I don't understand the dislike for the interior. I think it's a fantastic looking, clean, timelessly modern design. It's a good example of "less is more" philosophy. A lot of people also criticize the current gen NSX interior, but I think it's a beautiful design as well.
i think the real problem is that the new NSX has absolutly nothing to do with the original, except for the name. It is just a desperate marketing strategy to make money fast. I think the same thing happened to the Corvette, they just took everything the Corvette was and then threw it all away
Love my 1992 NSX. I’m the original owner and Love the timeless, clean interior design. Newer cars have WAY to many buttons. If I wanted buttons, I’d remain in front of my computer.
+Joe Williston Yeah because it was a flop commercially, racist americans never understood the bargain it was and how well made it was... rice they say , now they waited for a decade and got a shit... thats why you are watching this video, the senna developed car was to good for that time. americans never passed the badge... they still make jokes about the japonese cars the most reliable and well made cars ever... that just crushed american auto industry... this one it was to good.
+thepro08 What killed the Japanese supercars in America was a combination of emissions requirements and price inflation. As great as the NSX was, it simply wasn't worth 90K+ when it hadn't had a major update since '91. This is particularly true when cars that could outperform it could be had for a significantly lower price.
+Cameron channell the usa corrupts, banned the gtr and the supra, the nsx was good in everything just not the badge, ferraris at that time were slower and had way less tech and engineering... that being said you sad americans normally buy front heavy v8s without suspension.... kind easy to make a big motor fak everything else right, also hp is not torque... but still the japanose cars conquered and bankrupted detroit... try to get still a more solid car than a toyota corolla ,,, not even rolls Royce will last so long, also check the cars they use in war... all toyotas... for a reason...
Am I the only one who thinks this NSX is better than the new one? Don't get me wrong, the new one is nice, but something about Hybrid kills what the NSX has always been. I would take one of these older NSXs any day of the week!
+accord79 i fucking hate the new nsx . i don't like any of the new hybrid super cars i think there kinda lame. i like the electric cars like the tesla cause they are ridiculously fast . but i just can't with the hybrid super cars nope
Nick Dovie I may be wrong here but isn't the GTR faster than the new NSX at a 50k cheaper price tag? Acura should have gone full V8 or Twin turbo'd the new NSX. Would have been far cheaper I bet.
Granted it's handsome (in an honest, straight-forward kind of way), but if you REALLY think it's the most 'beautiful car ever made,' then you obviously haven't seen a lot of cars in you life-time.
@@ThomasFerrugia Everyone has their own their own taste. I saw many cars but I still think nsx is one of the most beautiful, if not the most beautiful.
Unexciting interior? I absolutely love the interior not nsx. Especially this one. BTW nsx and McLaren F1 are two of the very first timeless car designs in my opinion
+speedtime sorry, I meant 1997 not 2007.. In 2002 pop up lights were exchanged with the frog eyes.. Last NSX was produced in Dec 2005.. Just edited and corrected above
Funny how they say Zero body roll, then I see one rocker panel about touching the tarmac and the other side 9 or 10 inches in the air.. LOL. Still great car though!
Man, I always wanted one; in this model. I remember growing up in my neighborhood, there was a classic black that this individual drove every day to work and back from Washington D.C. to the suburbs of Mt.Vernon Va. Such a beautiful vehicle
I really wish they had continued the radical styling but modernized in the new nsx. Now Its just a boring body style that seems to be quite common like in the r8, i8 etc.
Everybody was bitching about the new gtr r35 because it wasn't a manual. I remember everyone saying..."omg it's just a massive computer on wheels", and now they praise the hell out of it and has the most annoying fan base of the car world. The same thing will happen with the NSX, let alone that it is already fast in its first base version. It would only get faster as it is obvious it has loads of potential. Let's take a moment to welcome the 4th production hybrid supercar ever built and the first Japanese brand to launch its first hybrid supercar.
not in this emissions era we live in. Good thing electric motors can out torque a V10 any time, bad thing they sound like crap, because of the absent of sound.
