefully I'll get to drive one of these one day.
Having driven an NSX you simply wouldn’t buy a car like this to daily. If you can afford an NSX you should be able to afford a separate daily car. The whole point of the Quiet mode in the NSX is to drive the car to your favorite road or race track then dial it in to the faster mode. Having driven an NSX in Quiet mode it is one of the best attributes a supercar can feature. There’s nothing worse than having to put up with stiff suspension every where you drive slower (>90% of the time) until you get to your favorite road or race track. This is where the NSX truly shines. Drive in comfort until you get to the fun road or track and then dial it in to the higher mode to go fast. The NSX is most certainly not intended for being a daily!
Beautiful design, a hybrid as well and reliable. Underrated and under appreciated, and ahead of its time. Doesn't have the best tech but eventually will update. The jb4 tune and its super fast.
In a way it is like the old NSX. Underrated and underappreciated as well(so far, like the old one) and hell look at new ferraris and other exotic manufacturers making "more affordable" hybrid supercars now. Learning from the NSX, like they did back then...
They made the "beak" black which is good. The chrome beak was the only prob I had with the prev one. IMO looks better than a C8, although the C8 is a much better deal. Also, I would keep the wheels. As Matt Ferrah would say, those wheels are fire 🔥
The fact that Ferrari copied NSX layout with the SF90 shows that NSX was good from the word go. And if you think that SF90 costs 500K+ almost triple the price of the NSX for not triple the performance! Plus with the new McLearen Atura costing well over 200K this NSX makes a lot of sense! Money/performance vise the problem is badge snobbery. Honda/Accura isn't as wild as Lambo Ferrari McLearen or even Porsche. This car is another LFA in the making no one wanted one at the proce it was sold new cause it was more expensive then a 599 but look at them now LAF is an ican and 599 is just anoter discontinued front engine V12 Ferrari. You are right buy one now when they are still cheep and enjoy the car and sell it on in 10 years time for double what you paid for it.
It’s a excellent vehicle. It just doesn’t have the marketing. And I think that’s because the Japanese are just humble overall. They want their product to speak for itself. No BS, no hype.
this is my drema car, i like to humbley stand out, if that makes sense. Like the NSX, people know what it is but very few people seen 1 so when they do, it turn oldheads into 12 year olds who've jus seen a supra. Kinda like my favorite rapper too (Playboi Carti) he never post but when he does, its automatically trending on twitter.
Completely different conversation when you tell your viewers you can pick one up between 105-110 right now and easily swap tires and tighten up suspension pieces and you're at half price of new 4 years later. You're at a 918 for a tenth of the price. Do you get this used or a new C8? Exactly.
TLDR: Acura blew it by offering a heavy hybrid that doesn't quite have the specs on paper to compete with primarily the 911, nor does it have the brand/model identity cool factor that Porsche/Audi/etc. have. Too many points to critique: 4:52; Infotainment system: my 2016 VW Golf has Apple Carplay and a larger screen. No excuse for a $160K car to not have Carplay/Android Auto from the get-go (2017), not to mention a larger screen. Also, when are the car manufacturers going to figure out that removing all the knobs and buttons for infotainment/HVAC SUCKS. Touchscreens are not the answer to everything. 6:30; Engine/Motors: this is where Acura totally blew it. They spent who knows how much on perfecting the engine-motor integration and ended up with a nearly 4000 pound porker of a sports car. How about a 3.5 liter twin turbo engine rated around 600HP/450 Lb-Ft with a curb weight at or below 3200 pounds, two wheel drive, and a price starting around $100K or so? Or, make it $120-$130K with gobs of carbon fiber and other lightweight materials. Also: get rid of the silly engine covers and let's see the hardware through the backlight!!!! (Ever looked through the rear window of a 360? Pure Mona Lisa art. This car? Pure.....plastic.) 