I Bought The Wrong Japanese Supercar...
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2024
- VVS UK invited me to drive their 2017 Honda NSX. Imagine a McLaren 570s mixed with a Porsche 911 Turbo S and you get the Honda NSX. What an amazing car! I bought the wrong Japanese supercar...
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You should switch for the NSX and everyones seen a modified GTR, create a godzilla killer
king kong
@@amunbinning8333 monke tried but monke failed
I would think the hybrid system makes things very difficult its so cool though
Defo
NSX dont do well for aftermarket power mods, theres a reason why no one is doing it. Just check for upgrades
As an NSX owner for the last 4 years I would totally recommend you get one. Cornering through mountain roads and instant accelerations have always brought a smile to my face. Especially when you flip the dial to track mode. I've gotten more random thumbs up and dangerous pictures taken from drivers next to me than I can remember. It is definitely not without it's faults though. The trunk is a lot larger than it looks and can fit a set of golf clubs in there but the exhaust is directly beneath it so it gets very hot and does have a smell that drifts into there. The side mirrors do not auto dim so if you have a truck behind you be prepared to be blind. Lastly, the Audio system is absolute garbage. Other than that. good luck on your decision and I can say I don't regret having mine even with those negatives.
Drop a line to us if you want a proper sound system! 😉
My poor man’s Accord only became EU Champion in having the best quality sound system. ❤️
A friend of mine was really trying to talk me into getting an R8. I looked at him and kindly said, "Well then you can come help me pay for the maintenance." I feel like this car will last a lot longer, and your wallet will not suffer....too much.
i wish i had that much spare money to buy one
Get the NSX. GTR's are SO 15 years ago. NSX's are RARE, interesting, fast, and well nailed together. And I'm sure the mods, parts and body kits you could get over from Japan would be off the hook.
Wide body NSX 🤔
There almost zero for power mods for the NSX
Cuz its a flop...hardly any sold so aftermarket is weak
Correct me if im wrong but this nsx wasn't developed by the Japanese it was the north American arm of honda so it American isn't
@@blademanx so many sales flops are absolutely worshipped long after their production has stopped.
The real value of this car having this performance, tech and build quality is much more than its market value today.
It’s not a coincidence that the ‘91 used NSX cost about €60.000 these days
Surprise! The NSX isn’t doing anything different or better than anyone else, so moot point. It’s value and the value on older models is dependent on units made, popularity and how the car was made (mostly by hand rather than machine) so that’s why you’ll pay $40k or so for a 91 NSX. Great car overall but there’s better out here. 💁🏻♂️
The 90's Acura NSX's are gonna reach unobtanium prices soon I fear. I've seen a few go for just above and just below $100,000 USD. I don't think a quarter million is outa the question
Be different with an NSX. No TH-camr has done it 👍
Or the LC 500!
There is one channel that has or had one in the USA but it didn't take off...so to say.
The guy doesn't post much anymore...think he may have traded it for a 675LT?
th-cam.com/video/hUSb8cjECDE/w-d-xo.html
People in America got it, but sold the car after it fail to generate subscribers
Add this car to your collection and against your GTR.
I drove the original NSX in the 90s and it blew me away, this video has confirmed Honda did it again! After hearing a friend of mines husband returned his Nissan GTR after a week of disliking it and got a Porsche GT3, I think I would opt for the NSX every time.
Definitely swap it Paul, no other YT'ber has an NSX, you don't need the back seats the of the GTR - you only live once! DO IT!... Nothing I would like better than a follow up video of you collecting this NSX! 🤩👍🥇 stay safe! Ben
I have a fully modded new NSX. Videos coming THIS MONTH including 360* camera
@@AuToBoLic I will check it out! thanks!
Have you questioned your self why this car doesn’t sell? 😂
@@referencetheater1742 it's because of the badge. And now that it's out of production, it will appreciate in value.
The most underrated supercar of all time.
