Some people say the 22b is overhyped, if you take into account the pinnacle of a brand the nsx and 22b are the top of their bespoke manufacturers, and for the fans of those brands the dream. It’s all subjective, unless you’re a hater, then misery is your dream ride.
No need to be a hater to realize if something is over hyped or over rated. And the word fans/fanbois are from the word "fanatics", so it is reasonable to expect that their opinion is overly-biased, regardless of brand. A fan of Kia Sportage can claim that their car is the G.O.A.T. or whatever, since you claim that it is subjective. But someone does not need to be a hater to realize that Kia Sportage is a subpar vehicle, just look at the number of recalls. Just because someone does not agree, it does not mean they are a hater. And people who claim as such are the ones that are miserable snowflakes who can't handle opposing opinions 🙃
I like the 22B, but for what it costs these days you could buy an actual widebody Subaru World Rally Car (as some people have done)! Not "just" a somewhat modified WRX STi Type R road car. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but my understanding is that apart from the wide bodywork kit and the engine, most of the 22B is "standard" STi Type R/Type RA. E.g., the wide track is done via the offset of the wheels, so the suspension is just ordinary Type R coupe suspension. Quick steering rack, DCCD, water cooled intercooler -- that's the same as any Type R/Type RA (even if all that stuff was missing on the AuDM STi coupes).
@@sepg5084 so you’re not a fan of anything, thinking you’re perfect we all realize you’re who I was taking about. I thank you for making the opinion fact, and not subjective which was my intent. Hate on hater.
@@TassieLorenzo yes but then you don’t have a 22b, the point is there were very few made, so it’s a unicorn car. You’re not wrong in the price gouging, I wouldn’t buy one either, just pointing out the view from those who covet such things, and having understanding. FREEDOM!
@@sepg5084 mostly people are only making wrong comparisons in my point of view. The NSX was clearly the car which changed the world of supercars globally. There's no denying possible about it, specially when Gordon Murray and many important people said so. The NSX was better on everything compared to the F348. It costs less, was more reliable, with better performances and comfort.
Very interesting to see your reaction lol, I've owned a manual na1 here in nz for around 7 months now and its still very difficult to convey in words whats special about the car, its something you just have to experience and that was written all over your face 🤣.
Have driven a yellow Na1 with theese mods on it and it was totally awsome in corners and the speed was awsome and the sound omg the sound!! What a car what a Honda!!!
Honest review and with great first time reactions. The NSX comes alive in 3rd gear so please try it on a major circuit where it was designed for but able to saunter around shopping. Every kilo costs horse power so the NSX's light weight to power ratio is more than ample for most drivers to not reach the car's limit on a race track. The low down nose always brings a smile to my face.
Depends on taste abs what you're looking for in the overall car. I personally think it's worth the hype. It's still s car that gets just as much praise as the Nissan GT-R Skyline....
I say it all the time to people, but everyone gets caught up in power figures these days, and people forget just how good a well balanced, NA sportscar can make you feel. Looks like you really enjoyed it. Nice review. 👍
Thats exactly how I felt about my 1986 Toyota MR2, when I got it, it only had 40K miles on it from an older gentleman and that car was the same, didn't have much power but i put 17" rims on it with some Toyo Proxes tires and it handled like a dream on the back roads. That lil car was so much fun to drive.
A lot of people, who don't know anything about the Honda NSX NA1. Will still sh*t on it though, because of the HP they just don't understand the NSX is a circuit racing car.
It's not particularly powerful or fast, just as how a lot of Honda motorcycles aren't very impressive on the spec sheet -- the point is the quality, fit-for-purposeness and attention-to-detail becomes apparent over owning and driving/riding the vehicle for a long period of time. Whereas there are "certain" other brands that are impressive on the specification sheet and may have a wow factor (say the big powerful Corvette ZO6 or better still Dodge Viper of the time), but then certain annoyances and things that don't work quite right or aren't well resolved start to nibble away at the owner over longer periods of time... In this case, the car's excellent chassis balance and usability for the time shine through. Where a Ferrari 348 or 355 would have more wow factor or the Porsche 964 or 993 would have a distinctly air-cooled Porsche old-school look, feel & sound. Or in the Japanese competitors obviously the turbocharged Nissan Skyline GT-R, Toyota Supra or even RX-7 could easily produce a lot more power. But the owner would start to appreciate why the NSX is excellent when driving it everyday, as well as people enjoying the way they handle and give lots of driver confidence & adjustability on a circuit.🙂 [Not saying the Skyline, Supra or RX-7 aren't well resolved!]
