more NSX photos from Japan

[nsx1164]

Let's start with some "rare" colors

Lime Green

another medium green -- never-seen this before, but its a factory color

a nice medium-blue -- I think there are 4 blue colors available

Imola Orange -- now available in US

one of many custom colors also shown... this is the Backyard Special car

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Manuel C
My Toys:
93 NSX : track-prepared
93 MBZ 300CE : some mods
97 Mazda MX5 : stock for now
93 Honda NH750

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some new NSX-R -- most in attendance were white, but there were a few yellow ones.

Rare silver NA1 NSX-R

Our host Hirofumi with his 95 NA1 NSX-R

 

[nsx1164]

racey-looking cars -- heavily-stickered replicas

Mugen replica -- highly-modified

Other racecar replicas

More to follow!

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[tanman]

Please keep it coming.

Tan

 

[nsx1164]

some modified (bodykit) cars at NSX Fiesta

two WHITE cars

interesting wide-body kit -- BIG fenders

 

[nsx1164]

another shot of the widebody white

Silver car -- mesh on Taitec valence

Monte Carlo blue Type S-Zero -- with AXLE bodykit and Mugen wheels. I rode this car on the first day.

Red widebody at Phase (NSX tuner)

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[nsx1164]

widebody yellow NSX at Advance

heavily modified -- has sequential shifter

 

[nsx1164]

some modified silver cars... WHITE seems to be the popular color in Japan (they have 4 shades -- two are "pearl")

a modded red car with an aggressive rear valance (holy batmobile!)

the fixed-headlamp conversions leak here too

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[Lud]

I think that maroon car in the first set of pictures is a factory color option, not custom. At least it looks like one of the factory colors in Japan.

I am surprised nobody in the US has done a replica of one of the race cars. I think that would be a very cool project.

 

[nsx1164]

Originally posted by Lud:
I think that maroon car in the first set of pictures is a factory color option, not custom. At least it looks like one of the factory colors in Japan.

I think you might be right... I saw a few heavily-modded cars in this color, and its difficult to match.

It also is $$$ to get this -- "regular" pearl metallic paint (yellow, midnight, blue) costs about $1500 more ; the "special" pearl metallic colors (orange, white, lime green, candy red) cost about $3000 more.

Under the custom order plan, you can specify most anything. You can get the wheels in ANY of the body colors, or chrome/polished. Extensive options on leather (color, finish, stitching, etc). All for more $$

I had the dealer at Honda HQ print a price sheet for a new white NA2 NSX-R. Base price was about Y12M (about $100K); adding in SRS, ABS and A/C brought the price to about Y14M (about $120K).

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[nsx1164]

Honda Safety Cars at Twin-Ring Motegi

 

[Ben]

Yeah, it's a factory color, but by special order only. Lime Green, and the aqua blue and a couple others are special order factory colors also.

-Ben

Originally posted by Lud:
I think that maroon car in the first set of pictures is a factory color option, not custom. At least it looks like one of the factory colors in Japan.

I am surprised nobody in the US has done a replica of one of the race cars. I think that would be a very cool project.

 

[Tom Larkins]

Thank you greatly, did anyone from the mother land provide any hints of the future ???

 

[nsx1164]

Originally posted by Tom Larkins:
Thank you greatly, did anyone from the mother land provide any hints of the future ???

Nothing too definitive... as always, the "veil of secrecy" is pretty effective, even to the local enthusiasts.

However, if this superlative event is any indication of Honda's continued committment to the NSX dream, and its ownership community -- I believe we are all in good hands. They will NOT come up short.

 

[TigerNSX]

Cool pictures!!!

I was wondering what those tennis balls are for in the engine compartment of the yellow Advance modified NSX?

Are they functional or just for a joke?

 

[D'Ecosse]

I thought they were baseballs, myself.
They are to stop foreign objects falling into the bellmouths & into the intake (obviously not there when running!).

 

[TigerNSX]

Originally posted by D'Ecosse:
I thought they were baseballs, myself.
They are to stop foreign objects falling into the bellmouths & into the intake (obviously not there when running!).

Yeah.. looking closer again, they are baseballs!

 

[nsx1164]

More pictures from NSX Fiesta:

Opening day parade lap at Suzuka had cars grouped by color. White had most cars, and went first, then red, silver, black, yellow (with orange)... the other colors trailed.

Here's a shot of the red cars (photo by Wilson of the NSX Owners Club of Hong Kong)

Closing-day parade lap had cars in random order. Here's a photo of that (also from Wilson).

Final group shot, including several JGTC pilots (photo from Wilson).

 

[BostonNSX]

geez.. I wanna buy all the weird colored NSXs!!!

 

[Frank Spano]

Can you please post pictures of the yellown 2002 nsx-r? Thanks

 

[4AU4LIFE]

Truly amazing.

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ALL NSX
92 RED/BLACK 5-SPEED

 

[Da Hapa]

Originally posted by nsx1164:
some new NSX-R -- most in attendance were white, but there were a few yellow ones.

Rare silver NA1 NSX-R

Our host Hirofumi with his 95 NA1 NSX-R

Absolutely stunning, if you ask me.

The NSX-R is simply beautiful in its simplicity.

 

[Frank Spano]

Can you post some pics of the 2002 nsx-r in yellow? Thanks, Frank

 

[nsx1164]

Originally posted by Frank Spano:
Can you post some pics of the 2002 nsx-r in yellow? Thanks, Frank

Here's a yellow NA1 NSX with some conversion parts (NSX-R copies from Taitec). Fitment looked good.

I think the yellow NSX-R we saw were mostly NA1 cars

 

[nsx1164]

starting grid for JGTC race... up-front is the ARTA/Autobacs GT500 NSX (courtesy of Wilson Sham)