8:25; A-pillars: This car hearkens back to the original via the.....wait for it.....A pillars?????!!!!!! Yeah, and a VW Bug must be similar to a 911 because of the air cooled engine. Again, Acura SHOULD have followed the same recipe on this 2nd gen as the first one: low weight, high power. The 1st gen was 3100 pounds. Think about that for a moment. 8:36: "Some people wanted something different and they didn't get it." Didn't get it as in go out and buy the thing, or didn't "get it" as in didn't understand what Acura was trying to accomplish? Either way, don't blame "people" for going elsewhere with their exotic/enthusiast car purchase. Acura seemed to not realize the market they were competing in. Enthusiasts at this level want something cool to show off. 911's/R8's/GTR's are known quantities that are seen as such. This NSX didn't come to the market with much in the way of credibility (too long a time gap from the original which never made a big splash in racing) so Acura had to make it on specs.....but didn't. 8:44: "Most livable car": that may be true, but most folks buying a car in this price range aren't buying a daily driver so "livable" doesn't matter. This car is for Saturday morning canyon carving, Saturday date night, and other special events. Not for schlepping to work M-F. 10:12: Trouble paying that much for an Acura: wrong. Ford got plenty of folks to line up and pay half a million for the GT. 'Nuff said. Overall NSX problem: Acura tried to build a poor-man's everyday 918 and didn't realize they were answering a question no one was asking. They also built a car with very little personality (kind of par for the Honda car course). They built an excellent product as far as I can tell, but the fact that other cars edge it out on specs and/or brand identity put it between a rock and a hard place. Rich folks throwing down $160+ on a car (far more than that when you add in insurance, taxes, registration fees, etc.) are buying vanity on wheels and don't want something that their friends aren't going to recognize as cool, or at least see that it has the specs to compete. Honda needed to make a splash with this car and take the 911 head on at the price they were asking for it, but they didn't. And now you can buy a Corvette for much less that will keep up with it (or blow it away in the new Z06). In addition, Honda needs to promote their race heritage. Even though 911's are popular and common, they are that way because Porsche has the race heritage to back up their claims and they have created a strong following over decades. Honda doesn't have this kind of following in their car segment (they do in their bikes though; I would know having owned a few). They should have built a true 2nd gen car that was just an evolution of the 1st: light weight and plenty of power at a lower price, then consistently improve it like 911/Corvette/Mustang. And race the thing. Yes, I know they did in IMSA, but the car they raced the last few years wasn't what was sold in the production car because of all the electric crap. They should have release a light, engine-only, 2WD, base model car around $100K for starters, then added in the higher priced hybrid model later, much like what Corvette is doing now (probably a hybrid Zora coming down the pipe at some point). Finally: the Type S front end is what should have been on the NSX from the get-go!!!!!!!! Otherwise, it's a pretty good looking car. I'm not against the NSX; it's a car I wanted to like ever since they released it. Sorry Acura: swing and a miss.
this car in america only sold 128 in 2020. the 2021 model year might sell even less than 2020. the 458, 488 and the f8 are v8, higher price and outsells the nsx. the c8 corvette cost less and is way better car.