Drove an Nsx back to back with an R34 GTR in Japan on touge roads and the nsx hands down was a more fun/exhilarating/precise/confidence inspiring an and yet easier car to drive. The gears (particularly 2nd ) is very long, esepecially on first gen 5sp models. But surprisingly torquey. Love the nsx
The NSX came out in the time of the F348, so it's more the 355 which inspired itself on the NSX, as many other supercar and sport cars who came after. One of the most famous automotive journalist said " if you like your modern Ferrari, you need to thanks for the Honda NSX ".
You have to see this car as what it was meant to be: Something designed to beat at Ferrari of the era. And yes, this was superior to the Ferrari of the era in every aspect. But anyone who could afford a Ferrari back then would not get this, because this is a Honda after all (no matter how good it is), and what matters to most prospective purchasers is having the prancing horse logo, not what car of the two drivers best.
Great and honest review. The Momo steering wheel works and is actually of the period as it was fitted to the NSX-R in 1992 and it's an original "proper" NSX-R one of those too(Nerd alert!😁 the early R's Momo's had red stitching, the later black, so it's even more "period correct"). You can still buy new OEM ones, along with the horn button and surround. There seems to be way more out there than actual NSX-R's...
In 1990? Yes, absolutely. It revolutionised the sports car industry. Go drive a Ferrari 348 and a 355 back to back and tell me there's not a MASSIVE jump between them, far bigger in every way than the jump from 302 to 328, or 328 to 348. The NSX is what forced Modena to actually develop an entirely new, much more modern platform for the next gen (the 360), because they knew the semi-monocoque shite under the earlier mid-engined V8 cars was a solid 20 years out of date by that time. Granted, today there are a lot of cars that will run rings around it (obviously) and you can even wring similar lap times to a stock 1990 NSX out of a current model BRZ. That's what over 30 years of development should bring, though.
Does a "1990 NSX" actually exist somewhere in the world? I was always under the impression that the model year started in 1991 (although produced in 1990).
Looks are timeless, but only affordable to maintain if you do the work yourself and you have to source a lot of parts in Japan now. (excellent service manual.) Finding a good NSX tech is getting more difficult and expensive, although not in Italian territory thankfully.
Just curious what you think of it in comparison to a R32 or R33 gtr with those same basic mods? I know they’re amazing cars but if you had to compare them what would be your thoughts on them?
funny how all these characteristics are in the new nsx as well(easy to drive, powertrain is a sensaition in it self, is on rails) and was bashed like shit. Well it seems people need time to apreciate things.
People are gonna think I’m crazy but the real predecessor to the 90s NSX is the new C8 Corvette. Before you say “HELL NO” just look at the shape of both vehicles. Both cars are Naturally Aspirated rear engine cars designed to compete with way more expensive Supercars of their respected eras. The new C8 Corvette closer to what the old NSX represented than the new NSX of today.
Looks like it has the long OEM tranny ratios & final drive similar to the USDM. The JDM gearset is notably shorter and MANY USDM owners swapped for the JDM ratios & final drive. Lost a little top speed but much better low-speed performance. The 6-speed (1997+) has basically the 1st 4 gears from the JDM 5-speed so is also great. But still, probably my favourite car right out of the box. Cars from Japan needs to drive a JDM NSX.
Can’t beat the handling of a well balanced mid engine sports car with double wishbone suspension. A “Supercar” it is not & will never be by any means as it’s not a Ferrari F40, Testarossa or Porsche 959 etc. A 2015 Porsche Gt4 Cayman would be a more practical, viable & better option by far. Strongly recommend you drive a Gt4 & I guarantee, it will blow your socks off & make the Nsx look very old & outdated in comparison.
What an absolute turd of a comment. No shit a 25+ year new car would beat an older car. It would be embarrassing if it didn’t. But actually drive both cars instead of looking at spec sheets. The nsx talks to you through the steering wheel more. The shifts are way more precise, Honda makes some of the best manual transmissions.
@@naisbest3020 You obviously have got your knickers in a knot, or perhaps you should look at changing your diapers? Somehow, you are the so called world expert on Nsx’s, or should I say more on the matter of turds. The Nsx was a great car 25 years ago & there has been a lot of improvement in engineering in cars since then. You obviously can’t handle the truth or facts & reply like a complete moron. Just take your Prozac medication & chill out.
