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Originally Posted by JamesNoBrakes
Most people around the world gauge "fast" by a combination of acceleration, top speed, ability to hold speed in turns, quickly scrub speed, drag, downforce, etc. Not to mention of course the cars of the time, we're talking about a pretty damn old car, and they were somewhat "held back" by the "gentleman's agreement", but amazing what they did with what they had, especially compared to cars that cost a lot more than "90 grand". Give credit where credit is due.
Cars like the NSX are my absolute favorite, they take something and do it BETTER than the ones costing way more. ZR1, etc...
I don't see why people mod their cars so much for the quarter mile, just get some damn solid rocket engines and go with that. Like NOS but better.
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I do give credit where credit is due, and in the second half of the life of the nsx, it was slow compared to it's competitors in a straight line and on track. In it's last year it made 290hp, weighed 3,150 lbs, cost $89,000 (base!) and would get it's ass spanked by a c5 z06 or 911 on track. I don't dislike the nsx and would love to have one to modify, but they are not fast. In the 80s and early 90s they were fast. The thing is, they didn't get much fast
er while everything else did. They're cool, somewhat exotic cars that are fun and can be modified to be very fast, but stock they are not fast. Quick yes, but fast is relative and at their price point and compared to their competition they were not fast.