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I drove the new NSX during Car Week in Carmel, here are my impressions from the short drive:
- Throttle response is incredibly sharp, you hear the turbos building and releasing boost quite loudly but never have a sense of lag. This is the result of the electric motors doing their thing, I'm assuming.
- Speaking of sound, the car sounds deep, throaty, and much more aggressive than I expected. Upon startup on the outside it makes its presence known, and on the inside the exhaust note is pretty prominent.
- At full throttle the car is fast, really, really fast. The shifts are completely seamless, passengers feel exactly zero break in power during shifts.
- The steering wheel is fantastic, it has a very complicated ergonomic shape that sort of molds around your hands. Excellent detail. The paddle shifters also feel great, big aluminum mechanical feeling paddles.
- Interior is not particularly impressive, but I don't think those willing to buy a $200k Acura will care. The trunk in the back is tiny, no storage space up front a-la original NSX.
- The car switches from full-electric to kicking the engine on very seamlessly, a passenger not paying attention might not even notice the transition.
That's about it, wasn't a long drive but it gave me a new perspective on the car. I think the reviews downplay details like the sound because of the "it's boring" rhetoric, so I was pleasantly surprised. The Acura-contracted driver who was with me in the passenger seat confirmed a lightened version is coming sans-hybrid drivetrain, for what it's worth. I would take that with a grain of salt for now!
Happy to answer any questions!
- Throttle response is incredibly sharp, you hear the turbos building and releasing boost quite loudly but never have a sense of lag. This is the result of the electric motors doing their thing, I'm assuming.
- Speaking of sound, the car sounds deep, throaty, and much more aggressive than I expected. Upon startup on the outside it makes its presence known, and on the inside the exhaust note is pretty prominent.
- At full throttle the car is fast, really, really fast. The shifts are completely seamless, passengers feel exactly zero break in power during shifts.
- The steering wheel is fantastic, it has a very complicated ergonomic shape that sort of molds around your hands. Excellent detail. The paddle shifters also feel great, big aluminum mechanical feeling paddles.
- Interior is not particularly impressive, but I don't think those willing to buy a $200k Acura will care. The trunk in the back is tiny, no storage space up front a-la original NSX.
- The car switches from full-electric to kicking the engine on very seamlessly, a passenger not paying attention might not even notice the transition.
That's about it, wasn't a long drive but it gave me a new perspective on the car. I think the reviews downplay details like the sound because of the "it's boring" rhetoric, so I was pleasantly surprised. The Acura-contracted driver who was with me in the passenger seat confirmed a lightened version is coming sans-hybrid drivetrain, for what it's worth. I would take that with a grain of salt for now!
Happy to answer any questions!
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