"We hear the second generation NSX is on the way" Yes! 15 years later you were right. Many agree the new one isn't as good as the original. I wish Honda had made the current model more like the 1991 NSX.
It's a timeless and great looking car. As far as today's automatics, they are better than a Manual but if you want full control and a bit more fun, the manual it is.
+Joe Moorman Just sayin, $90k in '02 is like $120k in todays money. You could get a GTR, Cayman GT4, 991 GT3, or like a ton of other great supercars that are relatively cheap. Just didn't realize the NSX used to cost that much. A lot of money for what it was.
it is underpowered for that price region. you can get a 2002 Z06 CORVETTE with 405 horsepower with a half of the price of the NSX. it can also spank the NSX.
Mr.Logic23 everyone has a vett and a 2002 z06 is not likely to appreciate and value anytime in the near future nor is nsx meant to be driven in a straight line, even a Camry v6 can do 0-60 in 5.7 sec now days
Mr.Logic23 I agree with your comment, I mean who needs refinement or quality craftsmanship and design? I’m all about how fast I can go in a straight line and how much power I have. We all know how well corvettes age, why would anyone buy anything other than an American sports car???!!! I just don’t get it.
Mr.Logic23 -- what an idiotic comment. Nobody will look twice at a 2002 Z06 Corvette but necks will snap for this NSX. OF COURSE there are better cars for the money. That's not the point, you blithering idiot.
I don't understand the dislike for the interior. I think it's a fantastic looking, clean, timelessly modern design. It's a good example of "less is more" philosophy. A lot of people also criticize the current gen NSX interior, but I think it's a beautiful design as well.
No
i think the real problem is that the new NSX has absolutly nothing to do with the original, except for the name. It is just a desperate marketing strategy to make money fast. I think the same thing happened to the Corvette, they just took everything the Corvette was and then threw it all away
Interior is gorgeous. Its the fact that who wants to pay $90,000 for an in terior that looks like an $16,000 Accord ?
Proper usage of the word "modern" in its proper context. Japanese cars of the era had that kind of utilitarian design that is sorely missed.
@@alfredooliva5175 Ferrari & Porsche interior from the same era is just as plain and cost way more
Honda at its pinnacle, together with the S2000, TypeRs..... after this, cost cutting turned Honda to what it is today
Pussaty the real Honda and Toyota guys went out in a blaze of glory. Nissan too.
still looks up to date
+stabnshoot in other words, the 90s 00s cars look better than today's.
This is what is called a timeless design. Even 4 years after your comment, it's still true.
@@billspangler2685 even 6 years it still looks goof
junk!!!
One of the nicest silhouettes around
Love my 1992 NSX. I’m the original owner and Love the timeless, clean interior design. Newer cars have WAY to many buttons. If I wanted buttons, I’d remain in front of my computer.
"boring interior" ?.... Its clean , its sold , its perfect.
Perfect! Give me good ergonomics and sound engineering over ANYTHING from Europe in this class from this era.
@@hellkitty1014 It is very boring, I love fancy interiors with lots of screens and tron lights
Agreed. And I still own my 1992.
@Ryan 9638 I was just saying what I like
Not too sure how any of that makes the interior not boring.
funny rumors of a new NSX back in 2002!!!!
+Joe O It just took 11 years to get it out...
+Joe Williston Yeah because it was a flop commercially, racist americans never understood the bargain it was and how well made it was... rice they say , now they waited for a decade and got a shit... thats why you are watching this video, the senna developed car was to good for that time. americans never passed the badge... they still make jokes about the japonese cars the most reliable and well made cars ever... that just crushed american auto industry... this one it was to good.
+thepro08 you from europe?
+thepro08 What killed the Japanese supercars in America was a combination of emissions requirements and price inflation. As great as the NSX was, it simply wasn't worth 90K+ when it hadn't had a major update since '91. This is particularly true when cars that could outperform it could be had for a significantly lower price.
