Original Honda NSX review, what made it special?
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- Launched in 1990, the original NSX was a massive technology step for Honda. Discover why here. The next video will be a review of the new NSX..
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Had the chance to meet Harry @goodwood Festival of Speed and that just confirmed my "youtube impression": What a nice guy and total car enthusiast! Using a Zonda wing as support for signing my little poster - Thanks again :)
E30-M3.AT I managed to meet him outside the Jag stand! Genuine nice guy!
Liar
@Dennis Cat Sorry but you will loose this big time: Please go to my website e30-m3.at /liar.jpg and rethink again who the liar is. But from looking at your yt profile you are busy uploading videos in which you film yourself how you get your wife a snack from sonic burger.... (oh and yes I just reported your comment for harrassment) :P
I met him by the Project 8 Jag
Nothing on your website suggest you are not a liar.
gordon murray drove one of these to work every day when he was designing the F1, nuff said
And he now owns an Alpine A110 as a daily !
@@morganfreeman5171 the Alpine is sick
I bought a new NSX Type-S in lime green metallic in 1999. I still have it to this day and take it to the nearby track (Sugo) whenever possible. Though I am not a pro driver, it feels like it when I am driving it around track no matter what the times are. Truly an amazing car.
You're so lucky to have one! I hope you enjoy it :)
I appreciate people like you, because you didn't sell it for profit and you're using it. I only have an accord, but I still love the K20.
Wow that's awesome. They only made 248 of the Type S, super rare. Out of curiosity I was trying to find one for sale online a while ago but then found out how many they made, makes sense why you never see one for sale. That makes them more rare than the Type R actually. Enjoy it!
@@Whatsth3ruckus Thanks! I actually didn't know that they're so rare,but I have to say I never see them around. There are a good number of base grade and Type T around the area (Sendai) and one Type R that I know of. None are green, though. I've had a few sincere offers to buy it from me and even though it's racked up 84,000km it looks new and is all stock. I've an emotional attachment to it at this point but it's nice to know that I can get what I paid for it if I ever decide to sell it.
@@eightosaurusspelunk1598 Nice. Oh you'll get way more than you paid for it if you ever sell! I'd keep it though.
i cannot understand a thing he was saying on his test drive because of the noise, but i absolutely agree with everything he's saying,
I agree anything the engine says
koo08 Had to wear headphones at low volume for this one
thats weird, you couldnt understand what he was saying.. and you absolutely agree with him what he said.. that makes no sense lol
TheJoePepper haha I was just about to say that!
Ha yes, could do with a lav mic for the loud cars
What a lovely sound that makes. Wearing headphones and thought I was on board.
Thanks for this Harry! Looking forward to the new NSX video.
Call me a Honda fanboy...Its a cheaper and maybe more prosaic car, but I'd love to see the S2000 on your channel.
You would, Michael. You would. :)
Sadly I can't even afford a S2000 :( Loved my Prelude whilst I had it ;)
S2000 was a great little car. Fantastic engine and like all Honda of the period, as reliable as granite. An Integra Type R(DC2) another one. Mine makes me look like a _way_ better driver than I am, which is some feat. :D
I second the idea of seeing you review an s2000!
S2000 is already a future classic! Such an epic Car
i only see one NSX and a new honda hybrid sportscar
Touche :|
And then one day you regret the statement and start claiming the NSX is amazing much like every other person who trashed the NSX in the 90's. The car today has gotten the exact same criticisms as it did back then. Takes talent to recognize talent.
Nokturnal I believe the new nsx only needs one thing to be a true nsx. A manual gearbox.
The original commenter didn't say the '17 NSX was a bad car, just that it has nothing in common with the original NSX - they could have at least made an attempt to bring across some styling queues or something. I agree though, I well remember the motoring press's snobby put downs on the original NSX - and how time proved how irrational they were.
thank you sir.
The body language that You display while describing the body movements is priceless, You are a blessing to the auto. industry. I can't wait till You have a project 8 on. Excellent work Ol'Timer.
Harry reviewing an original NSX? Is today my birthday? Drove my stock '91 to work today and got a thumbs up!
Beautiful car mate, I sold a set of Blitz Type 03 (silver) to a 91' NSX owner once.
Guy was kinda stranded in the desert and had a slashed tire but no spare so I lent him one of my wheels out of respect. he loved the look of it and bought the set from me the next day and he also invited me and some pals lunch.