Once again that word “Underrated”, it’s the wrong word, the NSX is dismissed because everyone thinks that if it’s not a Ferrari, Porsche, mclaren or Lamborghini it’s not a super car nor worth the investment.
The Engine is superior to those aforementioned, the technical design in its approach out weighs those cars as well, because the Japanese invest so many years in the making of their cars that the likes of Ferrari continually release several updates and models in that time scale.
Underrated...? Wrong word, it’s just doesn’t come to mind.
as was the last NSX...
@@ssdravidian
Definitely.... and it was superior to the 348 Ferrari at the time of release.
@@Incountry
underrated
/ˌəndəˈrādəd/
adjective
not rated or valued highly enough.
Example: When vacuous badge snobs don't value a car appropriately, as you described.
Also, it's a bit of double entendre since the NSX is literally mechanically underrated and it's performance is as well.
Journalists sandbagged the cars performance on launch, but it punches above its weight and price tag in the real world.
@@MrGunzngirlz
It’s still a term that shouldn’t be used as it’s the journalist who’s at fault (in this content) thus proving its not Underrated but the NSX being superior in the real world and engineered to a better standard, if everyone read the articles by a minority of journalists and not test drivers then it’s the fault of the reader as they know what the Japanese are know for....
Underrated is used for everything, as a current PDO and military personnel, we were given equipment and said it was very good, as a service pistol S&W which was unreliable and unbalanced, we had a choice but had to purchase it out
NSX all day long. And, from a youtuber point of view, you will be one of the first...?
Honda just hit different with everything they do even in f1. They just think deeper than the others
NSX > GTR. It is one of the most underrated cars ever made. GTR's are everywhere. If I go to a car show, there are at least 10-15 GTR's and 1 or 2 NSX's.
What planet do you live in that has so many NSX's in a car show?
Maybe cause the NSX looks are not for everyone.plain and simple.
Because they are the machinical marvel. Gtr was built more than 15 years no electric aid, they are two different types of car. I am not going to ditch one or the other, I like both of them
How is the NSX better than the GTR?!!! GtR is way more popular that saying is enough to tell you which is better.
@@sinanc3761 because GTR didn't suffer hype of the NSX
I'm a HONDA fan, HONDA NSX ACCURA is UNBELIEVABLE, AWESOME a dream car 😍... I will buy it someday 🤩
Would be great for the channel don’t know any other you tubers running one looks amazing as well.
Exactly. There are a couple of GTR’s out there. I can’t think of another TH-camr with this underrated gem of a car.
He’ll never buy ut
I was just going to comment the same thing
would only get views in US...but id get it cuz I don't really care about youtube. I care more about experiencing cars.
@BEASTMODE ELITE well they are worth it because the niche it has abck then, literally the people that build 918 helped building this.
people just don't appreciate it then, and now that hybrid system is more mainstream and the price falls only then they go in the tech
early bird have to bear the brunt of the cost of development, that's simply it
Can’t believe it was 2016 when it released. Time has properly flown!
100% go NSX. Amazing car, very rare to see on the road let alone in a TH-camr's hands
@@no808sovahere are you ok? Please tell me your joking right. There is only around 1050 globally. There are over 10,000 Nissan GTR's. Wake up
@@no808sovahere Say that to Aussies. After they sold 3 of this gen NSX in 2019 there, they had 0 in 2020, and then what? They even stopped sales of the car this year. I seriously doubt there are more than 200 of them sold world-wide annually.
@@no808sovahere You want the actual figures? In US 128 units of Acura NSX were sold in 2020. In Europe? Whopping 8 of Honda NSX. I mean, 8! In entire Europe!!
These figures officially came from Acura and Honda respectively by the way.
@@no808sovahere So? It should not be rare because I've seen 5 you say?
@@no808sovahere Yeah you are such a centre of the world. Everything you saw should be considered common sense.
Take a brave man to be honest and not follow mainstream trend. Follow your heart!
NSX ownership experience would be interesting. Should do an overlooked supercar series as well. Great Video.
Similar Ferrari v NSX ownership costs over 2 years, that’d be interesting!
