You’ve really got to learn to drive the NSX. Although it’s mid-engine design is well thought out, it still has a different rotational point than a traditional RWD sportscar. The NSX has enough power to bite you in a heartbeat if you’re not paying attention while driving aggressively. The car is easy to drive near its limits with very predictable handling that shouldn’t surprise anyone except the most novice driver. We all know they aren’t fast but sometimes that is a very good thing. A stock Miata is a hard car to get into trouble with unless you are just being stupid or neglectful of the proper maintenance. Sometimes when its all I’ve been driving for a while, I tend to take the Miatas handling for granted and it’s not until I experience something different that I realize just how perfectly balanced a Miata is and not just the suspension but the engine as well. The Miata wins in the categories of cost to maintain, handling (yes!) and fun factor. Of course, it’s also basically inaccessible for all but the most basic maintenance items. The V-6 VTEC engine is like all Honda engines, very smooth, the VTEC hump isn’t as noticeable as in their newer offerings but still there. The cars are handbuilt, painted after partial assembly and just phenomenal craftsmanship. The seating position is low in the car and if you think getting out of a Miata is sometimes less than graceful, try the NSX. Seating is pretty much infinitely adjustable with power seats, telescoping and tilting wheel. This car is easily tighter than my brand new C6 Corvette ever was, no squeaks, no rattles and with the targa on, actually very quiet and with a very good Bose stereo system. The NSX excels in the areas of power, luxury, wow factor and comfort. I did not drive it anywhere near the potential terminal speed because the state police car ran out of guts at 130mph. Also, the high speed runs in the NSX were done with a state police car in front of me with lights (one of my students who was more curious than me), on a deserted section of divided highway and a straightaway of almost two miles. To be fair, I’ve been driving a Miata since 1989 and the NSX for three days so take all this with a grain of salt. I’ve now had a chance to put about 500 miles on the car in three days and just wanted to offer up some comparison to an NA Miata. Car passed the mechanics pre-purchase inspection with flying colors with the exception of mis-matched tires installed by the idiot dealer for the previous owner but they were worn anyway (10K max out of tires on an NSX ) so I put on a set of new Exclaim UHP (shhh, don’t tell anybody on the NSX forum, I’ll be ridiculed and banned ). If you ever drop into the P&D section here, you may have seen that I was fortunate enough to find a very nicely kept, low mileage (38K) 97 red NSX at a price that I could sort of afford ($35K). those typeRs can be attained for well under 100kītw, anyone interested in a 2002 NSX-R honda dealership manuel? i got a bunch last summer, not looking to make money off them, you jsut cover shipping, i still have a few left.So, I’ve always liked the NSX, have periodically check out classifieds for them, actually went and looked at a couple over the years but they were either out of my budget or pretty poor examples of the car. they are very comparable in price, especially since 300 of those nueirburgs where sold worldwide. i spend a lot of time in japan and your making the skyline sound like its priced like a camry. now a regular gtr-vspec is still around 60k. Whered you ger those numbers from? the n1 vspec II pictured above was selling for at the time 80-90US dollars, that one has everysingle nismo option including carbon kevlar bucket seats. The price of the nsx-r was around 11.5+ million yen, the R34 GT-R was 4.9 million for the base GT-R, 5.5 for the v-specs and 6.1 for the v-spc II N1. Quote, originally posted by ausgt-r »You know what annoys me? The fact that the nsx-r costs double the price of a R34 GT-R ( in japan and most of the world with RHD cars), that's right.2 times the price, EVERYONE seems to ignore this important peice of information.
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