Car overview
Consider it or not, it has been 11 years since Acura launched this all-aluminum-bodied sports activity automotive. Again then, it obtained well-deserved accolades for its futuristic development and true sporting design. It nonetheless will get our kudos for being well-balanced, extremely poised, straightforward to drive, and sleek, though you may get extra horsepower and a comparatively related journey for half the worth of different sports activities vehicles.
Geared up with a 3.2-liter 24-valve V6 engine, the NSX manages 290 horsepower (252 if outfitted with the four-speed computerized), which is sufficient to transfer the automotive from zero to 60 mph in about 5 seconds. The mid-engine design supplies wonderful weight distribution, maintaining the wheels securely planted round turns. Braking is assured, and if pushed aggressively, the NSX rewards the driving force with successful and entertaining dealing.
2002 Acura NSX Exterior
Acura has up to date the NSX’s exterior this yr, giving it mounted headlights, restyled bumpers, and 17-inch wheels each entrance and rear. The restyling is alleged to enhance the automotive’s aerodynamic efficiency sufficient to spice up the automotive’s high pace from 168 mph to 175 mph.
The inside design, although that includes new coloration schemes this yr, appears to be dated. The NSX continues to be fairly snug as exotics go, nonetheless. In some ways, it is as straightforward to drive as its distant relative, the Honda Accord. All controls are logically positioned, the seating place is right and the Targa high is definitely saved. Whereas by no means a robust level of mid-engined unique sports activities vehicles, rear visibility is best than you may anticipate. The shift motion of the six-speed guide transmission thrills us, and the clutch and brake pedals are nicely positioned and supply wonderful suggestions, as does the razor-sharp steering.
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Since its 1991 introduction, different sports activities vehicles, such because the Dodge Viper and Chevrolet Corvette, have caught as much as the novel NSX, and the ‘Vette presents extra horsepower at half the worth. Even the Porsche 911 is a cheaper difference. An all-new NSX is rumored, however, its look will not seemingly occur earlier than 2004.