That's a great story! NSX owners are generally pretty nice guys. :)
Harry has "MY05NSX", I got "MY93NEON". They say "Great minds think alike", guess it's damn right.
MY93 NEON, YEH RIGHT
Neon? That's horrid. Neon isn't a girlies car, it's transgender car.
ive got nothing on the neon, just the fact that his plate makes no sense
www.google.com/search?q=1993+dodge+neon&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjO2MvC7IHVAhVE0oMKHc1BDPAQ_AUIBygC&biw=1061&bih=510
MY05NSX is honda UK's press car i believe
The technical and historical homework you do really brings context to these cars in a way no one else does. Keep up the good work!
watch Haggerty if you want the real story, rather than conjecture about silly assumptions about golf clubs. Fascinating history
Thing is that Honda is producing amazingly reliable cars !!!
This VTEC normally aspirated engine is the engine with the less recalls ever !!!
Harry thanks !!!!
PS : PLS PLS PLS ...Do a video for the XJ220 !!!!!!!
CHEERS
I remember sitting in an original NSX in the showroom at the age of 10 years old, the salesmen were understandably excited about it. I'm 40 now and still can't afford one, but listening to Harry's account of it is the next best thing!
The original NSX was the brainchild of the company founder Soichiro Honda. Corporate Honda has spent the last 15 years erasing Soichiro's spirit out of everything Honda makes, prelude gone, s2000 gone, integra gone, original nsx lost. Now we have a heavy hybrid generically styled and foolishly overpriced "nsx" made in Ohio. Do they even know who the company was named after there at HONDA headquarters. Oh and don't even bother comparing the new Civic type R to the originals.
The Civic Type R is a good effort by Honda, especially the latest (2017) one.
And the CRX was very good car too, now we have the CR-Z :S
hyperboreean agreed. The latest Type R is a pretty damn good car.
llavero5 neat little car.
so, honda is good now?
If I had the money I'd buy a 2005 manual NSX and cherish it until I drop dead!
So much money you may as well buy a Gallardo. But the NSX is more special :)
As an owner of 99 NSX for 20 yrs the car requires nothing but basic service and one timing belt change can't say that about Gallardo. Both great cars regardless.
The BMW M6 e63 v10 was quicker than the Gallardo e gear. ruclips.net/video/UUfJ94aKO0g/видео.html
@@apt62 Hello, I am writing this in hopes of hearing from you. I am budgeting for an NSX to buy in cash roughly in about 10 years. Would you recommend the 5 speed or the 6 speed? I want to keep the pop up headlights. I suppose the dream would be for a 2005 with pop up headlight conversion but never seen that anywhere. Recommendations on the transmission?
All time favorite car. So image-free, so reliable, so drama free.
I don't care if it's lacking in torque/power compared to modern standards, lightweight, that noise and a manual gearbox is what matters. Sounds fantastic, you really captured that induction noise well!
NSX owner for 11 years, 1st
Joseph
The Original NSX is class.....great chassis and engine, high revving!
Amazing! 👌
These old cars will just go up in price!
Absolutely Amazing machine...!!! 👍
DoubleDeckerAnton Fancy seeing you here 😉
12:47 Could listen to the sound of that, on repeat, all day.
Thomas Harrison-Lord I replayed that part quite a bit
If you think that's spectacular, you should listen to my arse.
The engine is music for a car lover’s soul. I bought a 91 a few years ago. Never turned on the radio other than to see if it worked when I first purchased the car.
In an odd sort of way, the first gen NSX can still be had new. It's called the Lotus Evora -- mid-engine, Toyota V6, manual transmission. It's technically the same formula. I always saw the Evora as the 1st gen NSX's spiritual successor.
Meh....
I owned a 2010 Evora for three years. I wish I could try the NSX to compare. The Evora is so good steering- and handling-wise that itt’s probably better than a modern NSX. It’s quite simple and the driving experience is very pure, but it has the comfort and luxury of a more upmarket car. I can’t think of a better car to own, in fact, for any money.
No 8000rpm or that intake sound though...
They did do a comparison in Evo mag. 2009 Evora vs original 3.0 NSX. Did a laptime and everything. The NSX was only 1 sec behind. Not bad for a 20 year difference.
Today the Lotus Emira
16:40 the sign of a true car enthusiast Harry is. Telling a story about Senna -> nice twisties ahead -> downshift, revs up, "I'm going in"
back then, I knew a guy who owned an NSX and got to drive it many times. Was a lot of fun.