+Cameron channell the usa corrupts, banned the gtr and the supra, the nsx was good in everything just not the badge, ferraris at that time were slower and had way less tech and engineering... that being said you sad americans normally buy front heavy v8s without suspension.... kind easy to make a big motor fak everything else right, also hp is not torque... but still the japanose cars conquered and bankrupted detroit... try to get still a more solid car than a toyota corolla ,,, not even rolls Royce will last so long, also check the cars they use in war... all toyotas... for a reason...
What a car. That gold-on-gold manual targa tested is absolutely (and somewhat surprisingly!) stunning...
Am I the only one who thinks this NSX is better than the new one? Don't get me wrong, the new one is nice, but something about Hybrid kills what the NSX has always been. I would take one of these older NSXs any day of the week!
+accord79
i fucking hate the new nsx . i don't like any of the new hybrid super cars i think there kinda lame.
i like the electric cars like the tesla cause they are ridiculously fast .
but i just can't with the hybrid super cars nope
Nick Dovie I may be wrong here but isn't the GTR faster than the new NSX at a 50k cheaper price tag? Acura should have gone full V8 or Twin turbo'd the new NSX. Would have been far cheaper I bet.
+Acc0rd79 yeah Nissan kinda pissed in everyone's serial with the GTR i can only imagine what the new GTR be able to do hopefully without batteries.
Nick Dovie yup, for sure. Acura just had to follow suit but make a new engine, why the hybrid I have no clue.
+Nick Dovie it'll have batteries but it'll probably shit on this nsx... I only hope the design isn't as..... polarizing as the r35
Still my favorite car of all time.
Acura NSX best japanese sport car. 0-60 MPH - 5.0 seconds
junk!!!
This car is beautiful in 2024, and will continue to look better and better in the future! And the interior is perfect for the time and design
I prefer the pop up headlight version, but it's still the most beautiful car ever made.
Yup.
Not even close to the most beautiful car. This thing is ugly as hell. especially with the frog looking intake grill
Granted it's handsome (in an honest, straight-forward kind of way), but if you REALLY think it's the most 'beautiful car ever made,' then you obviously haven't seen a lot of cars in you life-time.
@@ThomasFerrugia Everyone has their own their own taste. I saw many cars but I still think nsx is one of the most beautiful, if not the most beautiful.
It is really nice looking but the Ferrari 288 gto is the most beautiful car ever made.
little did they know that it would take another 14 years for the 'new' version to appear
The best OEM wheel design of all-time
The JDM also has the same wheel?
That V6 just sounds amazing, big revs and VTEC!
Unexciting interior? I absolutely love the interior not nsx. Especially this one. BTW nsx and McLaren F1 are two of the very first timeless car designs in my opinion
Jasko Hodzic Good luck getting your hands on a McLaren F1 though. Even rough examples are selling for over a million dollars nowadays.
Jasko Hodzic the difference between the two being that the McClaren F1 is quite possibly the best car ever built.
The NSX actually insipired the design of F1 maclaren
junk!!
@@migueldelacruz5054 The designer of the McLaren originally asked Honda for an engine for it but they said no
didn't know it had two engine options back then wow
+speedtime it didn't have two options.. 3 liter engine was inreased to 3.2 in 1997
+Cem Kocasoy Sorry that's wrong the last year production was in 2002 until now
+speedtime sorry, I meant 1997 not 2007.. In 2002 pop up lights were exchanged with the frog eyes.. Last NSX was produced in Dec 2005.. Just edited and corrected above
+Cem Kocasoy no problem great car all in all
Same
The earlier fascia with the pop-ups made this car the most attractive looking vehicle of all time. In my opinion.
"2nd gen NSX is on it's way soon" Oh john.... I hate to disappoint
Honestly one of the best looking cars ever made. I love the color both inside and outside
lol pffft,.,,, JUNK!!!
The look of the NSX is timeless
Oh the color and rims on this one, the nsx still looks fabulous!!
13.1 @ 109MPH IS FLYING FOR ONLY 290HP. I think the Ferrari 355 had the same time but with 380hp.