Most super cars are overrated and unreliable this is Not one of them, And it's probably alot safer then most other cars overpowered and I see all smashed up at auto auctions 😎 WAY COOL CAR ❗................... Yes I am a HONDA FAN 😍
This video was disappointing. There was one change in 2020 (added yellow as a color) and one change in 2021 (adding blue). The rest of the car is unchanged and thoroughly reviewed. The real questions nobody addresses: why buy this car? Where does it fit in the sports/supercar market? Acura made a big mistake imho in marketing this car. First they gave journalists fully optioned cars which cost $200,000. Not surprisingly, reviewers evaluated the car as a $200,000 and it did not fare well. The reality is that that particularly since my2019, you could buy this car bone stock and you would be fine. There are no options you must have to enjoy the car. Add that to the $20/30K manufacturer rebate typically offered on this car and it competes price-wise with a Porsche 911 Carrera S. I know which one I would have. Second, Acura failed to define this car so others defined it and the reviews were all over the place. One reviewer thought the ca needed a bigger battery for more electric range. This was important because despite all the tech in car, the car is not outstanding by most supercar performance metrics. The better reviewers, such as this one, called it an everyday supercar. What that really means is that it lacks maddening obtuse controls, isn’t so stiff that your teeth rattled, outward visibility was good, and the seats were good enough that you could drive the car for hours. The problem is that, in reality, nobody drives supercars everyday. Other cars are better suited for such daily activities and the depreciation on high mileage supercars is just too great for the vast majority of owners. So what is it? My answer is that, compared to other supercars, the only thing missing is label exclusivity. This car is comfortable, lacks arcane controls, will probably be FAR more reliable, and won’t try to kill you as it is relatively easy to drive fast. The trunk is small but fits a golf bag and is a very accessible. It also has a very good depreciation curve. Is this enough? Depends on what you value.
Maybe if you are a fat old guy, and you don't mind seeing one every other block you drive on. You are comparing a $60k car with a $160k car. Its like saying a Camero is better than a 911 because they are almost as fast. What?!?
Cause it’s butt ugly ad made in the US. Not saying cars made in USA is bad inherently, but this is a Honda. Freaking build it in Japan for some pride. And makes it look like a Japanese premium sports car!
![Honda/Acura NSX - The best Supercar nobody buys ! [Road Test Incl. Full Launch Control]](/img/n.gif)
Most underrated supercar of all time.
I'm lucky enough to get to drive my friends 2018 NSX (an NSX with upgrades to 700hp) and it's absolutely amazing and is 100% a supercar. It acceleration is amazing and it stays door-to-door with Porsche and McClaren. Even if it gets beat in the 1/4 mile - the difference is 100% insignificant, like 0.05 seconds. No consumer will ever notice that difference.
This car is just like this channel. Underrated and underappreciated but IS great and a not-so-hidden gem.
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I'm not much of a materialistic guy, but I love this car. I worked at the Honda Marysville plant that is next door to the Acura plant where these are made. I've seen these being test driven down highway 33...👍
I LOVE this car! Thank you for showing it some love. It does look STUNNING in this color!
Criminally underrated car. Thank you for revisiting this phenomenal vehicle (I remember you reviewed a Curva red NSX about 4 years ago). Definitely would buy one if I had the money. Great review🚘 👏👌👍🙌
I saw this exact car at Brekkie Car Club in Long Beach and yes, the color looks incredible. The want is strong. Great review Jeff!
Imma be getting one after AMC squeezes
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How high do you think AMC will go?
@@jasoncastellanos5956 i don't have any real price predictions, but i will be holding for the smaller guys
Lol
@@jasoncastellanos5956 86'
The moment my condo is paid off I'm getting myself a NSX. :)
Loving the chill vibes on this one. a modern sports car with a round steering wheel needs to be applauded well done Acura/Honda
Mine would be silver color for the exterior, and black & blue color for the interior !!! I will stick with the factory wheels. They are gorgeous !!! Long live the NSX !!! ❤️❤️❤️
Have been such a huge fan of these since they released, love them. Also, MCU wins…nice haha
Always loved that car. I wish you could have played Tool though.. hehe
This new NSX IS forward thinking, especially with its hybrid powertrain. None of its competitors have such an advanced powertrain. That's where the soul of the original NSX carries over to this new gen
The NSX is, and always has been, a SUPERCAR! It is underrated because it is so livable and because it has no "European badging".
Like the original NSX the new one is technologically very advanced and VERY reliable. With its mid engine a dn 3 hybrid electric motors plus Super Handling AWD it is a technical tour-de-force. Plus, "It looks MAHEVELOUS DAHLING!"
Were it a Ferrari you would have to add another $70,000. minimum.
There's a darker blue that looks great.
