brrgrr

Looking for feedback - the Boxster S and the NSX are two cars I have considered as replacements for my 951, if I ever get tired of it. ????????

I chose these 2 cars because they are available in the same price range, (25 - 30k) have relatively the same performance, and can be driven daily.

Lorax

nsx is an incredibly capable platform. Not quite as easy to make power out of the box. Amazing handling and looks. also much higher price.

boxter s - meh. Not fun to work on, styling is lacking, performance is mediocre.

Kool

I would keep the turbo and buy a Boxster for fun. I love the NSX and it is a great car. But in talking with people who have them parts are not cheap. And like any mid engined car they are not easy to work on. I used to have an RSX-S and my mechanic had a NSX he loved the car but never drove it. He said that parts were insane expensive for them and being that they never made that many some things are already hard to find.

cas951

I have a Boxster S and a 951. The Boxster S will never replace the 951 in accelaration but it sure is a fun car to drive. I kept both.

theedge

I would probably go with Boxster S and mod it. The NSX has never really done it for me.

vt951

I bet now is a good time to "invest" in an NSX. That car should go up in value over the years if well cared for and mileage is kept reasonably low. Besides that, it is sweet looking. One of the few non-P-cars at the track that gets my undivided attention.

95ONE

I can't stress enough.. The NSX platform is STILLLLLLLLLLLl lightyears ahead of almost anything. Count on one hand the trillion dollar cars that meet or exceed it's Suspension technology.

Cost.. I've found the parts aren't any more expensive than those for the Porsche. Cheaper in many ways.

Power is difficult to raise. But it is the same as the Boxter.. To put both those cars in the same comparison insults the NSX.

Why do I not have one now? I don't know..... Still thinking.. Oh yeah... millions on the current 951 stop me from going back. I will certainly eventually go back to the NSX in the next couple of years..

jasonlp

New NSX wonder if it will be light years ahead or behind...

http://www.outie.net/forums/viewthread.php?tid=36672

http://jalopnik.com/396334/2010-acur...real-after-all

95ONE

Most of the current NSX community wants to barf at the sight and specs of the now scrapped next gen NSX

V2Rocket

NSX is a beauty, certainly a capable car even if a bit underpowered for its potential.

Boxsters are good cars but they are so common it's sickening.

I've seen maybe 3 NSX's this year and I live in SoCal, car capital of USA.

gcb951

NSX. One of the best.

ritzblitz

NSX hands down. Honda didn't mess around when they designed them.

Kit_Chris

A rennlister posted this fascinating opinion/analysis of the NSX by Gordon Murray: http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dggtsppm_6cgtnscht

There is a video somewhere of Japanese car guys running modern day Lambos, Ferraris, BMWs on a race track and their NSX-R was as fast as anything else, and it's a 15+ year old design. Here it is actually: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nu7UO...eature=related never mind the annoying commentary, great driving though..

From Wiki: Honda spent a great deal of time and money developing the NS-X. With a robust motorsports apparatus, Honda had significant development resources at its disposal and made extensive use of them. For example, respected Japanese Formula One driver Satoru Nakajima was involved with Honda in the NS-X's early on track development at Suzuka race circuit, where he performed many endurance distance duties related to chassis tuning; but Brazilian Formula One World Champion Ayrton Senna, for whom Honda themselves had powered all three of his world championship winning Formula One race cars before his death in 1994, was considered Honda's main innovator in convincing the company to stiffen the NSX chassis further after testing the car at Honda's Suzuka GP circuit in Japan.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_NSX

I'm venturing on slippery ground but I reckon the NSX should have survived with continued development, the platform is still excellent today, this is a case where the automotive press seriously hurt the image (and sales) of a car by blasting its comparatively low hp and so-called aging design yet failing to recognize the immense capability of the machine. One of the most underrated sports cars of late!

Regards,
Chris

APKhaos

^ +1 on the NSX.
Its a remarkable platform and a real joy to drive hard. The 3.2l engine is better that the earlier 3.0l, but both of them rev to 8000+ and feel like they could go to 10K without a problem.
A classic.