@@0222tomi DEFINITELY NOT & NEVER WILL BE. It’s just a jap sports car & since when does a Supercar has to be only NA? Coming from someone who owned & driven them all?
I’ve had my 1990 NSX for 18 years. That’s all I really need to say about how good they are!
it's an automatic transmission right?
@@ken581 manual
hey. can you tell me pros and cons of your NSX?
Some people say the 22b is overhyped, if you take into account the pinnacle of a brand the nsx and 22b are the top of their bespoke manufacturers, and for the fans of those brands the dream. It’s all subjective, unless you’re a hater, then misery is your dream ride.
No need to be a hater to realize if something is over hyped or over rated. And the word fans/fanbois are from the word "fanatics", so it is reasonable to expect that their opinion is overly-biased, regardless of brand.
A fan of Kia Sportage can claim that their car is the G.O.A.T. or whatever, since you claim that it is subjective. But someone does not need to be a hater to realize that Kia Sportage is a subpar vehicle, just look at the number of recalls.
Just because someone does not agree, it does not mean they are a hater. And people who claim as such are the ones that are miserable snowflakes who can't handle opposing opinions 🙃
I like the 22B, but for what it costs these days you could buy an actual widebody Subaru World Rally Car (as some people have done)! Not "just" a somewhat modified WRX STi Type R road car.
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but my understanding is that apart from the wide bodywork kit and the engine, most of the 22B is "standard" STi Type R/Type RA. E.g., the wide track is done via the offset of the wheels, so the suspension is just ordinary Type R coupe suspension. Quick steering rack, DCCD, water cooled intercooler -- that's the same as any Type R/Type RA (even if all that stuff was missing on the AuDM STi coupes).
@@sepg5084 so you’re not a fan of anything, thinking you’re perfect we all realize you’re who I was taking about. I thank you for making the opinion fact, and not subjective which was my intent. Hate on hater.
@@TassieLorenzo yes but then you don’t have a 22b, the point is there were very few made, so it’s a unicorn car. You’re not wrong in the price gouging, I wouldn’t buy one either, just pointing out the view from those who covet such things, and having understanding. FREEDOM!
@@sepg5084 mostly people are only making wrong comparisons in my point of view.
The NSX was clearly the car which changed the world of supercars globally. There's no denying possible about it, specially when Gordon Murray and many important people said so.
The NSX was better on everything compared to the F348. It costs less, was more reliable, with better performances and comfort.
Gee this thing must’ve of absolutely blown away some of the competition back in the day. Mint looking car that one!
Yup, happy for you to experience this feeling. NSX is something else.
Very interesting to see your reaction lol, I've owned a manual na1 here in nz for around 7 months now and its still very difficult to convey in words whats special about the car, its something you just have to experience and that was written all over your face 🤣.
Have driven a yellow Na1 with theese mods on it and it was totally awsome in corners and the speed was awsome and the sound omg the sound!! What a car what a Honda!!!
I've owned my '90 for 8 years. I'll never sell it. It out handles more modern supercars on the corners.
Honest review and with great first time reactions. The NSX comes alive in 3rd gear so please try it on a major circuit where it was designed for but able to saunter around shopping. Every kilo costs horse power so the NSX's light weight to power ratio is more than ample for most drivers to not reach the car's limit on a race track. The low down nose always brings a smile to my face.
Depends on taste abs what you're looking for in the overall car. I personally think it's worth the hype. It's still s car that gets just as much praise as the Nissan GT-R Skyline....
Art-on Senna was personally involved with its development. Thank the miss pronounced legend Andrew.😂
I say it all the time to people, but everyone gets caught up in power figures these days, and people forget just how good a well balanced, NA sportscar can make you feel. Looks like you really enjoyed it. Nice review. 👍
Thats exactly how I felt about my 1986 Toyota MR2, when I got it, it only had 40K miles on it from an older gentleman and that car was the same, didn't have much power but i put 17" rims on it with some Toyo Proxes tires and it handled like a dream on the back roads. That lil car was so much fun to drive.
A lot of people, who don't know anything about the Honda NSX NA1. Will still sh*t on it though, because of the HP they just don't understand the NSX is a circuit racing car.