I like all camera angles you provided.
I absolutely LOVE the styling of this new NSX. This, along with the McLaren 720S, are my two favorite looking supercars. Both are just gorgeous in their own ways. Hopefully I'll get to drive one of these one day.
Having driven an NSX you simply wouldn’t buy a car like this to daily. If you can afford an NSX you should be able to afford a separate daily car. The whole point of the Quiet mode in the NSX is to drive the car to your favorite road or race track then dial it in to the faster mode. Having driven an NSX in Quiet mode it is one of the best attributes a supercar can feature. There’s nothing worse than having to put up with stiff suspension every where you drive slower (>90% of the time) until you get to your favorite road or race track. This is where the NSX truly shines. Drive in comfort until you get to the fun road or track and then dial it in to the higher mode to go fast. The NSX is most certainly not intended for being a daily!
Instant classic! Will never really depreciate in value 😢😫😭 … it’s gorgeous, my lotto dream car as is outdated infotainment system and all🤣🤣🤣
Definitely my dream car 🚗, this car is so underrated..
Beautiful design, a hybrid as well and reliable. Underrated and under appreciated, and ahead of its time. Doesn't have the best tech but eventually will update. The jb4 tune and its super fast.
One of the most hidden supercars on the plant if I had 147000 this would be my first and I mean first and only exotic car I would buy
yes it will become a collector's item< 1 million
In a way it is like the old NSX. Underrated and underappreciated as well(so far, like the old one) and hell look at new ferraris and other exotic manufacturers making "more affordable" hybrid supercars now. Learning from the NSX, like they did back then...
They made the "beak" black which is good. The chrome beak was the only prob I had with the prev one. IMO looks better than a C8, although the C8 is a much better deal. Also, I would keep the wheels. As Matt Ferrah would say, those wheels are fire 🔥
Gorgeous car hopefully I can get my hands on one before the hype builds after discontinuation
I am here cause of amc
god I wish I wasn't poor as hell, this is literally the only exotic that interests me tbh
I love this a ton
The fact that Ferrari copied NSX layout with the SF90 shows that NSX was good from the word go. And if you think that SF90 costs 500K+ almost triple the price of the NSX for not triple the performance! Plus with the new McLearen Atura costing well over 200K this NSX makes a lot of sense! Money/performance vise the problem is badge snobbery. Honda/Accura isn't as wild as Lambo Ferrari McLearen or even Porsche. This car is another LFA in the making no one wanted one at the proce it was sold new cause it was more expensive then a 599 but look at them now LAF is an ican and 599 is just anoter discontinued front engine V12 Ferrari. You are right buy one now when they are still cheep and enjoy the car and sell it on in 10 years time for double what you paid for it.
It’s a excellent vehicle. It just doesn’t have the marketing. And I think that’s because the Japanese are just humble overall. They want their product to speak for itself. No BS, no hype.
the price of the NSX makes the Nissan GTR seam like a great deal!
For real??
Not the NISMO version tho
Needs a proper exhaust. They probably need a Type R variant.
Que máquina!
I have the 18 RLX hybrid and the 19 MDX hybrid. Just need the NSX to complete the set. Wife said no.
How did you build one online?
Can the car be started in EV mode does the ice have to start then into ev mode?
this is my drema car, i like to humbley stand out, if that makes sense. Like the NSX, people know what it is but very few people seen 1 so when they do, it turn oldheads into 12 year olds who've jus seen a supra. Kinda like my favorite rapper too (Playboi Carti) he never post but when he does, its automatically trending on twitter.
When are car review guys going to realize we want to see more of the car. We didn't come to see their face
Hybrid near super car? It is a super car that with down pipes and a tune can kick most super cars asses!
Jeff, when will you get a hold onto one of the new TLX's?
th-cam.com/video/l_JsQojR778/w-d-xo.html Drove one already and I get the Type S in a few weeks
@@TheHooniverse Cool!
