(T) Vs. Coupe

[PoohBEAR]

guys,
i am just curious..which frame is stronger? Coupe or T?.....from all the logical stand point, i would say a coupe would be a bit more firm during roll over..........what do you think? anyone got some technical knowledge into this?

 

[4AU4LIFE]

Coupes are always more rigid & stiff than thier chop top counter parts.

I found this

http://www.nsxhelp.com/faq/manufacturing.htm

Don't know if it answers your question or not though.

 

[POWERED by HONDA]

The coupe is definitely stronger. Drive a T over some rough roads and you can tell in no time.

The NSX was never designed to have a removable roof panel. They had to add some extra reinforcements to different parts of the body to make up for the loss in rigidity.

The first time I drove a T over some rough roads, I was disappointed because of all the magazine hype about it being super strong and them not being able to tell the difference. It's even worse with the panel off... But it's no where near as bad as some of the other convertibles/targa cars!!!

 

[PoohBEAR]

hey budd,
could you elaborate a little more on the "T over rough road"? I've never driven a T before, and now that i am ready to upgrade for one, i want to make the right choice.

The coupe is definitely stronger. Drive a T over some rough roads and you can tell in no time.

The NSX was never designed to have a removable roof panel. They had to add some extra reinforcements to different parts of the body to make up for the loss in rigidity.

The first time I drove a T over some rough roads, I was disappointed because of all the magazine hype about it being super strong and them not being able to tell the difference. It's even worse with the panel off... But it's no where near as bad as some of the other convertibles/targa cars!!!

 

[4AU4LIFE]

What do you mean by you want to make the right choice?? I assume you know he is talking about the Targa top NSX.

 

[POWERED by HONDA]

Calvin, have you ever driven a covertible? (Not the Honda S2000, that thing is stiff!)

If you have, you can SEE the windshield section (dunno the technical term) shake and then some of the car absorbs it and shakes too. They call it cowl shake. The NSX-T is no where near that bad, but you can feel it shake when you go over say... a railroad track.

Drive one though... it's really not as bad as I'm making it sound.

Next time you come to San Diego (wanna come tomorrow? http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=19813) I'll take your for a spin with the T on and off and you can feel for yourself.

--Conrad

 

[PoohBEAR]

now that you mentioned the "cowl shake", i will attempt to notice it when i drive my other car....yes, it is convertible. as much as i want to drop by tomorow, i can't buddy!! however, thanks for the invite.......btw, a bunch of us dropped by autobacs for a tour which was offered by the senior vp and the marketing director--nice people. the place is hugeeeeeeeeee...they have everything from japan that you can't find here. they even have a barnsandnoble style area upstair so you can kick back, relax, and have frap or whatever.....real nice. in additions, they have 19 bays for installation anything and everything with top of the line equiptments...i was YIKE!!! they even offered their room up stair for us to hold meetings.........and guess speakers in and so forth. the sr. vp says that he can hook us up w/ cars&drive mag. editor to come by our meeting--just let him know prior. anyyyyywho, i may have gone off the topic a bit...sorry. the reason i ask for opinionson this topic cuz i am thinking about upgrading to a T.....so i can be cool like you hahaha.............

Calvin, have you ever driven a covertible? (Not the Honda S2000, that thing is stiff!)

If you have, you can SEE the windshield section (dunno the technical term) shake and then some of the car absorbs it and shakes too. They call it cowl shake. The NSX-T is no where near that bad, but you can feel it shake when you go over say... a railroad track.

Drive one though... it's really not as bad as I'm making it sound.

Next time you come to San Diego (wanna come tomorrow? http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=19813) I'll take your for a spin with the T on and off and you can feel for yourself.

--Conrad

 

[s2ktaxi]

I have had to NSX-Ts and when I got my first S2000, I had to get an NSX Coupe. THere's something odd about driving an NSX-T after an S2000 just to experience more cowl shake and chassis flex. The NSX-T is quite good for an open top car, but the S2000 is in a class of it's own.

The coupe is noticeable stiffer than the T. In addition, the coupe's suspension is also a bit stiffer.