This car is brilliant, I love how you gave this car a chance because most people don’t appreciate it enough to review it
That's a tight piece of kit. And when I hear NSX, I think Senna.
When I hear Prost, I think of Senna.
Not this NSX unfortunately
Thats the 90s NSX that Senna had input on, which imo has much more charactor than the newer ones, who wants electric motors and turbos when you can get some old school DOHC VTEC
I love it, lol, that moment when he realizes he wants the NSX over the GTR lol.. do it brother, way better all around car.. Looks better too, I wanna hear that thing Tuned with straight pipes..I heard with just the tuned ECU, you gain about 100hp.. That motor is highly capable, that would bring it to nearly 700hp
This is my car! Sold it to VVS last year, then bought it back this week. Epic that SOL drove it 👌
Was my car too bought it brand new 🧢
And I was the poor bastard who built it.
I washed the rims
I looked at it
@@jeanlafrance8746 Yea it is his car it's on his TH-cam videos 👍🤣
Obvs this - probably the most criminally underrated super car out there. Look sick too.
I think at around 100K it's fair value. Anything under that is solid bargain imo.
I've always had a soft spot for the NSX's. I'd buy one.
You're borderline 'old geezer' go for comfort and speed and sell the GTR lol
He got so stressed when he realized it was better than his GTR 😂😂
well, some people suffer from physical stress when they're lying.
@@rrs_13 exactly he owns a GTR for a reason
many cars can drive better or quitter or whatever
nobody gives 0.000001 shit about that
The GTR is the best looking most bad ass car in the world the sound is a literal monster the vibe of the car is insane
dfk
@@hudini00 why are you getting so pissed off? Stop being a fanboy
@@ethann4348 just try to make a point not mad at all actually wrote that very calmly its just the way u read it
@@hudini00 it's a fast car, that's it, it's hideous looking to be honest and not the fastest nowadays, it looks like a box lol, i invite you to take a look at an lexus lc 500, lc 500 convertible even tho is not as fast as the gtr is waaaayyyyy more sexy than the gtr, even this nsx is way better looking too and faster
Absolutely the NSX . Under appreciated super car that is different from all the others . The heritage of the NSX going all the way back to Ayrton Senna is special.
What is it with the British and the Honda badge? Honda has as much if not more pedigree than Porsche, Ferrari, Audi or any other supercar for that matter! Honda power won the F1 constructors championship every year from 1986 and 1991 with William's and McLaren, British teams! And the driver's championship every year from 1987 to 1991 with drivers Nelson Piquet, Arton Senna, and Alan Prost! Respect where respect is due!
The NSX is truly underrated!
Get it.
Think of Honda and think of formula 1 and ayrtonn senna. Iconic need I say more?
No more vtec though, which is why they dominated so much...and Senna of course!
@TH-cam Sucks moved to turbocharger, check the stats
First time I seen an NSX on the road I was mind blown, looks amazing and sounds amazing. Get one Paul
This configuration, lucid black, with chrome rims and white interior is just superlative
the wheels are so nice
That thumbnail pic caught my eye.tint those windows & its perfect.
Now searching autotrader for one. OMG my new favourite car. Always loved the gen1 this just kills it. Great review mate as always.
Paul, I checked on the VVS website and the NSX is not listed anymore. Did you pull a very cool one and buy the damn thing?
I don’t understand why the NSX hasn’t got more love. It’s such an awesome car!
Brand snobbery. Rich people want to have something poor people don't.
It's just disappointing
@@Zepherian Then explain the Ford GT and the other Ford GT. 🤷♂️
@@venom5809 Racing pedigree from le mans, Ford was a rich man who threw tons of resources into getting brand recognition. The GT has a ford logo but it's not a common or garden ford. It's a rich mans niche product.
These cars are definitely underrated. I feel if they're half as reliable as the 1st gen cars this is one people will be sad they missed out on when it's eventually retired. (I have a 1st gen with 289,000 miles on it, and have had the pleasure of riding shotgun with a racing legend in one of the new ones, the "NC1" is a mind-bendingly fast car in the right hands).
