To your point.. most if not all of the cars tested are the highest trim of their class. One could argue that even the 570S had the benefit of the 12C and 650S before it. The NSX is essentially the 1st product version of a ground-up design.
the 570S is almost like the opposite of the other McLarens...
Based on a few days driving around the Bay Area, many people on the street are quite enamored with the NSX. A very nice guy from Google followed me into a gas station to get a closer look at the NSX. More people seem enamored with NSX than any other all-new notable car I have driven around (with the exception of GT-R which had a very loyal fan base of stalkers amongst teenage boys).
i'd hope so with the amount of money you've just spent! :biggrin:
Isn't it great we are not all the same. Some are always going to be glass half-empty, some glass half-full. I've been around long enough to know which camp people sit in. The NSX looses no appeal based on what I've read and heard in the majority reviews. For me it remains a totally desirable choice because of all it represents, in technical execution, quality and performance (glass half-full).
good on 'ya, some will also remain hopelessly optimistic! just mucking about, but truthfully when i run into people at car meet-ups in L.A., or people see my NSX around town, they much prefer the old car in my experience.
take note - i said experience, not preference. i'm only telling you what other people whom are not me are saying. the constantly lackluster or downright negative reviews certainly can't be helping.
However, all things put together, if the new NSX is NOT any faster than a comparable Audi R8 V10+, 911 TT or 570S or even gets 'beaten' around the track, then, simply put, IT DOES NOT LIVE UP TO THE EXPECTATIONS!!
And it should...
With the new SH-AWD system, the front TMU, all the electronics, I am sure the car will feel wonderful on the road.
But it is a simple fact that cars like these get rated based on their track-performance. Why else would anybody be interested in Nurburgring laptimes, even though we all know that we ourselves could not duplicate those lap times even if we tried ten times over.
IMHO, the new NSX should EASILY keep up with the current crop of highend supercars like the ones mentioned above.
THAT is what the new technology more or less 'promised'. I can understand that it takes time to get things right, but Honda has been working on this car for over a decade.
I feel a bit let down so to speak...
MvM said it as best as it possibly could be, full stop.
and if none of you cared about the performance, no one would have been so eagerly awaiting (the alleged world beating) performance testing...
It seems like there is a good question about whether all the technology helps the NSX. With that acknowledged, I wonder what Randy's times would have been in track mode (all stability systems on)? It seems like you are limiting the ability of the technology to help if you turn a majority of it off. His complaints didn't mirror what we have read from other drivers including many from R&T.
Randy is a significantly more talented driver than any of the other editors.
and secondly, the car will be tested in a variety of modes to get the most out of it. Acura will also tell them which mode works best. whichever way the NSX, or the others were tested, will be the fastest possible way. there wasn't anything left on the table. the magazine even went so far as to tell you the tire pressures they used. this is the most thorough test done to date...
In terms of the original formula, McLaren built the better NSX.
I don't disagree. The 570S is amazing given how simple it is compared to the others.
absolutely. its simplicity is why it is sooooooo good. even though the 570S is a bloody tap dancer on a turbo charged rocketship, that's not what makes it so incredible. as i said before this test, and many months ago when i first drove it, it is simply beyond words how exhilarating it is to drive. Motor Trend nailed it, the McLaren is the perfect driver's car...