Completely different conversation when you tell your viewers you can pick one up between 105-110 right now and easily swap tires and tighten up suspension pieces and you're at half price of new 4 years later. You're at a 918 for a tenth of the price. Do you get this used or a new C8? Exactly.
The question is do you get a used C8 or a new Maclaren Artura? EXACTLY!!!
Ayrton Senna would have dug this puppy!
When in the world is a convertible coming?
The prices for the nsx is just too much!! 160k plus in Canada
200 grand? People have trouble paying for it period. Its 200 grand....Jeff...write the check
I need that color code!
at nearly $200,000 (new), it is not underappreciated...it is merely over-priced; and therefore, ppl seek out other alternatives.
Because it’s a Honda/Acura… if I had that kinda money, oh yes, I would.
TLDR: Acura blew it by offering a heavy hybrid that doesn't quite have the specs on paper to compete with primarily the 911, nor does it have the brand/model identity cool factor that Porsche/Audi/etc. have.
Too many points to critique:
4:52; Infotainment system: my 2016 VW Golf has Apple Carplay and a larger screen. No excuse for a $160K car to not have Carplay/Android Auto from the get-go (2017), not to mention a larger screen. Also, when are the car manufacturers going to figure out that removing all the knobs and buttons for infotainment/HVAC SUCKS. Touchscreens are not the answer to everything.
6:30; Engine/Motors: this is where Acura totally blew it. They spent who knows how much on perfecting the engine-motor integration and ended up with a nearly 4000 pound porker of a sports car. How about a 3.5 liter twin turbo engine rated around 600HP/450 Lb-Ft with a curb weight at or below 3200 pounds, two wheel drive, and a price starting around $100K or so? Or, make it $120-$130K with gobs of carbon fiber and other lightweight materials. Also: get rid of the silly engine covers and let's see the hardware through the backlight!!!! (Ever looked through the rear window of a 360? Pure Mona Lisa art. This car? Pure.....plastic.)
8:25; A-pillars: This car hearkens back to the original via the.....wait for it.....A pillars?????!!!!!! Yeah, and a VW Bug must be similar to a 911 because of the air cooled engine. Again, Acura SHOULD have followed the same recipe on this 2nd gen as the first one: low weight, high power. The 1st gen was 3100 pounds. Think about that for a moment.
8:36: "Some people wanted something different and they didn't get it." Didn't get it as in go out and buy the thing, or didn't "get it" as in didn't understand what Acura was trying to accomplish? Either way, don't blame "people" for going elsewhere with their exotic/enthusiast car purchase. Acura seemed to not realize the market they were competing in. Enthusiasts at this level want something cool to show off. 911's/R8's/GTR's are known quantities that are seen as such. This NSX didn't come to the market with much in the way of credibility (too long a time gap from the original which never made a big splash in racing) so Acura had to make it on specs.....but didn't.
8:44: "Most livable car": that may be true, but most folks buying a car in this price range aren't buying a daily driver so "livable" doesn't matter. This car is for Saturday morning canyon carving, Saturday date night, and other special events. Not for schlepping to work M-F.
10:12: Trouble paying that much for an Acura: wrong. Ford got plenty of folks to line up and pay half a million for the GT. 'Nuff said.
Overall NSX problem: Acura tried to build a poor-man's everyday 918 and didn't realize they were answering a question no one was asking. They also built a car with very little personality (kind of par for the Honda car course). They built an excellent product as far as I can tell, but the fact that other cars edge it out on specs and/or brand identity put it between a rock and a hard place. Rich folks throwing down $160+ on a car (far more than that when you add in insurance, taxes, registration fees, etc.) are buying vanity on wheels and don't want something that their friends aren't going to recognize as cool, or at least see that it has the specs to compete. Honda needed to make a splash with this car and take the 911 head on at the price they were asking for it, but they didn't. And now you can buy a Corvette for much less that will keep up with it (or blow it away in the new Z06).