You need to get it, only youtuber doing the NSX👍
I’ll be the first and mine is fully modded. Stay tuned
4:30 that sound.... it literally sounds like a six cylinder turbo New Holland or Case tractor at those speeds. Sounds good!
These seem like fantastic under rated cars. Definitely pulls like a train!
Pls buy one
This!
I would pick the NSX if they were the same price, but - at least here in the US - they're not. You can find GTRs in the low $60k price range while the cheapest NSX I've seen online was around $129k. In all fairness, they are 2 very different animals: the GTR is a Japanese muscle car with a larger bulging body, backseats and raw power for drag racing and straight line acceleration. The NSX is more of a track weapon with a lot of New eXperimental Sportscar (NSX) stuff such as torque vectoring, hybrid drive-train, electric mode etc and has a low-slung supercar body with 2-seats and engine behind you. They are both great value for the money. Great video as always Paul! Been a fan since you slept in your R8 and decided to put a Xmas tree on top ;)
looking an NSX cruising is actually a nice surprise these days, due to how understated it is in the enthusiast market.
The NSX is aimed at a different buyer. It's refined, smooth, and sofisticated. The GTR is raw, angry and powerful. If you want to make 1000hp and split people's eardrums then stick with the GTR. If you want to road trip and feel like a millionaire on a budget, switch to the NSX.
It's a looker and looks like a great road tripper, go for it mate
Paul, excellent review my friend. Always loved the 2015 NSX. Seriously underrated and overlooked. Performs somewhere between 991 911 Turbo S and 918 but sounds better than both. Reasons to buy: 1) Noone else has one regularly covered on the platform. 2) It's cheap to buy and to run 3) Its Hybrid, therefore kinda' future-proofed against the outlawing of gas powered cars. 3) It looks nicer and different from the competition even though it's 6 years old. 4) It's as fast as a 911 Turbo S. 5) It's more comfortable than an R8 V10 plus. 6) It sounds awesome (growl, turbo whistle, and blow off. Best from both worlds). 7) I love it so it must be worth owning!
This is your style and more exclusive. More allround and mature. Swop is!
Sounds mint. If you couldn't hear the turbo whistle you'd be forgiven for mistaking this for a much more old school V6, I think it sounds great.
The NSX is very under appreciated. It also looks to be aging very well, it does not look 5 years old.
NSX vs GTR? Only one winner in my eyes. I'd happily live with the Honda badge.
Hopefully more people wake up to how good of a car the NSX is. It's definitely on my shortlist if I had the money LOL
No, you idiot! Let it depreciate!😋
No let them sleep it will become a business investment. Let the ppl who love it buy it
@@ducati9992 thank you! I want a high mileage one when ive made it into the middle class.
I’m not sure why you are so surprised. The remit of the original NSX was to be a super car you could drive everyday. It hit the Mark so ridiculously well that it was a victim of its own success. Nobody saw a car that never broke down, had no foibles and was bloody brilliant to drive as a super car. They just thought it was a top of the range part of the normal Honda range. But those who owned or drive one had an immediate love affair with it. New one is the same, brilliant in every respect. Just drives too well and the badge doesn’t give you snob value. But the Japanese don’t build cars with that in mind. All they care about is how you feel in the drivers seat. A truly amazing car that’s overlooked by badge hunters and glory boys.
hilarious ending 😆 good luck with your new NSX 🍻
As a NORTH American, so weird to see an NSX with a Honda badge. It looks authentic in some ways. Fantastic track machine yet a good daily. Needs more love.
Do it, NSX is so awesome and underrated.
At £90k, NSX seems like a solid choice. The NC1s are quite reliable too. Put on SOS downpipes and exhaust, and a JB1 tuning box, and you get more power and great sound. And, as everyone keeps saying, you’d be the first major car TH-camr with one.
I’ve driven a NSX couple months before and I’ve the exact reaction like you! 😂 Really glad you enjoy this car and hopefully you will become the very owner of this NSX.