The jack from my 1988 Mazda RX 7 Turbo is also a German made one from aluminium, some Porsches have it too.
My '83 944 has an aluminium jack, it amused me as well.
That NSX looks like it has a collapsible space saver like the 944 as well, terrifying things!
The NSX had the same effect on me that when I saw my first 240z. Wow! That car is truly amazing. I wish I could afford one! I was completely blown away by both of them, being born into an area where you never saw anything like them. Now days it’s completely different. There are supercars of every description here now. They’re not common as SUV’s but they are around. Plus, there is an internet now. The world is a much smaller place.
The interior is very Porsche 928 - In fact it bears a striking resemblance!
Llewelyn Guildford you're right! I've never thought it about before, great observation.
I much prefer the Honda's interior, I thought the switch gear on the 928 was all over the place and cheaply made.
When you consider the 928 was designed in the early '70s I think it's pretty class leading... The 928 is so futuristic it's sometimes easy to forget how old the design is. Compared to any switches from almost any car of that era and they suddenly seem really robust and high quality! I disagree with the comment re ergonomics, the 928 has everything exactly where you expect it (in my opinion, although I am slightly biased since I own one!). Obviously the NSX is a lot more modern/better, but it's clearly influenced by the 928...!
Very interesting. Never thought to put two and two together.
old NSX >>>>>>> new NSX
I'm going to predict that Harry is going to say otherwise. The new NSX is light-years ahead. If you went back in time and told the designers of the old one what the new one could do, they'd laugh at you.
What makes you think engineers couldn't predict that the car would be much faster in 25 years? You speak out of your ass, man.
faster =/= better
I was talking about the amazing technological advances in such a short amount of time. Speed is a bi-product of that.
yea cause its shit
12:47 People actually criticise the NSX engine note. I guess they cannot appreciate the audible beauty of this mechanical Equanimity/Balance/Harmony. Probably because it is not so brutishly loud as the engine notes their minds are accustomed to. They may call it weak or understated when in actual fact it is just highly refined beyond what they usually perceive. But there are those who can actually appreciate the sound of all manner of engines that are well engineered. Including those that are brutish, not for the superficial loudness but rather the deeper aspects associated with their engineering. Also, it's remarkable how similar these two engine notes are - ruclips.net/video/t7Azl-drqMk/видео.html (play from 5min30sec). Both are entirely analogue, yet so smooth and refined they sound almost digital.
Both NSX are great supercars, I preffer the original with pop-up light but all are nice cars.
The RX7 had an aluminium jack.
so did the Porsche 944
Yes! So did mundane Mazda sedans and hatchbacks.
was about to say the same, still got mine ( and always disliked it ).
With the most recent Miata, Mazda applied the ultimate weight-saving technology to the weight of its jack: they left it out! There’s still the little closed off compartment in the trunk for jack and lug wrench but neither are there! On a recent drive with some ND2s, one guy had a sidewall puncture. Of course we were on a back road in the middle of nowhere. Five new-generation Miatas and a couple of experienced mechanics among the drivers. But we had to call a flatbed to haul it to the next town. I’ve since bought a jack and plug repair kit, with 12V air pump for my car. Shame on you, Mazda.
That induction noise sounds fantastic.
In1998, I had put a deposit down on a Corvette, when I saw a 1990 NSX drive through a nearby neighborhood. I went to the owner's home and told him about how I loved his car. He took me for a drive down a twisty country road. After that, I cancelled the Corvette and bought an NSX. Still have and love that car!
Best decision in your life , I'm sure! ;)
Never really realised that the old NSX was such a cool car, looks like a blast to drive!
Please fix your audio (get a proper mic) we can't hear what you have to say clearly sometimes.
I have a '92. It's an amazing car. It just makes you want to drive harder and harder, and it loves every bit of it. I have driven a lot of different cars over the years as a track nut and instructor, and this one is my favorite.
Enjoying your reviews, Harry! Keep up the great work!
And please think of reviewing Jaguar XJ220 and Porsche 911 991R
please, please, please Jaguar XJ220 !
Hopefully SVO will see one soon. Don Law gets all the XJ220 fettling business right now. I heard he has about 20 in his shop.
Bentley Zagato at 4:59. Ultra rare.
I'll never get tired of that engine note
Dear Harry, the more you show us cars from 1990-2006 the more I like your videos. Great quality reviews. Thank you
Porsche Boxsters/911s had aluminium jacks in 1997 , spare wheel was very thin and alloy too.
One of the best driver's cars of all time! Period.
