In 2016 we've seen some rather remarkable sports cars. Two of the biggest newcomers were the Acura NSX, which finally launched, and the McLaren 570S, which represents another all-new nameplate to the McLaren product portfolio.
Our friends at Autocar have decided to put those two together with another interesting pick. That would be the BMW i8.
So, how does this shake out? Check this out, Spies:
...Where, ultimately, does it sit in this company, then? Both the 570S and NSX feel more serious driver’s propositions than the BMW, but that’s no criticism of the i8 in itself. The i8 is still a uniquely appealing, uniquely fascinating car, and cheaper to buy and run than both of the others. That it competes as a driver’s car at all in this company, given that it has 20 miles of electric range to lug around with it, is a triumph.
But the Honda and McLaren are sports cars of the highest order. That, ultimately, the McLaren is more engaging, exciting, urgent and agile, that it feels more ‘supercar’ than the NSX, gives it the win in what is, after all, a sports car group test. But the gap is small and there are a lot of times when the NSX is at least as appealing. Times when you’d have a strop on a back road, a long cruise on a motorway, and get out at the end knowing you’d driven one of the most interesting, engaging and capable sports cars of modern times. You’d get out, look back and have not one iota of regret about the choice you’ve made. No question, the NSX is back.
What say you, Spies? Is the NSX the king of the castle for 2016?
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