Hondas in general, most people that don't like Hondas just haven't driven good ones, all type rs are amazing to drive nsx non r included
It's not particularly powerful or fast, just as how a lot of Honda motorcycles aren't very impressive on the spec sheet -- the point is the quality, fit-for-purposeness and attention-to-detail becomes apparent over owning and driving/riding the vehicle for a long period of time.
Whereas there are "certain" other brands that are impressive on the specification sheet and may have a wow factor (say the big powerful Corvette ZO6 or better still Dodge Viper of the time), but then certain annoyances and things that don't work quite right or aren't well resolved start to nibble away at the owner over longer periods of time...
In this case, the car's excellent chassis balance and usability for the time shine through. Where a Ferrari 348 or 355 would have more wow factor or the Porsche 964 or 993 would have a distinctly air-cooled Porsche old-school look, feel & sound. Or in the Japanese competitors obviously the turbocharged Nissan Skyline GT-R, Toyota Supra or even RX-7 could easily produce a lot more power. But the owner would start to appreciate why the NSX is excellent when driving it everyday, as well as people enjoying the way they handle and give lots of driver confidence & adjustability on a circuit.🙂
[Not saying the Skyline, Supra or RX-7 aren't well resolved!]
Drove an Nsx back to back with an R34 GTR in Japan on touge roads and the nsx hands down was a more fun/exhilarating/precise/confidence inspiring an and yet easier car to drive. The gears (particularly 2nd ) is very long, esepecially on first gen 5sp models. But surprisingly torquey. Love the nsx
Right on ❤ & looks even better in person
Hell yes!! Should also try a NA2 NSX-R if you ever get the opportunity.
Yes, yes I think it's time you brought an NSX. The interior looks amazing, black on black.
The NSX came out in the time of the F348, so it's more the 355 which inspired itself on the NSX, as many other supercar and sport cars who came after.
One of the most famous automotive journalist said " if you like your modern Ferrari, you need to thanks for the Honda NSX ".
19990 huh?
This feels like the intro to family guy Star Wars “a long long time ago, but some how in the future”
You have to see this car as what it was meant to be: Something designed to beat at Ferrari of the era. And yes, this was superior to the Ferrari of the era in every aspect. But anyone who could afford a Ferrari back then would not get this, because this is a Honda after all (no matter how good it is), and what matters to most prospective purchasers is having the prancing horse logo, not what car of the two drivers best.
cant wait to see what the nsx looks like in the year 20,000
Drove a yellow NA1 once... it's like a gokart on crack. They're great!
I was going to buy one of these back 15 years ago for like $60k and now they are worth double that. Should have bought it.
I should have bought bitcoin at few cents.
Great and honest review. The Momo steering wheel works and is actually of the period as it was fitted to the NSX-R in 1992 and it's an original "proper" NSX-R one of those too(Nerd alert!😁 the early R's Momo's had red stitching, the later black, so it's even more "period correct"). You can still buy new OEM ones, along with the horn button and surround. There seems to be way more out there than actual NSX-R's...
Hoping to see the most underrated Japanese car, the 3000GT VR-4 mk1.
Best Honda ever made
In 1990? Yes, absolutely. It revolutionised the sports car industry. Go drive a Ferrari 348 and a 355 back to back and tell me there's not a MASSIVE jump between them, far bigger in every way than the jump from 302 to 328, or 328 to 348. The NSX is what forced Modena to actually develop an entirely new, much more modern platform for the next gen (the 360), because they knew the semi-monocoque shite under the earlier mid-engined V8 cars was a solid 20 years out of date by that time.
Granted, today there are a lot of cars that will run rings around it (obviously) and you can even wring similar lap times to a stock 1990 NSX out of a current model BRZ. That's what over 30 years of development should bring, though.
Who the hell is Art - On Senna !! LOL
I have worked with 3 different people who own an NSX, and all 3 drove them daily
I think the NSX came out years before the Ferrari 355, you might be thinking 348.
In the best spec.
Early red model and manual,awesome
My dream car 😍
S2000 review? What a great car that NSX is, sounds money too
Them some old school TSWs wow. Worth more than the car haha
Does a "1990 NSX" actually exist somewhere in the world? I was always under the impression that the model year started in 1991 (although produced in 1990).
Another sensational review.
Thank you!
They are great, but now in Australia, well over 100K
Still a great looking car today, and I’m sure it’s affordable to maintain
Looks are timeless, but only affordable to maintain if you do the work yourself and you have to source a lot of parts in Japan now. (excellent service manual.) Finding a good NSX tech is getting more difficult and expensive, although not in Italian territory thankfully.