''you just can't help but change gear''.
In the original NSX, manuals did not have power steering and there was no option for it. Automatics came with power steering. When the NSX got the 3.2L 6-speed upgrade, it also got power steering. All NSXs have 4-channel ABS, I believe it was the first car with that (or at least in the USA).
Not sure about later but here in the US the automatic = 20 less HP. I think the was redline 7500 (8000 with a manual)
Nice change seeing Japanese metal reviewed. There were other interesting choices back in 90s that I wouldn’t mind seeing Harry flog. Mazda RX-7, Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo...
And some people say V6s don't sound good. This sounds better than most V8s these days.
what makes the NSX so special is Ayrton Senna helped fine tune it. you always live forever in our hearts
In a world of vloggers and RUclips personalities, this is pure gold. Thanks Harry!
My dream is to have one of these to go alongside my s2000 one day. That would be the ultimate garage for me. Great video
Me too. Have a 2k and love it....
Great video. Color is stunning and the V6 sings beautifully. Best video I've seen on the original NSX.
Thank you Harry!
You have one of the best car channels
Harry I can see you've used a pro mic set up but I think you need to use a lav mic in car. Good review though.
Somewhere about the 12:45 mark... oh my, oh my oh my. Best of all, it's not (yet another) V8.
Honda made some brilliant cars in the 90s - this (the NSX), the Integra, even the Accord. I've sat in a 90s Integra and even though there was a lot of plastics, it was all well-made, well screwed together, well-designed and very useable. It's a pity Honda went downmarket later on.
Probably one of the prettiest rear ends in the history of the motor car; and a repetitive din which assures one that the ultra-reliable engine never misses a beat. There's a downside though, Harry: it's louder than you!
Nice review. Brings back fond memories of my NSX ownership day. It's been 13 years since I sold it but I can see hear that VTEC kick I. In as the rack climbed.
11:36 That engine noise!!
Harry, you did it again, great vid! and that Luminor really suits you...
Harry the 300ZX also had alloy jacks. In a very heavy, steel car though.
Harry's smile makes me smile.. 😀
gay.
Ya boy Krokos Well.. That's a mature and intelligent response... And if this video dosent brings a smile to your face then what are you doing here.?
Like Julia roberts lol
Harry the first gen Miata also has an aluminum jack, looks exactly the same, possibly same manufacturer.
Are you sure? I had two NA6, the jacks for both was heavy as another other jacks. I doubt they aluminum.
Zhemin Lin mine is pretty light
Great vid Harry, always had love for the original NSX. It's always been a very handsome car with delicate styling. You're right about the interior it is very reminiscent of the 328, i also think there's some 928 in that dash too, i think the Ferrari, Porsche & Honda all share a certain dashboard logic. Honda don't make cars with simple informative dials these days, back then i really think they were up there with the likes of BMW when it came to clean, clear instrumentation, it's something i wish Honda would consider going back too, amongst a few other things. Looking forward to the next video.
If there is any consolation the Z32 has an aluminium jack, and the NSX has a simelar style interior also
Sorry one other point: surely a reference to the video of Senna caning an NSX around Suzuka in his white socks and loafers is worth a mention?
pls make a video about new nsx too
I was expecting the Honda NSX to be the 1990 version :( Wouldn't that be the original not the 2005?
I love the interior sound of the engine with that induction. Old NSXs are great. The new one is impressive, but meh.
I used to own the older version of this nsx before also the supra, they are indeed really really awesome.. tq bro.
Quick question Harry.. Have you ever met and looked around Jay Lenos garage? If so, has he reciprocated and visited yours? You both have some amazing cars.
"Chalk and cheese" What a funny turn of phrase. Love it! Thanks for the great vids Harry!
Are all secondary roads in England so narrow?
I seem to remember that the NSX R won ECOTY. In 2005 I think.
One of the best car reviews I've ever seen!
Henry, why did you go for a later model than a earlier?
Thanks Harry, one of my favorites. Would like to see you review a 308/328 someday, as I think for me it would be a 308 or this NSX...
in summary, the old is gold and the new is trash.
Love it! Agree, you can't hear a lot of his comments during the drive, but so enjoyed the sound = the NA1 and NA2 sound the same to me, even though the engine displacement grew. I owned a '91, and it sounded just like the NA2 in this video. My only gripe with the car beyond needing Popeye forearms to steer it at low speeds, was that the exhaust note was too docile at idle and low speed. Once you get into the throttle, you enjoy the beautiful symphony found on this video. I ultimately changed the exhaust so I could enjoy the sound even more.
