The Acura NSX '93 is a mid-engined, rear-wheel-drive sports car produced by Acura. It only appears in Gran Turismo, Gran Turismo 2 and Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec, being overshadowed by its 1991 equivalent.
Colors[]
There are fourteen colors available for this car, except in GT3, where only the first six are available :
- Formula Red
- Grand Prix White
- Kaiser Silver Metallic
- Berlina Black
- Indy Yellow Pearl
- Monte Carlo Blue Pearl
- Neutron White Pearl
- Championship White
- Sebring Silver Metallic
- Quasar Gray Pearl
- Cranberry Red Pearl
- Estoril Turquoise Pearl
- Shallot Green Pearl
- Bay Leaf Green
Description[]
The NSX was revolutionary when it was Introduced as a Honda in Japan in 1990, and in the U.S. as an Acura in 1991. It redefined the exotic sports car. Largely hand-built and mid-engined like most fast, prestigious exotics, the NSX had a previously-unknown degree of comfort, reliability, and real-world driveability to go with its incredible performance capabilities. It was as adept at high-speed driving as any other exotic, and as painless in traffic as a Honda Accord.
The first rear-wheel drive Honda for the street pioneered the use of the Formula One-developed VTEC variable valve timing and lift system in a street-legal car, and was one of the first cars to make extensive use of lightweight aluminum alloys in its construction. Lighter weight means greater efficiency, and better performance. In an era when many exotics were immensely powerful and immensely heavy, the NSX's 3.0-liter twincam V6 engine, with 270 hp at 7100 rpm and 252 lb-ft of torque at 6600 rpm, was enough to give the NSX remarkable performance.
Transmission choices were a five-speed manual or four-speed automatic. Formula One-inspired "SportShift" automatic transmission controls debuted in 1995, featuring steering column-mounted paddles for manual shifting.
Good weight distribution and the aluminum-intensive independent double-wishbone suspension gave the NSX excellent handling characteristics. If it wasn't the absolute fastest car in any one performance parameter, it was right near the top, and perhaps the best-balanced.
The NSX forced other makers of exotic sports cars to civilize their machinery. Its influence can be seen in subsequent competitive products. Even today, nearly ten years after its introduction, the NSX is one of the world's best-handling cars.
The NSX is the world's first aluminum production car. Every major component is constructed of aluminum or light weight, which provides an outstanding power-to-weight ratio and excellent handling.
Like the chassis, the suspension is made entirely of aluminum. It features double wishbone suspension, front and rear, with special gas-pressurized Honda Progressive Valve-equipped shock absorbers. Powering the NSX is a 3.0-liter, DOHC, 24-valve V6 engine that produces 270 BHP.
This engine features a unique Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control (VTEC) system, which varies the lift and duration of each cylinder's four valves to optimize both low-end torque and high rpm performance. The NSX can achieve a track-tested top speed in excess of 165 mph, acceleration from 0 to 60 mph in 5.03 seconds,[1] and run the 1/4 mile in under 14.0 seconds.[1] The NSX is designed to represent an entirely new definition of the exotic sports car.
Acquisition[]
| Game | Purchase location | Credits | Other methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gran Turismo | Honda/Acura Used Car Dealership[2] | Approx. 65,000 | --- |
| Gran Turismo 2 | Acura Dealership[2] | 95,000 | --- |
| Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec | Acura Dealership | 99,570 | --- |
Trivia[]
- In the first two Gran Turismo games, the NSX '93 was simply a rebadge of the Honda NSX Type R '92, evident by the red Honda badge in the front. This is also why this car can enter the Type-R Meeting in GT2.
- In GT3, selecting the Grand Prix White color will result in the default wheels to have a brighter color. This also occurs with the Acura NSX Coupe '97.
- In the NTSC-J version of Gran Turismo 2, this car is called Acura NSX Type R '92 (J) and may appear as an opponent car in some events in the original prints (built on November 28-29, 1999) of the game, along with the other Acura cars. This behavior was changed in the PSone Books release, although internally changed starting from the first NTSC-U (December 8) build.
- Although this car was race modifiable in the original Gran Turismo, this car can't be race modified in Gran Turismo 2. However, the race modified version of this car is still present in the game files and can be accessed with cheat devices, meaning that racing modifications were originally intended to be available for this car.
- The unused racing modification in GT2 is based on the Acura version of Honda NSX-R LM GT2 '95, used in American version of GT1, except in the early Japanese release of the game, where the other racing modifications used for NA1 NSX models (based on Nakajima Racing entry that failed to pre-qualify at 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans, but took part at Suzuka 1000km that year) is used instead.
- The color name "Shallot Green Pearl" is a mistranslation; the color name should be "Charlotte Green Pearl", which was used for the Honda NSX Type R '92 in Gran Turismo Sport.
- This occurs due to transliteration process from katakana: the color name is "シャーロットグリーンパール" in Japanese.
Pictures[]
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