Just curious what you think of it in comparison to a R32 or R33 gtr with those same basic mods? I know they’re amazing cars but if you had to compare them what would be your thoughts on them?
It was in the keep it reet car I know the guy who won it
Sounds great, perfect road for the NSX!
Do you know what road that is?
@@jonnapper6219 No mate, could be Putty Road?
@@browie316he's in South West Sydney for these reviews. Probably any number of roads out razorback/Picton way
I had one 2007-2014, a fun and of cource unusual sportscar but a bit boring.
why boring?
But what did the previous owner trade it in for? hmm
Wasn't traded in, they bought it
It had accident damage
funny how all these characteristics are in the new nsx as well(easy to drive, powertrain is a sensaition in it self, is on rails) and was bashed like shit.
Well it seems people need time to apreciate things.
This NSX was appreciated from day one.
Have I been saying Ayrton wrong this whole time?
Looks like you picked a good road there, love the nsx
What road is that?
hows that RRAWWWWWWRRRRRRR!!!!
OMG I LOVE YOU>... NSX is my HEAVEN car ...WTF> I dont have a lot money
Inside looks 90s lol. But a cool car
What's the leg room like?
Surprisingly good. Although my knees faintly touch the steering wheel. I'm 7ft3 in perspective
19990?
nice son 🔥💯💪🏻
I would take an upgraded version if i was wealthy
Bone stock USDM NSX are pretty overrated. Takes a few mods like shorter gearing, modern brakes, some suspension tuning to really wake them up.
ENESSSEXXXUUUUUUU
It’s my old car, has brand new coilovers in it 😅 very stiff
People are gonna think I’m crazy but the real predecessor to the 90s NSX is the new C8 Corvette. Before you say “HELL NO” just look at the shape of both vehicles. Both cars are Naturally Aspirated rear engine cars designed to compete with way more expensive Supercars of their respected eras. The new C8 Corvette closer to what the old NSX represented than the new NSX of today.
Its too bumpy to be standard.
Feels like you’re driving a Honda. That’s why it’s not a supercar.
Seems like a poor choice of gear/diff ratios. Lets it down.
It doesn’t wreck the car but i feel shorter ratio by at least 10% would make a better road car
Looks like it has the long OEM tranny ratios & final drive similar to the USDM. The JDM gearset is notably shorter and MANY USDM owners swapped for the JDM ratios & final drive. Lost a little top speed but much better low-speed performance. The 6-speed (1997+) has basically the 1st 4 gears from the JDM 5-speed so is also great. But still, probably my favourite car right out of the box.
Cars from Japan needs to drive a JDM NSX.
Can’t beat the handling of a well balanced mid engine sports car with double wishbone suspension. A “Supercar” it is not & will never be by any means as it’s not a Ferrari F40, Testarossa or Porsche 959 etc.
A 2015 Porsche Gt4 Cayman would be a more practical, viable & better option by far.
Strongly recommend you drive a Gt4 & I guarantee, it will blow your socks off & make the Nsx look very old & outdated in comparison.
2015 GT4 better blow the socks off. It came what almost 25 years after the NSX debuted. I would hope the 2024 GT3 would blow the GT4 out of the planet
What an absolute turd of a comment. No shit a 25+ year new car would beat an older car. It would be embarrassing if it didn’t.
But actually drive both cars instead of looking at spec sheets.
The nsx talks to you through the steering wheel more. The shifts are way more precise, Honda makes some of the best manual transmissions.
@@naisbest3020 You obviously have got your knickers in a knot, or perhaps you should look at changing your diapers? Somehow, you are the so called world expert on Nsx’s, or should I say more on the matter of turds.
The Nsx was a great car 25 years ago & there has been a lot of improvement in engineering in cars since then.
You obviously can’t handle the truth or facts & reply like a complete moron.
Just take your Prozac medication & chill out.
Definitely a supercar. Testarossa is absolute garbage. F40 has shit driving position and it's not naturally aspirated.
@@0222tomi DEFINITELY NOT & NEVER WILL BE. It’s just a jap sports car & since when does a Supercar has to be only NA? Coming from someone who owned & driven them all?
BHP not kw
Auatralia = metric system and phones have calculators 😁
@@MotiveVideo we have the metric system in the UK too but BHP
😂😂🎉@@MotiveVideo
Just google "201kw to bhp" problem solved.