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I just created a link from the Honda page to here. --MikeM 03:57, 24 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Can someone please add in more information on the NSX-R GT?

1 2009 NSX
2 NSX-R vs NSX Type R
3 Rahal
4 NSX acronym for "New Sports X"
5 Stylist/Designer
6 Needs a good editing
7 Vandalism
8 New picture?

[edit] 2009 NSX

Anybody have more info on the 2009 NSX? Theres a 'spy video' of it on Youtube but it's using S2000 exteriors... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.12.200.49 (talk) 03:13, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] NSX-R vs NSX Type R

i'm inclined to think it ought to be 'NSX-R' based on http://world.honda.com/NSX/history/. also: http://world.honda.com/NSX/concept/index.html supports the notion that the 1992 "R" was 'NSX-R' and that the word 'Type' is not a literal string of characters in these particular models' names (as found in integra/civic, afaik), but rather simply consistent with the usage of the word 'type' as a distinguisher Jrrs 04:54, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Rahal

"Brazilian Ayrton Senna and American Bobby Rahal were both involved with the NSX's development, however Senna was more heavily involved" Is that word heavy appropriate? It makes it seem like he did 90% of the testing, while Rahal's testing was just off the cuff.

[edit] NSX acronym for "New Sports X"

per: http://www.honda.co.jp/sportscar/howto/fiesta04repo/page6/index.html

"New Sports X (code name at time of the Chicago show exhibition)"

There used to be an expanded explanation at: http://www.honda.co.jp/customer/faq-auto/modelname/ But it has since been removed, as the NSX is no longer a current model.

Fubaz 00:24, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Retrieved from http://web.archive.org/web/20041011165746/http://www.honda.co.jp/customer/faq-auto/modelname/ which is the Oct 11, 2004 snapshot of the same page mentioned above. This block of Text in Japanese:

NSXとは「New Sports(ニュー・スポーツ)の未知数」という意味で、高性能でありながら、それを意のままに操ることができ、しかも扱いやすく快適に走れる、ホンダの新しいスポーツカーとして名付けられました。

Google translates as:

"Although NSX “New Sports (new sport) in the sense, unknown”, being the high performance, it could work that while it is mind furthermore to handle easily comfortably it can run, it was named as the sport car whose HONDA is new."

ocn.amikai.com translates as:

"It was named as a new sports car of Honda which is the meaning "the unknown of New Sports (new sport)" in NSX, can manipulate it at will and can run comfortably that it is moreover easy to treat though it is highly efficient."

Both translations' language seem to imply "X" was used as its representation as a variable, not as shorthand for "Experimental."

Fubaz 00:15, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, but you'll find thousands of sources like that. It may be that the X was initialy meant as "Unkown" but at the first presentations it was clearly stated as "eXperimental". And you can be sure that the guys at nsxprime (e.g. Lud Eng) know what they write about.--NSX-Racer 17:33, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Perhaps I misunderstand the Wikipedia policy on verifiability, but how do "thousands" of secondary sources override a primary source on a simple fact such as the meaning an acronym? Particularly, a page on the offical Honda site (albeit in Japanese, so I would be open to a dispute over the translations) that was specifically intened to explain the meanings behind the car model's names? Or does the 14-year gap between the NSX's introduction in 1989 and the posting of that page on Honda site in 2003 provide enough "research distance" for that page to be considered a secondary source?

After some research I altered the chapter a bit. I hope this meets the reality a bit more than before.--NSX-Racer 09:59, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Stylist/Designer

Does anyone know who styled the NSX' exterior?

Chief designer was Ken Okuyama, LPL (Large Project Leader) was Shigeru Uehara.--NSX-Racer 09:10, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

Wasnt it pininfarina? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.171.111.194 (talk) 11:35, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

Pininfarina designed the HP-X-prototype.--NSX-Racer 15:38, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Needs a good editing

I just tagged this article with the copyedit tag -- it needs a general cleanup for overly informal tone and non-NPOV. Stephen Hui 14:30, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism

Some worthless little shit has put

The Honda NSX (Acura NSX in North America and Hong Kong) is a gay sports car produced between 1990 and 2005

into the intro, will change it. And change any more id see, i would revert but dont want to lose any decent info, plus im not that sure how to :D —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.171.111.194 (talk) 13:28, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

Please note that swearing on a talk page could itself be considered vandalism... Stephen Hui 13:54, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] New picture?

Someone should put one picture of the "facelifted" NSX since that has become quite common, and looks a fair bit different than the one pre-2002. Unfortunately Wikipedia's bureaucratic policies have stopped me from uploading any old googled image... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Perfect circle0 (talk • contribs) 05:11, 16 October 2007 (UTC)