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In '97 came the NSX-S and the NSX-S-Zero. The NSX-T, with its removable targa top, was launched in 1995.

The Honda NSX-R was the 1992 race edition. And it was light at 3,010 lb: built on an aluminium monocoque chassis. The NSX was fast: Honda engineered a naturally aspirated 3.0 L 270hp VTEC V6 engine to power it.

The result of much experimentation delivered a car which was well-received. The decision was made to drop the dash in NS-X before it went on sale in Japan, Hong Kong and North America in 1990. The Honda NSX was launched at the Tokyo Motor Show and the Chicago Auto Show in 1989. Together with Chief Designer Masahito Nakano, Uehara selected 200 of Honda's finest to build the NSX using only the best pioneering technology and material – this was a car built to show-off and impress.Īyrton Senna, who had three F1 wins under his belt for Honda, put the Honda NSX through its paces and forced changes to the suspension and chassis until the NSX was tuned up to race level. Uehara, with aerodynamics in mind, used the F-16's design, inside and out, to conceptualise the Honda NSX. Shigeru Uehara, Honda's executive chief engineer, was under strict instructions that the NSX needed to be faster than its rivals, and set the Ferrari 348 as the benchmark the name changed to NS-X: N for new, S for sportscar. The Honda NSX was initially concept car HP-X (Honda Pininfarina experimental). There were five editions of the NSX, though, with the exception of a removable hardtop, its appearance remained the same History of the the Honda NSX Produced from 1990 onwards, the first generation Honda NSX was a two-seater sports car styled by Italian car designer and coachbuilding company Carozzeria Pininfarina, who's client list includes Maserati, Alfa Romeo and Ferrari. With cash being no issue for the F1-winning affluent company, Honda used a select team to get their 1984 concept car on the road. Destined to impress on the road and the racetrack, the Honda NSX needed to be light-weight, fast and stylish. Inspired by the F-16 fighter jet and handling perfected by Formula One World Champion Ayrton Senna, Japanese car manufacturer Honda built the NSX to compete against Porsche, Lamborghini and Ferrari.