As you just said, after driving the 2nd Gen NSX, the car check so many boxes and let you .........speech less ! The best car for the money compared to 458, GTR, Porsche Turbo. I just sold my 2017 570GT to get an NSX. The reliability over others in the same category is extremely good. Plus, It is a head turner.
This is why you don't judge a book by its cover. Especially if the cover is an underdog badge and media that doesn't understand what the car is
only non car ppl think badly of the Honda badge, they are without a doubt the best engine maker in the world, ok they WERE the best engine maker in the world now they are like all the rest woth turbos and electric motors
@@lunarshteve exactly. Honda and great cars has always been a thing. Sure at some times they wake up on the left side and proceed to make a car, but I guess when your average journalist had been brainwashed by the "brand prestige" game and the "I no longer want my 100k+ car to share the same brand as the cheap 20-30k car which allows them to actually make the nice ones" flawed decision, you get this wave of non car guys(by that I mean those who don't love cars for...cars but rather social acceptance) saying cars like the NSX and sadly the LFA aren't as good as they truly are
Absolutely the most underrated super car out there, but here in good old Australia they priced it at $420,000, back in 2017. As a result only a very few cars were sold. That was 30-40k more than any other super car that you have mentioned - a GTR costing about $300k. Luxury tax on vehicles in good old Oz will kill you! At 90,000 pounds buy it! The rare factor alone will hold its value just like the original model of the early 90’s. Great video Honda have nailed it with this car.
I would be down with seeing more of this car btw!!
All you need is to do a decent tune, aero kit of your choice for some aggressiveness and for the price you get a lot. One of the most slept on cars!(of course you can make it louder if you want as well, some wheels and wrap to bring out the lines)
I LOVE how it looks.
Tom Hartley has a 9k mileage one that was just £80k but is now under offer. Coincidence?
Do it lad! So much rarer than the GTR
Well in Paul, super interested to see a modified NSX- definitely a more-refined GTR and I'm sure you could make it special with some modifications
currently the bargain of the century. soon to be one the valuable out there.
Yep swap it Paul, it’s a better car and it’s not a car you see at all on TH-cam, the content would be awesome 👊🏻
Do it, it looks amazing, sounds amazing and goes amazingly well. 👌
Yep, build #1816 pictured left. Driven through two Canadian winters...Bulletproof. Beautiful. Comfortable. And.....it will kill almost anything else on the road....love it.
Bro, best super car review ever, u described every mental state of a man ,which is doubt and regret
You mentioned a GTR...I own a Q50 and I can tell you Nissan quality isn't what it used to be.
Anyway, love the NSX but I think this redesign kind of missed the mark. Bolder styling and maybe a completely electric vehicle would have gotten it more attention and acclaim.
C'mon man, go for it if you can. I'd love to see NSX content, and I think most other viewers will too
GTR's are for going balls to wall blast drive. NSX is the daily driver, have fun, road tripper, and yes it is the better vehicle of the two.
I want more content of the NSX, there was just a few youtubers that reviewing or modding this car
Check me out this month mine is loaded to the gills
@@AuToBoLic lesgoo
As a long-term Honda owner I have always been surprised by the idea of them producing a quality car, but I have to say that the exterior sound was very compelling. You mentioned that it was piped in but it sounds the business on the outside.
I think it’s time. Hybrid is a great option for your channel right now and the Nissan is so dull. The Honda needs to be customised - that’s what the Japanese do - so get one and get it done, Paul, please. 😎
Holy shit. Never been so excited for a SOL video
I loved the old nsx i love the new one.
Both are amazing same with the lexus lfa and the gtr.
Looking at the comments Paul it's the way to go for your channel to move up a gear this year 👌
I still kept my GTR, but it’s night and day. The NSX is just in a different universe in terms of build quality and driving experience. My NSX with JB4 pulls more average acceleration G due to the gearing and electric power than my 900whp Alpha 9 GTR. The NSX is an amazing piece of engineering. I love it.
