Rear Spoiler

[Gladiatorls3]

You would think an aftermarket company would create one and cut the price down to a reasonable amount.

 

[NsXMas]

hahahahahahaha. the spoiler is nonfunctional. its a cosmetic piece. thats straight from acura. they said the aerodynamics were engineered into the car sans wing.

however, you do have to drill into the fenders and decklid to install.

According to Acura's site:

SCULPTED FOR PERFORMANCE
NSX aerodynamics are meticulously tuned for optimal performance. With the addition of a rear spoiler, downforce is added at the rear for greater stability at higher speeds while adding track-worthy aesthetics.

If the NSX didn't need a spoiler, why does the Pike's Peak NSX and the NSX GT3 have massive wings? You'd think they would save the weight of the wing if the car didn't need any additional down force?

The spoiler probably does add some down force. It would be interesting to see how much if someone could test this in a wind tunnel or model it on a super computer. Is it necessary? Not for street driving. The designer Michelle Christensen said she likes the car without a spoiler (see Jay Leno's garage episode), but there's a reason spoilers and wings are all over the place in racing history and modern day racing.

 

[NsXMas]

You would think an aftermarket company would create one and cut the price down to a reasonable amount.

If you inspected the wing up close, you'll see how well designed and crafted it is. It follows the contour of the NSX rear, so it's a very complex design with subtle planes and angles to match the car.

It'll be very hard to match the factory design without having a dedicated machine to build that piece that mates to the car exactly.

I recall just the carbon fiber beak is around $1,430 (not sure if it requires the OEM part to use as core), and it is far less complex than the wing. The wing would probably cost on the order of $8k - $10k at least, if built by a 3rd party company, imho.

 

[powdbyrice]

According to Acura's site:

If the NSX didn't need a spoiler, why does the Pike's Peak NSX and the NSX GT3 have massive wings? You'd think they would save the weight of the wing if the car didn't need any additional down force?

but there's a reason spoilers and wings are all over the place in racing history and modern day racing.

you answered your own question.

 

[dshinke21]

According to Acura's site:

If the NSX didn't need a spoiler, why does the Pike's Peak NSX and the NSX GT3 have massive wings? You'd think they would save the weight of the wing if the car didn't need any additional down force?

The spoiler probably does add some down force. It would be interesting to see how much if someone could test this in a wind tunnel or model it on a super computer. Is it necessary? Not for street driving. The designer Michelle Christensen said she likes the car without a spoiler (see Jay Leno's garage episode), but there's a reason spoilers and wings are all over the place in racing history and modern day racing.

The NSX was designed to not NEED a spoiler or wing. The NSX makes down force numbers similar to or greater than all of it's direct competitors without the optional carbon fiber spoiler. It creates downforce at a 3 to 1 ratio, meaning 3 times as much downforce on the rear axle than the front axle which Acura believes is the optimal balance between high performance driving and daily road use. By adding the optional Carbon Fiber Decklid Spoiler you are simply adding additional downforce to the rear of the car car which will result in greater high speed stability. This additional downforce on the rear slightly adjusts that 3 to 1 ratio with a bit more rear bias which is ideal for the track.

The NSX is also the only car in it's segment that does not need active-aero to achieve these downforce numbers as well. The aerodynamics of this car are so advanced it simply does not need them. This was done to save weight, while the car is not light at 3800lbs they did quite a lot to get it as low as it is! Eliminating the need for heavy hydraulic active aerodynamic systems was just one of the many things they did! Acura believes this car competes directly with the 911 Turbo S, Ferrari 488 GTB, the 675LT based on what they told those of us who participated in the Acura Performance Driving school back in 2016.

 

[SCKOMS]

The NSX was designed to not NEED a spoiler or wing. The NSX makes down force numbers similar to or greater than all of it's direct competitors without the optional carbon fiber spoiler. It creates downforce at a 3 to 1 ratio, meaning 3 times as much downforce on the rear axle than the front axle which Acura believes is the optimal balance between high performance driving and daily road use. By adding the optional Carbon Fiber Decklid Spoiler you are simply adding additional downforce to the rear of the car car which will result in greater high speed stability. This additional downforce on the rear slightly adjusts that 3 to 1 ratio with a bit more rear bias which is ideal for the track.

The NSX is also the only car in it's segment that does not need active-aero to achieve these downforce numbers as well. The aerodynamics of this car are so advanced it simply does not need them. This was done to save weight, while the car is not light at 3800lbs they did quite a lot to get it as low as it is! Eliminating the need for heavy hydraulic active aerodynamic systems was just one of the many things they did! Acura believes this car competes directly with the 911 Turbo S, Ferrari 488 GTB, the 675LT based on what they told those of us who participated in the Acura Performance Driving school back in 2016.

Interesting

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