Funny how they say Zero body roll, then I see one rocker panel about touching the tarmac and the other side 9 or 10 inches in the air.. LOL.
Still great car though!
I noticed the same thing lol.
Ha I had the same thought
I might need to begin my search, now that my income allows me to have things I could only imagine just a few years back.
Timeless 📱
Man, I always wanted one; in this model. I remember growing up in my neighborhood, there was a classic black that this individual drove every day to work and back from Washington D.C. to the suburbs of Mt.Vernon Va. Such a beautiful vehicle
Beautiful but I like the pop ups lights more!
In 2022, or any year for that matter, this car is still a powerhouse,
Ravi (owner of 2011 Maybach V12 6.0 liter 620hp/738 lbs of torque)
its commonly known it actually had 320-330hp. backed up by that 109mph trap speed!
Wonder what kind hp it put down at the wheels?
Yeah, I’ve had a few different mid 13 sec cars on the strip and around 400hp. They were just under 4000lbs. But yeah 13.1@109... more than 290/225 IMO
@@dwaynerush9599 Well taking into account ~325 at the crank, that would indicate roughly 280whp.
I always liked the non pop up headlights better
this was a really good review for back then.
13.1@109? Lordy that's quick. Easily 340Hp in that Vtec 3.2L
Nope 290
A 50%% price hike in 10 years is pretty large for some different headlights and body tweeks.
Inflation.
"We hear the next generation NSX is on the way..."
A 14 year trip, but we're getting there! Twice the price of the 2002 but it's getting there...
And the new one sucks, so I kept my original NSX and added a C7 Corvette with a Manual Transmission. Corvettes are seriously fun.
@@genericdenizen1 the original NSX design is timeless. A design derived from the 2002 design wouldn't hurt.
Fucking beautiful car.
Still looks good
Perfectly balanced car. Flawless handling but power felt on par with
Big inline 6 of today.
Acura Legend 3.2 6 speed Type II review, please! They're like a front wheel drive NSX, lol!
Not quite, but they were NICE!
First car, Integra type R dc2, second car CRX Vtec, thirt car NSX.
the new NSX is too far removed from this to be worthy of the name
Agreed, as well as the new Supra.
I really wish they had continued the radical styling but modernized in the new nsx. Now Its just a boring body style that seems to be quite common like in the r8, i8 etc.
Probably The Best Car Ever Made.
0 to 60 5 seconds? Damn!
Long time favorite!
Uhhhhh so I somehow didn’t know there was two different engines you could get. I thought it was just the 3.2
The interior still looks good in 2021.
I want that beautiful NSX🤗
I wonder if they tuned the engine a bit for this year.
Nossa que carro lindo na época é um arraso sensacional 👍👍
Best sounding V6 ever imo!
That's a sweet car. Love the original. The second gen only arrives in 2016! Ha!
I would love to have one
Could it be timeless? I think we have an answer.
Diggin that 7' long aerial!
The new NSX does not even look like an NSX
No shit the first generation was decades before it
@Van Van Acura did a great job with the new NSX, looks amazing. You’d turn your head if you saw one on the road
Performs like a $24,000 z28 without the pesky v8 noise.
I WILL have one of these one day.
The most beautiful iconic car ever.
junk!!!
Everybody was bitching about the new gtr r35 because it wasn't a manual. I remember everyone saying..."omg it's just a massive computer on wheels", and now they praise the hell out of it and has the most annoying fan base of the car world.
The same thing will happen with the NSX, let alone that it is already fast in its first base version. It would only get faster as it is obvious it has loads of potential. Let's take a moment to welcome the 4th production hybrid supercar ever built and the first Japanese brand to launch its first hybrid supercar.
Caraca que sensacional amigo 👍👏👏 bom curti motor sério mano os da década de 90 são um arraso
I like this one more than the new one. This was a genuine driving car, purely well built.
The new one is ugh
9890jsp The new one will drive rings around the old one.
