VIDEO TEST: 573 HP 2017 NSX Gets Run Through The Paces - Was It Worth The 9 Year Wait?

There's no doubt this is a pretty fast car, and diehard Acura fans with deep pockets would probably buy this car, but, after all the years of waiting, I don't think this car will have the emotional appeal that was anticipated way back when this project was announced. Frankly, I can't see any reason to buy this car over the cheaper and fantastic sounding AMG GT

Here's what people need to remember. Honda/Acura didn't set out to build another 458 or Huracan or 911 Turbo or AMG-GT or R8. They set out to build a new NSX. Acura could have easily delivered the NSX in permanent Track Mode with Pilot Cup tires as standard, with more flexibility to the transmission, and called it a day. But it chose to build a different type of supercar. Some journalists get it. Some don't. How will that translate to sales? A big part of that will be what Acura does from this point forward. Will they deliver a true raucous Type-R that is already rumored? Will the performance trickle-down to other Acura products as is already rumored? Will the NSX eventually inherit the 10-speed transmission that Acura has developed? Time will tell.

@autopal Like the last NSX it's mostly hype and theoretical advanced engineering, but like the last one it will be footnote.

@cidflekken: repeat after me: the NSX isn't a supercar. It has ZERO street cred, breeding, or gravitas. Porsche and Corvette to name two won't bat an eye. True supercar makers (Lamborghini, Ferrari, and Aston) won't lose a sale on the Honda Fiero.

cidflekken: you are correct.

For YEARS - Honda consistently produced truly class leading cars for the American Market - that were lauded by Magazine testers - as well as owners. And then for some reason - much like BMW - they have simply lost their way.

Most times when such changes happen - it is not due to the people in the production - but it is due to the corporate money managers. And once the bean counters take over - they rarely get moved aside again. I do not expect Honda to ever return to its once complete lock on competent vehicles in their market categories - which super cars was NEVER really one of them.

This car does not do it for me. I don't really get it. It has so much tech and it is so overweight that it completely abandons the originally philosophy of the first NSX. For the kind of money being asked there are other choices out there.

i always liked the original nsx, having never driven the original one i guess i can understand this guy not liking it because he has what to compare it to. kinda like me liking the e46 m3 more than the e92.
that being said, i really like the way the new nsx looks. i think it has loads of competition , bmw i8, audi r8, amg gt, porsche 911 turbo among a few others.
i still think id get this new nsx just because its new ( even though its old ) it looks great, and performs well. as long as it doesn't drive like a fisker karma, but more like an i8, id get it. now if they could bring the price down to 100k even....

iamdabest1: I agree with you but I8 against NSX?...no way, NSX is by far a more compelling product to me and I bet, more reliable.