# nice nsx **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [January 19, 2008, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nice-nsx/235428 "2008-01-19T12:02:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2008, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nice-nsx/235428/21 "2008-01-20T18:50:52Z")
Right, one of my father’s cars…i drive it because my beater is a beat piece of honda ass ---
**Author:** ![Shawn96VR-4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Shawn96VR-4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shawn96VR-4)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2008, 9:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nice-nsx/235428/22 "2008-01-20T21:06:03Z")
> [@Boostin Camaro](#): > > > [@Shawn96VR-4](#): > > > > The cost of the car at the time made it a “super car”. > > Price has Nothing to do with a “supercar” class… > > High power and great handling seperates “sports cars” like the NSX from supercars like the Ford GT, Z06 and ferrari’s, Lambo’s etc. Yes, it does. The EVO has good power and great handling and is no where near consider a supe rcar. It’s a combination of a lot of things and price typically is a factor. We all know the stats of the car but many people don’t realize how expensive it was. ---
**Author:** ![timmay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@timmay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/timmay)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2008, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nice-nsx/235428/23 "2008-01-20T21:20:29Z")
> **[Supercar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercar)** > > A supercar is a luxury, high-performance sports car or grand tourer. The term is used in marketing by automakers for unusual and expensive vehicles, and has been used to refer to different sorts of cars: An advertisement for the Ensign 6, a 6.7 L (410 cu in) high-performance car similar to the Bentley Speed Six, appeared in The Times for 11 November 1920 with the phrase "If you are interested in a supercar, you cannot afford to ignore the claims of the Ensign 6." The Oxford English Dictionary a... Supercar is a term generally used for a high-end sports car, whose performance is highly superior to that of its contemporaries. It has been defined specifically as “a very expensive fast or powerful car with a centrally located engine”[2], and stated in more general terms: “it must be very fast, with sporting handling to match,” “it should be sleek and eye-catching” and its price should be “one in a rarified atmosphere of its own.”[3] but the proper application of the term is subjective and disputed, especially among enthusiasts. **The use of the term can be dependent on the era: a vehicle that may have been considered a supercar at one time may not retain its superiority indefinitely.** The term supercar may refer to factory-built, street-legal sports cars, or to modified production cars that have similar performance.[4] Some supercars include some of the features required for race cars, like the roll cage, [5] while other supercars are in general race cars with only the minimum legal required modifications made (e.g. meeting emission regulations, legal tyres, limited exhaust note) to be street legal – i.e. not at all comfortable nor practical, especially e.g. on the arbitrary city roads found in the real world. ---
**Author:** ![Code\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ea924/32.png) [@Code\_Blue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Code_Blue)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2008, 9:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nice-nsx/235428/24 "2008-01-20T21:23:56Z")
to further supplement timmay > **[Honda NSX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_NSX)** > > The Honda NSX, marketed in North America as the Acura NSX, is a two-seat, mid-engine sports car manufactured by Honda/Acura. > The origins of the NSX trace back to 1984, with the HP-X (Honda Pininfarina eXperimental) concept, which was a mid-engined 3.0 L V6 engined rear wheel drive sports car. Honda committed to the project, with the intention of meeting or exceeding the performance of the then V8 engined Ferrari range, while offering reliability and a lower price point. The concept thus evolve... Despite the NSX’s current age, it still has a strong base of fans and supporters. Honda and many NSX enthusiasts describe the vehicle as a supercar based on its body type, drivetrain layout, packaging, and especially car handling. Others disagree, claiming the NSX does not qualify for exotic car/supercar status because it is not of European origin. Also, it is not as powerful as modern supercars, although its rated 270 horsepower (200 kW) at debut in 1990 was only 30 horsepower (22 kW) shy of the 300 lb (136 kg) heavier Ferrari 348, the NSX’s direct rival. Because of its lighter weight, the NSX was slightly faster than the 348 in straight-line acceleration. At one time, it featured the highest per-litre specific output of any road-going naturally aspirated V6 engine in the world, and it is exceptionally fast for the motor’s relatively low power output versus comparable “supercars”.[citation needed] Post-1997 3.2 L North American Acura examples are known to achieve a 13.3 second quarter-mile time (1997-2005 model year NSX-T; the 149 lb (68 kg) lighter Zanardi Edition NSX is closer to 13 seconds flat), while the Japanese NSX-R (2002+) is known to perform a 12.5 second quarter-mile time.[citation needed] This ability is a result of the high 8,000 rpm redline, flat power curve, short gear ratios, light weight and mid-engine layout. ---
**Author:** ![Shawn96VR-4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Shawn96VR-4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shawn96VR-4)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2008, 10:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nice-nsx/235428/25 "2008-01-20T22:20:02Z")
I guess it depends on your definition but the looks, handling, power, price tag, etc… scream sports car. Also, this is MID 90s people. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SSmokinn\_SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@SSmokinn\_SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SSmokinn_SS)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2008, 10:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nice-nsx/235428/26 "2008-01-20T22:29:23Z")
> [@Code Blue](#): > > you just fucking compared a z06 to a lambo… Uh in the “super car” world are you NOT aware that a C6 Z06 will lay down better lap times/ quarter mile times then more then half the ferarris and Lamborghini’s made??? For 1/3 of the price?? O shit…I own a camaro and I just spelled “Lamborghini”…\<\<\ **Author:** ![Shawn96VR-4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Shawn96VR-4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shawn96VR-4)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2008, 10:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nice-nsx/235428/27 "2008-01-20T22:30:40Z") Any lambo \> a chevy. Even a C6 Z06. ---
**Author:** ![Fn\_Skanks](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fn_skanks/32/6308_2.png) [@Fn\_Skanks](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fn_Skanks)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2008, 10:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nice-nsx/235428/28 "2008-01-20T22:40:17Z")
^^^ yep. sorry, have to agree there too. theres just something about the sound of those lambo’s… :wow ---
**Author:** ![Shawn96VR-4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Shawn96VR-4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shawn96VR-4)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2008, 10:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nice-nsx/235428/29 "2008-01-20T22:41:17Z")
Carerra GT sounds fucking AMAZING but the Lambos have their own distinct sound. You got to be a retard or the biggest GM/Chevy/Vette fanboi in the world to choose the C6 Z06 over one of them. ---
**Author:** ![SSmokinn\_SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@SSmokinn\_SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SSmokinn_SS)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2008, 10:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nice-nsx/235428/30 "2008-01-20T22:42:38Z")
I didnt say I would OWN a C6 Z06 over a ferarri’, Carerra GT or any Lambo…I just simply said it puts down better times then most of todays super car standards for less then half the price…you guys are putting words in my mouth that I havent said. ---
**Author:** ![Shawn96VR-4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Shawn96VR-4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shawn96VR-4)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2008, 10:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nice-nsx/235428/31 "2008-01-20T22:49:15Z")
> [@Boostin Camaro](#): > > I didnt say I would OWN a C6 Z06 over a ferarri’, Carerra GT or any Lambo…I just simply said it puts down better times then most of todays super car standards for less then half the price…you guys are putting words in my mouth that I havent said. I didn’t say you did. Just pointing it out. C6 Z06 is a great buy. I won’t deny that. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nice-nsx/235428.md?page=1)