NSX safety

nsx808 · 31 May 2001

I'm in the market for a used NSX.. probably 93-95.. My question is, how safe are these cars? I just had a rather bad accident in a 95 Supra TT and wasn't injured at all. Are the NSX's comparable in safety?

thanks,
Rob

HapaHaole · 31 May 2001

hmm 808 hawaii..

I wouldnt see why the NSX would be different than any other car.

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'92 Sebring Silver NSX #181

nsxtasy · 31 May 2001

Actually, the NSX is different from other cars. It's reinforced throughout the entire car - mostly to provide rigidity for performance reasons, but it also protects in the event of an accident.

Based on what I've seen of NSX's that have been in accidents, it would be my car of choice if I were to have an accident - even over cars much larger and heavier than the NSX.

Electro · 31 May 2001

I always wondered if there is any crash test information or videos of the NSX? I'm sure Honda had to provide this info to the insurance companies one time or another right?

nsx808 · 31 May 2001

hapa, you have the same wheels as I did on my Supra. heh. 18" SSR Integrals

Ah well.

Rob

AGNSX · 31 May 2001

NSXTACY sent me a private e-mail to comment on this subject.

All I can say is after being upside down off the side of the road and only having a superficial scratch on my neck, I would say the NSX is a FANTASTIC car for crashworthiness!!! That being said, as we all were just recently shown (Sadly!) any car can injure or even kill you. However my vote for the car to be in in a major accident (I think a rollover is MAJOR) is the NSX!

I don't have the web site address here at home but I believe the story of my crash is somewhere in the archives of vtec.net.

Keeping the Shinny Side Up
Steve "Flipside" Riter

JoeSchmoe · 2 June 2001

Originally posted by nsx808:
My question is, how safe are these cars?

Correct me if Im wrong, but I recall reading somewhere that David Huang (sp?) rolled his white 91' a few years back during a track session and the rear hatch glass didnt even break.

nsxtasy · 2 June 2001

Dr. David Hwang, founder of the NSX Club of America and the NSX e-mail list, totalled his black (not white) NSX on the track (Mid-Ohio) at NSXPO '98. However, this is probably not a good example because the car had run into a tire wall and was going very slowly when it rolled over.

AGNSX · 2 June 2001

As I mentioned in my last post, there is a web site with the story of my accident. You can find it at:
http://nsx.vtec.net/weekly23.html

steveny · 2 June 2001

Its all about what you hit and how you hit it. Safty is important but luck plays a big part of it if you ask me. I've totaled seven cars in my life in high speed accidents on the road and the track. My uncle was hit in his car last year by a guy doing 15 MPH and he will be in a wheel chair for the rest of his life.

David · 2 June 2001

A few years ago, when I was a little bit younger and a lot crazier, I wrecked an NSX at over 125 mph. Flew 12 - 15 high (according to witnesses) and landed over 40 ft. off the road. Both doors still opened and the interior was in perfect shape. The only injury to me was to my left thumb from kickback through the steering wheel (three tires were ripped off the car). The police did not believe I was the driver when they showed up.

I can not imagine any car surviving that impact with less damage. It was truly amazing.

rcarlos · 2 June 2001

Originally posted by steveny:
Its all about what you hit and how you hit it. Safty is important but luck plays a big part of it if you ask me. I've totaled seven cars in my life in high speed accidents on the road and the track. My uncle was hit in his car last year by a guy doing 15 MPH and he will be in a wheel chair for the rest of his life.

Sorry to hear that. I recommend he buy himself an NSX.

[This message has been edited by rcarlos (edited 02 June 2001).]

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