The Acura NSX amazed a lot of sports car fans across the globe for nearly three decades already. Now, it has returned in the form of the 2017 Acura NSX.
Coming back with a bang, it packs in four driving modes, three engines, a lot of horsepower and more impressive features and specs under its hood.
Through the years, the NSX had gone through its ups and downs. Here's a brief history of this sports car.
Back in 1989, sketches of the very first Acura NSX were initially showed off, bestowing the first sneak peak of the sports car. This is the result of the basic research Wako R&D Center carried out in January 1984. In February of 1989, the world got the first glimpse of the car in sheetmetal during the Chicago auto show. During the time, the car's specs were still not definite.
The 1991 model of the NSX finally hit showrooms in 1990, fitted with a five-speed manual gearbox and a 270-hp VTEC 3.0-liter V-6. Way back September 1990, a Japanese press conference was held for the new sportscar, a day before the sales at Verno dealerships across the country kicked off.
The year 1995 marked the rolling out of the NSX-T rocking a removable targa-style roof panel plus an optional four-speed automatic. A six-speed manual became the standard two years after. Moreover, the displacement was also given a boost.
In honor of Alex Zanardi, who was a racing driver who won the CART championships, Honda decided to push out a special-edition NSX. The cars built featured suspension mods, fixed roofs along with distinctive styling cues. Only 49 special-edition car were produced.
Honda gave the NSX sports car a facelift in 2002. The revamped car boasted refreshed front and rear valances, fixed headlamps and suspension modifications.
Before NSX production was discontinued in 2005, Honda produced five JDM NSX-R GTs and sold it for a whopping $500,000 each.
The automaker announced in 2007 that it was not done with the sports car just yet. The Acura Advanced Sports Car Concept wowed sports car enthusiasts at the Detroit auto show, nearly two decades after the very first NSX was unveiled in Chicago.
Details were light regarding the status of the sports car as years passed by. Then in 2012, a new NSX concept was showcased at the Detroit Auto Show.
After years of changing plans and suspense, the all-new 2016 Acura NSX was unwrapped, and it was undoubtedly deemed as among the show-stoppers at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show.
This supercar featured two electric motors, a gasoline V6 engine and more. It stood shoulder-to-shoulder with other stunning cars, including the 2017 Ford GT, 2016 Chevrolet Volt, 2016 Cadillac CTS-V, 2016 Audi Q7 and more.
Now, the 2017 Acura NSX is finally out. Based on our review roundup of the vehicle, the Acura is at least making fans impressed and happy with its return, which comes with stunning looks and specs.
"For thirty years we’ve assembled troublemakers, scientists and daydreamers - and let creativity take its course," says the Acura page. "Soichiro Honda taught us to follow our dreams, no matter how improbable."