Beautiful VTEC V6 noise!! 💪🏻 Who cares it’s ‘only’ 280hp
It's enough still quick
I have a ‘91 NSX. Did not know that it had a aluminum jack. Here in the US when the targa top was added Honda (Acura here) added around 160# to keep body stiffness. The weight was never trimmed off even when the fixed roof was reintroduced. If my memory serves me the owner’s manual says “to keep from over reving the engine do not exceed 112 mph in 3rd gear “
I love how Harry stopped talking and started pushing the car when he arrived at his favourites corners lol... that's a true petrolhead.
I love your take on it, and the very observing and appreciating kind of reviews you do, not to mention the thoughtful critique. I can't help thinking that this is a food review and you're the chef who's describing the aftertaste of the main dish from a large and famous (Japanese) restaurant.
god the new "NSX" is a hideous looking car. And I'm saying that as a Honda owner and a Honda fan.
Not exactly light cars. 1370-1430 kg depending on the year, except for the R which was 1270 kg. The new version is outrageously heay at 1725 kg.
The NSX what a car, we have learnt even more from this video, thanks Harry - great to see you comparing the models.
"Unfortunately doesn't have pop up lights"
Harry is a man after my own heart!
At 11:06 true exotic feeling of NSX is squeezed out like Johny Depp craved for Blackpearl in "Pirates Of The Caribbean".
Superb review Harry of an awesome car.
My take on the NSX evolution and all new cars is how fast can you actually travel down the road? Track obviously totally different.
I'll take a car with classic lines and enough power you can use, I could listen to that sound track for hours.
Another great video, almost as good as the one where Senna drives this car on the limit in his Italian shoes & white socks - well worth a watch! BTW my 03 Boxster S has an aluminium scissor jack - you must've seen them on Porsches Harry?!
No mention of the type-r variant (s)?
If they had let the Japanese design the new NSX it would sell and would have been a great car. That way we got an American made, overstyled, heavy and expensive mess.
Had my 3.2 pop up headlight model from 2008 - 2016 and this review just brought back all the memories of that glorious V6 soundtrack as the vtec kicks in. The electric aerial and cassette player gave it's age away but it was and still is a great drivers car.
The Honda NSX:s are quite rare in my country (like super rare probably like only 5 of them in here if not less) but I have seen one twice now in my hometown. Both times I was walking at night due to insomnia .. but seeing that car just do a fly by next to me always managed to make me so happy :D.
Seeing that car just pull up on a dark misty backroad and go past me super fast is just something else. It's like seeing a fighter jet on a road... So amazing.
That sound! I am a complete Honda fanboy and would love to drive one of these.
Thank you Harry for a nice review! Would have loved to see more details of the cars exterior and interiour.
Please Harry, if you could do a looooooong and detaied review of the xj220, it would indeed be awesome! Cheers from loyal fan from Norway :D
my FC rx7 has aluminum jack also. Back in the days a lot of normal sports car has so many aluminum parts that you won't see it today since cost cutting are so important now.
I am currently 1 minute 13 seconds into this video, its paused. I am scared. frightened of what Harry may say. I love the NSX. It was my poster car. Everyone else had ferraris and lamborghinis but mine was the nsx. It was my dream car. Please Harry, don't pan my childhood dreams.
Where Honda really screwed up was not agreeing to build a V12 for the McLaren F1 when Gordon Murray asked them too........BMW took that honour that will forever go down as one of the greatest NA engines ever.
Lovely car... It's competitor, the 911 964 also has an aluminium jack.
That induction noise is amazing! Reminds me of driving my old e36 M3
Had one but this sounds much better
Beautiful engine note, props to the engineers.
It is a 90s design Honda allright, I see the window flapping when closing the door with the window down 😁 I really like the looks of the original 1990 NSX, the facelift has the bug eyes and the way Honda rounded up the shape, nah..... 17:40 "only" 52K GBP in the UK? The NSX was twice that price (roughly 108K GBP/270000 Dutch Guilders) in Holland! They only sold 2 of them in 15 years.
I'm going to go out on a limb and say the long tail original NSX is more inspired by the long tail LeMans GT race cars of the time (the Jaguar XJM-9LC, the Porsche 962's, the Mazda 757, and the Toyota 88C), than anyone thinking about playing golf imho . Before the FIA GT Championship was the World Sports Car Championship - possibly Honda was watching ?