I don't know if I'm the only one, but it sounds like crap too. Haven't heard a single V6 that sounds nice. The I-6 is slightly better, but neither nowhere close to Porsche's H-6 with sport exhaust, which is one of the best sounding engines, period.
And at 3,900 lbs, it doesn't really belong on a circuit at all. It's even heavier than a GTR, and Honda couldn't even beat that dinosaur of a car at twice the price, and 3 more gears. As somebody mentioned, Honda is a joke nowadays in the motorsports world, including their disastrous engine entry into F1. I MUCH prefer a McLaren 570 all day long. I didn't mention Porsche, because no way I'd ever get any GT car in the near future, with their engine failure disaster now going on for 3 years.

 

Haven't seen nor heard it in real life. I like the looks in the pics and vids. But really come on, it's such a heavy pig of a car, with manga-fied corvette interior. Way overpriced for what it offers ! It's one of the biggest failed releases in the sportscar world of the last decades. Honda missed the mark COMPLETELY, as they did in F1. Must have been the current F1 crew that was at work on the NSX project.

 

Rode in a friend's, kept trying to smile, come up with questions and act impressed, but couldn't wait to get out of it. Sounded mundane, looked mundane, was not fast and even the owner complained it was heavy. The new nsx is a big FAIL in the strongest sense of the word. Massively long gestation period, yet still missed the competitive mark. @$200k the mclaren 570 blows it out of the water... @$100k I would probably consider an nsx if I wanted a heavy Japanese sports car. I don't see this selling for more than a few years before they pull it completely. Will languish on lots.

 

How was it not fast?

 

I was able to play with it... the infotainment system and all. Not bad but not groundbreaking neither, again at this caliber. I actually like the R8/Huracan electronics interface more. Needless to say I am close to pulling back my refundable deposit on one (since last year)... even though I can eventually build one at msrp late this year, I am having reservations. I expected more... to be awed and I wasn't. The heavy curb weight alone is a big downer for a high-performance entry-level supercar like this. IMO this car should have weighed no more than ~3300 lbs. In real world tests, we now see it's fast... but it could have been faster if weight management was paramount during R&D.

 

I had a chance to drive the 570S about a month after driving the NSX at a press event, and the NSX definitely felt slower than the 570S.

 

The 570S is a 3150lb car...at the end of the day the Macs change direction and brake with fluidity and are just more usable. The NSX to me is not worth it- considering the current options for 170-230k


580-2
610-4
Turbo S
GT3RS
570S
570GT

- I like the way all of these cars look, drive, sound, and handle. I have not driven the 580-2 but I can't imagine the NSX feeling more fun- it definitely does not sound better.