The NSX is a very rare special car especially for the export market outside the US. There are less than 2500 in the world with around 1400 of those in the US.
Either way you’re in a win/win situation deciding between the two.
Maybe archie has bought one of these we might just get to see the delivery vid then then the sold one in a few days
You've made me want one.
I got the gtr to modify it. The nsx is better out of the box, but doesn't have 11+ years of R&D in the aftermarket. You can heavily modify a gtr and it will be reliable
This would be actually a good move for your channel since no one I can think of has one.
I do :-)
@@AuToBoLic good for You 👍🏻
Fuck the rest of the big manufacturers, buy this nsx it’s a bang for your buck, looks amazing, sounds amazing and sure as hell performs like a supercar
The Honda badge tells you everything about it will still work even when it's 20 years old!
Mine Honda does.
Heavy, non mechanical, not enough visceral feedback as other mid-engines. If you want a GT cruiser, cool, if you want a drivers car, this is not it.
Real good content and would do really good things for your channel if you get one..be the 1st You Tuber do modify one...set the trend..dont be a Lemming
Buying a GTR with no intention of tuning it should be a hate crime! A few thousand spent on the platform and you end up with a completely different car to factory which is almost 700bhp and lively af
You have a habit of buying the wrong vehicles tho. I’m guessing that old Lamborghini is still for sale too?
Cool video, I may be biased as I’ve been an owner of 3.2T with pop up lights for a little over 16yrs and as Theresa Marie says below, it still works because it has that Honda badge and depth of engineering. If you’ve not seen it, search out the CHris Harris review. In the US I believe there are a few that have been modified to offer more aggressive stance, performance and looks, so go on, ditch the GTR and be individual!
do it! the sound from the outside it´s just beutiful
It's not really a Japanese car. It was completely designed, built, and tested by Honda of America. Just bank rolled by the Japan.
It’s the way to go Paul 👍
Okay, so you bought the exhaust, wheels and wrap. That's like nothing when it comes to mods and has good resale value besides the wrap.. Seriouisly, go with the NSX. You won't regret it. It's an amazing feeling being unique with your car since EVERYONE and their moms are getting GTRs. I got a 2nd gen Z4 that I'm building with an N54 and I can't tell you how many heads I turn because it's simply unique, let alone a car that hardly anyone does modifications on. You won't regret my friend!
I'm not sure if it's for you but many will shove themselves in remorse in a few years for losing out on the chance to purchase and invest in appreciating (ideally cash flowing) assets like Ecommerce, digital assest, stocks
I am a strong believer in putting money into assets that will grow in value over time with good ROI
Investing in digital assests now should be on everyone's todo list; you'll be glad you did in a few months>crypto
@@jamieariks1521 Passive income is one sure way to attain financial freedom, Stocks seems difficult but the crypto market and forex market in my opinion is superior
Most intelligent words I've heard.
@@rareliquid3937 I wanted to trade Crypto but got discouraged by the volatility in price
The Honda/Acura NSX are a very underrated sports car in my opinion is a much better handling more refined more rare car than the Nissan Gtr. Get one Sol.
Do it swap it, you able to an why not life is too short🤪👍
Do they market it as a Honda in England? Why not Acura badging? The one I saw in Socal in 2018 was all Acura. It is so well styled.
Clickbait
is it possible to tune/mod the electric drivetrain ? in the ebike world it's common to swap the controller and send more power to the motor(s). it would be nice to see this kind of mod.you have to be careful with overheating though. shouldn't be an issue for short acceleration like launching the car, or driving b roads. if you need more sustained for instance for the track, it should be possible to beef up the cooling
The Honda has amazing engineering and only one drawback imo (not the Honda badge because that’s countered by the rarity and great looks). The weight. Killer for a sports car. Another consideration: how will the technology age?
This car looks so cool and the sound of the exhaust sounds so good. I'd change your GTR for this car.
2:18 The NSXs electric mode actually works up to 40 mph, it's not just a creep mode.