Too hot for words, guys. I love this car! :) JV Johnny
The first time i saw soft gear shiftings in this show.
Beautiful!!!
Much better looking than than the newer NSX.
Beautiful car
Sucks the new nsx is a hybrid, I really wanted to see a dohc v10 vtec engine with titanium exhaust standard.
not in this emissions era we live in. Good thing electric motors can out torque a V10 any time, bad thing they sound like crap, because of the absent of sound.
Love the 3.2, don't like the headlights.
"We hear the second generation NSX is on the way" Yes! 15 years later you were right. Many agree the new one isn't as good as the original. I wish Honda had made the current model more like the 1991 NSX.
Did Motor Week ever test a 1980 or 1981 Mustang Cobra?
Im a corvette guy,.... but this was a great car..... I'm going back in time to buy a few
i friggin’ love it!!!
Only car from 2002 that still looks modern.
It's a timeless and great looking car. As far as today's automatics, they are better than a Manual but if you want full control and a bit more fun, the manual it is.
Why did the MotorWeek logo briefly change to the American flag colors?
Does anyone know what the paint color is on this car? looks awesome. Wonder what the interior color is too...
Those V-Tec engines were nice.
really clean..
Much more exciting looking than the current gen.
always wanted this NSX ...
$90k...!?! Wow, you get so much more car for your money nowadays.
+Joe Moorman Just sayin, $90k in '02 is like $120k in todays money. You could get a GTR, Cayman GT4, 991 GT3, or like a ton of other great supercars that are relatively cheap. Just didn't realize the NSX used to cost that much. A lot of money for what it was.
+Casey Weaver A Ferrari Fighter? This car was a steal.
+Casey Weaver In 1991 NSX base price was $60,000.
+Casey Weaver incorrect. this car was a technological tour de force.
Casey Weaver what car can you get today with an all aluminum body for cheaper? I'll wait for your answer.
No way, is this what 2002 looked like in tv? I remember it being so much more vivid and relevant.
Who chose the music for this?
Back when Acuras were bulletproof head turners.
Nowadays: Full of problematic auto trans and other quality issues.
Categorically timeless.
I had no idea there were 2 engine offerings
Dream car
They should've kept the flip up headlights
It would have been illegal.
The targa roof doesnt hurt rigidity, but destroys the paint.
How?
i wish this nsx had a longitudal mid engine rear wheel drive set up..
Nice lid, Ben!
do more oldsmobile reviews!
The new nsx is indeed very different
lol, this was reviewed in 2002 and he said we heard a new NSX is on the way......13 years later.
RIP😔
I always loved yawning at my NSX's interior...idiots always got to have some alien spaceship looking dash to make them happy I guess.
Danny H -- well said. That interior is GORGEOUS even by 2018's standard.
They really should’ve offered a more powerful version of this car. They’re so beautiful
13.1 in 2002 was awesome. Of course 90k was pretty steep.
funny bc the 2nd gen came in 2018! Not really around the corner of 2002. lol...
it is underpowered for that price region. you can get a 2002 Z06 CORVETTE with 405 horsepower with a half of the price of the NSX. it can also spank the NSX.
Mr.Logic23 everyone has a vett and a 2002 z06 is not likely to appreciate and value anytime in the near future nor is nsx meant to be driven in a straight line, even a Camry v6 can do 0-60 in 5.7 sec now days
Mr.Logic23 hahahahahaha yeah right. Not only will the nsx r spank the vette in a drag but embarrass it on a race track. Silly fan boy.
Mr.Logic23 I agree with your comment, I mean who needs refinement or quality craftsmanship and design? I’m all about how fast I can go in a straight line and how much power I have. We all know how well corvettes age, why would anyone buy anything other than an American sports car???!!! I just don’t get it.
Mr.Logic23 -- what an idiotic comment. Nobody will look twice at a 2002 Z06 Corvette but necks will snap for this NSX.
OF COURSE there are better cars for the money. That's not the point, you blithering idiot.
But they kinda hate on the 2002-5 a little much but both 91 & 02 are great