Honda NSX '90 redirects here. Throughout this article, the terms "Honda NSX '90" and "Acura NSX '91" should be held synonymous, since the latter is the North American equivalent of the former. The Acura NSX '91 (Honda NSX '90 outside North America) is a Japanese sports car which features throughout the Gran Turismo series. The car, built by American manufacturer Acura and Japanese company Honda, appears in all mainline games except Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec It also features in Gran Turismo 5 Prologue.
Background
Introduced in 1990, the NSX showcased Honda's technology. The Japanese car maker's race track innovations and competitive history were further exemplified on the road by the NSX's light and rigid all aluminium monocoque chassis, all aluminum front and rear double wishbone suspension with forged control arms connected to forged alloy wheels boasting the world's first production car engine with titanium connecting rods, forged pistons and ultra high-revving capabilities — the redline was at a lofty 8,000 rpm. Other details included its unique 23-step paint process, including an aircraft type chromate coating designed for chemically protecting the aluminum bodywork and a waterborne paint for the base coat to achieve a clearer, more vivid top color and a smoother surface finish.
The car's strong chassis rigidity and cornering/handling capabilities were the results of Ayrton Senna's direct input with NSX's chief engineers while testing the NSX prototype car at Honda's Suzuka Circuit during its final development stages. The NSX was initially assembled at the purpose-built Takanezawa R&D Plant in Tochigi from 1989 to early 2004, when it was moved to Suzuka Plant for the remainder of its production life. The cars were assembled by approximately 200 of Honda's best and most experienced personnel, a team of hand-picked staff employed from various other Honda facilities to run the NSX operation. After studying their main competitors such as Ferrari, Lamborghini and Porsche, Honda engineers designed the NSX in search of the perfect balance between usable power and reliability and thus produced a powerful Naturally Aspirated VTEC engine suitable for the extreme demands of both road and track.
One of the first magazine articles showed the lightweight 3.0L 270BHP (200 kW) NSX producing a best 0-60 mp/h time of 5.03 seconds and 13.47 seconds for the quarter mile.
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