In addition, Honda needs to promote their race heritage. Even though 911's are popular and common, they are that way because Porsche has the race heritage to back up their claims and they have created a strong following over decades. Honda doesn't have this kind of following in their car segment (they do in their bikes though; I would know having owned a few). They should have built a true 2nd gen car that was just an evolution of the 1st: light weight and plenty of power at a lower price, then consistently improve it like 911/Corvette/Mustang. And race the thing. Yes, I know they did in IMSA, but the car they raced the last few years wasn't what was sold in the production car because of all the electric crap. They should have release a light, engine-only, 2WD, base model car around $100K for starters, then added in the higher priced hybrid model later, much like what Corvette is doing now (probably a hybrid Zora coming down the pipe at some point).
Finally: the Type S front end is what should have been on the NSX from the get-go!!!!!!!! Otherwise, it's a pretty good looking car.
I'm not against the NSX; it's a car I wanted to like ever since they released it. Sorry Acura: swing and a miss.
Should the E ray coming next year at 75 grand make you at least question the 160 grand NSX?
this car in america only sold 128 in 2020. the 2021 model year might sell even less than 2020. the 458, 488 and the f8 are v8, higher price and outsells the nsx. the c8 corvette cost less and is way better car.
Most super cars are overrated and unreliable this is Not one of them, And it's probably alot safer then most other cars overpowered and I see all smashed up at auto auctions 😎 WAY COOL CAR ❗................... Yes I am a HONDA FAN 😍
This video was disappointing. There was one change in 2020 (added yellow as a color) and one change in 2021 (adding blue). The rest of the car is unchanged and thoroughly reviewed. The real questions nobody addresses: why buy this car? Where does it fit in the sports/supercar market? Acura made a big mistake imho in marketing this car. First they gave journalists fully optioned cars which cost $200,000. Not surprisingly, reviewers evaluated the car as a $200,000 and it did not fare well. The reality is that that particularly since my2019, you could buy this car bone stock and you would be fine. There are no options you must have to enjoy the car. Add that to the $20/30K manufacturer rebate typically offered on this car and it competes price-wise with a Porsche 911 Carrera S. I know which one I would have. Second, Acura failed to define this car so others defined it and the reviews were all over the place. One reviewer thought the ca needed a bigger battery for more electric range. This was important because despite all the tech in car, the car is not outstanding by most supercar performance metrics. The better reviewers, such as this one, called it an everyday supercar. What that really means is that it lacks maddening obtuse controls, isn’t so stiff that your teeth rattled, outward visibility was good, and the seats were good enough that you could drive the car for hours. The problem is that, in reality, nobody drives supercars everyday. Other cars are better suited for such daily activities and the depreciation on high mileage supercars is just too great for the vast majority of owners.
So what is it? My answer is that, compared to other supercars, the only thing missing is label exclusivity. This car is comfortable, lacks arcane controls, will probably be FAR more reliable, and won’t try to kill you as it is relatively easy to drive fast. The trunk is small but fits a golf bag and is a very accessible. It also has a very good depreciation curve. Is this enough? Depends on what you value.
Ahead of it's time so people hated it. Now everyone is doing the same thing.
Nsx will do a comeback if they put 6sp manual in the car!!!
Who is the idiot putting 9sp in a sports car!!!???
Turn off the kooky background music
They missed the mark, the C8 Corvette is more exciting
The Corvette is extremely underwhelming, though it IS amazing it's offered at the price point in which it exists.
Maybe if you are a fat old guy, and you don't mind seeing one every other block you drive on. You are comparing a $60k car with a $160k car. Its like saying a Camero is better than a 911 because they are almost as fast. What?!?
Cause it’s butt ugly ad made in the US. Not saying cars made in USA is bad inherently, but this is a Honda. Freaking build it in Japan for some pride. And makes it look like a Japanese premium sports car!
this might be the dumbest comment ive read in some time.