If you want to join my GT? Choose one of the hundreds of cars in S garage, and Honda NSX is definitely the first choice. However, it is not the NSX that is currently on sale, but the NSX that was called "Japanese Ferrari" that year. Why? Of course, it is because of its excellent comprehensive performance, and I have never had the opportunity to drive a sports car of that era. Last but not least, it will celebrate its 30th birthday soon.
1990 On June 4, 2004/kloc-0, Honda officially started mass production of NSX. This is Honda's first attempt to make a super sports car, which proved to be one of the greatest models in history. In order to make NSX have the characteristics of light weight and high stiffness at the same time, Honda established the layout of the mid-engine at the early stage of research and development, and used aluminum as the body material. At that time, this material was used much less than it is now.
The original NSX used a 3.0-liter V6 engine, which was enjoyed by Honda's F 1 very successful V6 engine at that time, and was equipped with Honda's housekeeping technology VTEC. The special camshaft can increase the valve lift at high speed, thus obtaining greater power output, which is called "explosive VTEC".
In an interview with 1999, Uehara, the project leader of NSX, said that Honda made reference to many existing vehicles at that time in the process of research and development, including Audi Quattro, Chevrolet Corvette, Ferrari 308, Fiat X 1/9 and Peugeot 205? GTi, Porsche 9 1 1, Toyota MR2. This information has not been mentioned before. When Gordon Murray tested the NSX, he immediately stopped thinking about other sports cars and took it as the only inspiration for McLaren F 1 handling and driving quality.
The success of NSX is indispensable to the test of racers. Japanese driver F 1 Nakajima Yasuke will test and evaluate it on the track. Bobby Rahal, champion of Indy 500 in 1986, made suggestions on its suspension setting at the NSX American press conference at Laguna Seca. There's another god I have to mention, ayrton senna. It is said that Senna told Honda after testing NSX that he was not sure whether he could really provide suitable advice for production cars, but before this sentence, he said: The chassis should be stronger.
The prototype made its public debut at the Chicago Motor Show in February, 1989, followed by its European debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March and its Japanese debut at the Tokyo Motor Show in late June. 10. The official mass production of NSX began in June 1990, and the body parts, engines and gearboxes were transported from other Honda factories to the new factory in Tochigi Prefecture. Most of the final assembly work is done by workers. The production capacity is 25 vehicles per day. At that time, it was estimated that the United States was the largest market, followed by Japan and then Europe.
According to many people who have driven NSX, it has a very prominent feature, that is, it is easy to drive whether you drive slowly or fast. For some people, this is obviously wrong and cannot reflect the skills and abilities of drivers. Therefore, Honda introduced NSX-R at 1992 1 1. The maximum power of the engine has never been the primary pursuit of this car. NSX-R focuses on lightweight and suspension. The weight of the whole vehicle was reduced by 65,438+0.20 kg, and the suspension was also adjusted more vigorously, especially the front suspension.
Coupled with the red label, red-headed machine and momo steering wheel, these elements make the NSX-R super sports car more suitable for fast and intense driving on the track, but the driving comfort on ordinary roads is greatly affected. Some people do like this kind of car, but it is a small part of the crowd after all. Three years later,1June 1995, NSX-R stopped production.
Before the NSX-R was discontinued, Honda introduced the NSX Targa model NSX-T in March 1995. In fact, Honda initially rejected the convertible NSX, but in order to increase sales, especially in the American market, it finally launched the NSX-T. Although it was equipped with metal reinforcements in 50 positions, the weight of the car only increased by 40 kilograms, which minimized the impact on performance and handling as much as possible.
200 1 12, NSX, which was redesigned in the middle term, began to be sold in Japan. Mechanically, it is almost the same as the last model, and it continues the brand-new powertrain, 3.2-liter V6 engine and 6-speed manual transmission replaced in 1997, and the maximum power is still 280 HP. The most obvious change is to cancel the design of jumping lights and change them into traditional headlights. Some aerodynamic devices such as front bumper and side skirt have also changed to some extent. These changes have played a great role, and the maximum speed of manual transmission models has increased to 282 km/h.
After a lapse of seven years, in May 2002, Honda launched the NSX-R based on the mid-term change. The new car not only has better aerodynamic performance, but also the engine hatch cover, rear spoiler and diffuser are made of carbon fiber materials, which makes the suspension setting tougher and the throttle response more sensitive. Referring to the conclusions of foreign media about this car, as far as competitors are concerned, only Porsche 9 1 1? GT3 is comparable to Honda NSX-R in price, ability and pure auditory enjoyment.
Many reorganizations are necessary to meet the stricter emission regulations of the United States, Europe and Asia in 2006. Honda announced the suspension of NSX production on July 2, 2005, and sold more than18,000 vehicles in 15. On the same day, Honda said that it is developing its successor model, which is a super sports car belonging to the new era and will be equipped with Honda's most advanced technology, but it will not start selling for ten years. Honda didn't break its word, and the second generation NSX came out on 20 16. The layout of the mid-engine is still the same. The 3.5-liter V6 twin-turbo engine is matched with one motor, and the extra two motors drive the front axle, with a total power of 580 HP.
When a station wagon or SUV can have twice the maximum power, a 280-horsepower "so-called" super sports car no longer seems to attract people's attention. It's a pity, but the fact is that high horsepower is often more valuable than excellent control. Remember the orange NSX downstairs of Coventry student apartment in England six years ago. Not as big as I expected, my heart was crisp at the moment I started. I don't think I will have a chance to enjoy the Excellence described by everyone as NSX in my life, and I can't say happy 30th birthday to it when I have fun with it.
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