neuronbob

First off: Thank you to Acura for bringing the cars, thanks to the Acura engineers for answering all my silly questions about the new NSX and tolerating my positive comments about my RLX Sport Hybrid, and thank you to Smail Acura for being such gracious hosts.

NSX Prime members were alerted to the Acura NSX on Tour stops in PA this weekend. One of the stops was at Smail Acura in Greensburg, PA, just east of Pittsburgh, from 5-7 PM today. I decided to drive the two hours today from my home near Cleveland to a) meet other NSX owners and b) finally get to see the interior of the new NSX.

I met up with one other NSX owner from the Cleveland area and we drove most of the way together on the Ohio and PA Turnpikes, until he had to pull off for some gas.

I'm still getting to know my "new to me" 1999 NSX-T and while I've mentioned the slow steering, it turns out that the slow steering is mostly at slow speeds. At 80 mph, the steering is nice and sharp. It's still not S2000 sharp, but it makes the steep turns on the PA Turnpike/I-76 very easy to take at 80 mph. My travel partner took his muffs off and has straight pipes from the cats back. I could hear him from three car lengths behind, even when he wasn't getting on it. I LOVE these NSX seats. So comfortable....so supportive in the turns.... I can't say enough about the visibility in this car. I can see all the way around, almost with no blind spots. Very well designed!

These comments are relevant when comparing with the new NSX.

Acura brought their red and black NSXs. They both had carbon ceramic brakes, which the engineers told me would be standard on the new NSX. Caliper color is to be an option. The red NSX had the full carbon fiber package including the top, rear wing, engine cover, rear diffuser, steering wheel, dash pod cover, and center console. Both NSXs were wearing my favorite sport winter tires, Pirelli Sottozeros. I had the Sottozeros on my first CTS-V and they did quite well in light snow, and in dry, cold conditions.

They had just started up the black one when I arrived. I'm sorry I couldn't get a video for you. Suffice to say that if you've heard the original NSX, the new sound definitely pays homage to the old and it should sound familiar. The interior is already familiar to me because the steering wheel controls and shifter are almost exactly the same as in my RLX Sport Hybrid. The seats are comfy and supportive, but the original NSX are, honestly, much better. Even so, the cockpit has the same intimate feel as the original NSX. Visibility is better in NSX1 as well, but you can still see clearly behind you.

Anyway, you don't care about all the words, you want pictures, so here they are:

My son sitting in the new NSX:


The black NSX getting lots of attention:


Interior of the black NSX features a carbon fiber, flat bottomed steering wheel:


The red NSX in the Smail Acura showroom:


Carbon fiber engine cover looks SWEET in person:


Interior:


Flip-up door handle. I am manually pushing on it to open it, then you pull on the exposed handle to pull the door open. What's really cool is that if someone walks by with the key fob, the handle pops out by itself. COOOOOOOOOOL and this was demonstrated a number of times tonight.


Trunk


Front compartment


The caboose with nice carbon fiber rear diffuser and optional rear trim.


The legendary name


Optional wheel and red caliper. That wheel is teh sex in person, along with the rest of the car.


One more of the gorgeous black one.....


...and its interior.


We had a nice turnout of people, but only four cars. Up here in the North, most have already put their toys away for the winter.....



My car turned 60k miles on the way home, just after crossing the state line back into Ohio. It's already had two road trips totaling 780 miles in just one week! I'm getting maximum use out of this car before I have to park it for five months!

The trip was well worth it simply to meet other NSX owners. I'll be back to Pittsburgh for their Cars and Coffee at least once during the summer to reconnect. However, the new NSX, the main reason for this trip, is now officially not vaporware anymore. It is a moving machine, the engine starts up, and hopefully real sales to actual customers will really start soon.

LUV2REV

What's the point of the CF trim in the engine bay ? It covers up most of the engine and seems redundant based on photo's

I can't warm up to the wheels, they're terrible.

ksdaoski

Any word on a targa?

Chuck S

Wonderful day for a drive yesterday. I spent it putting my S2000 away for the winter.

Thanks for the photos. Not too many tight curves between Cleveland and Pittsburgh. Winter tires on these speaks to more tours. I wonder when they left Marysville and what their next stop will be.

The orange/red car left me cold. The black was beautiful. Too bad black cars get dirty just looking at them.

-- Chuck

suprmonky73

Thanks for sharing. The overall styling seems like the Audi R8 - understated.
Are there 4 exhaust tips? Hard to tell. At least they aren't faux tips like the ISF and others.

neuronbob

When you see the engine cover in person, it looks much better. The Acura reps there indicate it is an option, so one doesn't have to buy it.


I didn't ask and they didn't volunteer. As a new targa owner, I should have thought to ask!

This car definitely looks better in black. I'll be putting my car away once the dealer sends me the official NJ title so I can get Ohio plates. I've already got my storage space reserved.

They are indeed REAL quad tips poking through the optional CF rear treatment. The Acura reps said that the exhaust surround will have multiple options including chromed, CF, and others.

myclue

those are some great pics! you captured some nice angles of the car. Appreciate you sharing!

FearlessFife

Are you on drugs? A Prius has terrible wheels. Those on the new NSX are great to look at.

Krialis

That interior though...

rob-2

What impresses me most is you bothered to mark the images with your user name!