NSX (Gen 2) Video findings

BB · 21 July 2016

mcano said:
What is the password to view the vid? The vid is set as "private".

The video was working yesterday when I posted it. I don't know why the owner changed the video to private. My guess is that they're re-editing it since I noticed there were many complaints in the video's comment section regarding the poor audio quality.

The video was from carwow in the UK. Here's the teaser video they released a few days earlier where he says "full review will be out very soon".....

goldNSX · 24 July 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jm6HUoRBV-8
Actually, I don't like this editted format and it's representer but he obviously likes the new car. He's testing some things like the closed turbo-lag. Unlike it's precedator, Red is not one of the best colors for the car IMO.
In the video they say: 0-100 km/h in 2.9 seconds, EUR 180'000 plus EUR 11k for the ceramic brake option. Lauch is expected to be in about two months.

BB · 27 July 2016

The full length CARWOW review that had been retracted has just been released again....

sadlerau · 28 July 2016

Oh dear, reviewers who don't do their homework - complaining about bits of cheap plastic interior trim, as he taps the aluminum dash member. Doh.

BB · 30 July 2016

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sadlerau said:
Oh dear, reviewers who don't do their homework - complaining about bits of cheap plastic interior trim, as he taps the aluminum dash member. Doh.

It's actually far worse than what you describe. If you watch the unedited 360 degree footage that they provide a link to at the end of the video, you'll see he taps all over the dash in multiple places calling it "cheap plastic". Yet every single piece he taps on is aluminum!

It seems like nearly all the European reviewers rave about how the car performs on both the street and track. The negative comments about the car's driving experience come almost exclusively from US reviewers. Anyone care to guess why this might be? Is it because Americans have more nostalgia for the original NSX and harbor stronger stereotypes about Honda? Honda is not as common of a car in Europe, so preconceptions and expectations may not be as strong.

Olyar15 · 1 August 2016

sadlerau said:
Oh dear, reviewers who don't do their homework - complaining about bits of cheap plastic interior trim, as he taps the aluminum dash member. Doh.

But he is right. The "aluminum" frame in the interior is supposedly structural plastic.

dKweddings · 3 August 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usZ9tuYQiFw

BB · 3 August 2016

Olyar15 said:
But he is right. The "aluminum" frame in the interior is supposedly structural plastic.

Source? Here's several sources that contradict what you're saying....

"The low dashboard features exposed aluminum structural components covered by padded, black-and-red-stitched leather panels."
http://www.caranddriver.com/news/2016-acura-nsx-photos-and-info-news

"the peekaboo aluminum structural member in the dash between a swath of Alcantara and leather"
http://www.wired.com/2016/03/review-2017-acura-nsx/

sadlerau · 3 August 2016

BB said:
Source? Here's several sources that contradict what you're saying....

I think he was being sarcastic.......

BB · 3 August 2016

I was wondering if the aluminum of the frame is truly exposed or if it has a layer of something covering it? A long time ago car dashes were made of metal. Supposedly the change to plastics was due in part to safety concerns. Metal is very unforgiving if your body strikes it, so it seems odd that Honda would have this design element when nobody else does.

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Brief Australian review....

Olyar15 · 3 August 2016

BB said:
Source? Here's several sources that contradict what you're saying....

"The low dashboard features exposed aluminum structural components covered by padded, black-and-red-stitched leather panels."
http://www.caranddriver.com/news/2016-acura-nsx-photos-and-info-news

"the peekaboo aluminum structural member in the dash between a swath of Alcantara and leather"
http://www.wired.com/2016/03/review-2017-acura-nsx/

Source is from John Norman, head of interior design. He should know what he is talking about.

this is from the April 2015 issue of the SAE Automotive magazine which had an article on the new NSX, so this info has been available for over a year.

Below the handcrafted leather dash panel is an exposed mid-frame—a functioning chassis structural member—made of a structural polymer with metal plating, according to Norman. “We didn't want to put some giant metal casting in there; that'd just be ridiculous [in terms of weight],” he said, noting that parts consolidation and weight reduction were major goals of the interior development program.

Valkyrie Pilot · 6 August 2016

BB said:
I was wondering if the aluminum of the frame is truly exposed or if it has a layer of something covering it? A long time ago car dashes were made of metal. Supposedly the change to plastics was due in part to safety concerns. Metal is very unforgiving if your body strikes it, so it seems odd that Honda would have this design element when nobody else does.

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Brief Australian review....

Wow! That was a resounding testimony to how great this car is! Are there any other NSX Prime driving instructors or professional stuntmen from Down Under that may still be doubting?

sadlerau · 6 August 2016

He's been strangely quiet since the positive reviews started popping up. Maybe he's holding back waiting for some meaningful comparison tests, of which so am I.

yoojeankim · 9 August 2016

BB · 13 August 2016

Another very positive Australian review....

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And another one....

BB · 6 September 2016

Here's a German review that's been redone with an English voice over.

They present a very different opinion about the car's interior relative to most other reviewers. The reviewer says "Japanese cars often look fine, but when you run your hands over the inside it feels cheap. But the Honda NSX not only looks stunningly beautiful it also feels great too. The materials are very high quality. It's top notch."

BB · 11 September 2016

A comparison between the R8 V10 and the NSX....

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Similar to the reviewer in the previous video that I posted, this reviewer also says that the NSX is a more exciting car to drive than the R8....

Jinks · 12 September 2016

^up...
I like the side by side comparison. The R8 looks hideous compared to the Nsx. Also, the reviewer and driver look like they have not eaten in 30 days... So they probably have a lightweight advantage. No wonder the seats feel comfortable to these guys. They have the frame of a 18 year old girl.:biggrin:But judging on looks alone, I think the Nsx takes the crown.

yoojeankim · 7 October 2016

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