- There are a couple of cars that have aged
like a fine wine.
The Mark IV Supra is probably like
the most popular one out there
but you also have other cars
like the 3000GT VR4.
Look up those prices and cry just a little bit.
But there's another one out there that a lot of people
have never forgotten that I've always appreciated and valued
and that just never seemed to be going away
from any major automotive tick tock out there.
I'm Alex, Alex.Fi on Instagram
and today's episode of behind the wheel
we're going to be taking a look at Arby's Honda/Acura NSX.
(intro music playing)
So Arby's NSX has air lift three P management
it's got the D two air struts, the APR GT500 wing,
it's got the sequential taillights under glow of course,
lots of carbon goodies like the carbon dash,
you also have the intakes, wireless Apple CarPlay 2015
is back and added six feet NSX-R swapped
and ARC aluminum radiator custom trunk setup,
rotor from SJC three piece wheels,
the fronts are 18 by nine plus seventeens with two 1530s
and the rears are 19 by 10 and a half
plus 15 250s by thirties.
Probably one of the best things about the NSX is just
this specific one is pretty much all done
in the red, gray carbon color combo.
So you've got the wing and carbon
you've got the rear intake and carbon.
If you look down at the wheels, those are in the gray,
the double dark tint, the gloss and the satin.
You got right hand drive instead of left hand drive
which is actually not as desirable
which is actually very, very weird.
But then if you can just keep looking up the front
you also see that Arby took care of his windshield wipers
because who needs to drive the car in the rain
with windshield wipers
and overall the entire car is just sleek, low and simple.
The biggest thing out of this entire car probably
is the wing.
I think one of the coolest cars about are...
I think one of my favorite things about the NSX
is it's attention to detail
like all the littlest stuff.
Now I gotta be careful cause there's like no space
in this car.
Okay.
Careful Alex.
It's 10 point turn with your body and the microphone
cause it doesn't fit in the seats.
Took care of that.
Alright, let me get this.
That was pretty easy.
I'm not a huge fan of racing harnesses.
I'm just going to say it.
I never really have been.
I think they're kind of unnecessary for street cars.
That is just my opinion take that as you will.
Mostly because the time it takes
to actually get this dialed in for my scrawny little body.
I done it the wrong way.
Son of a...
There you go.
So now that we've officially done a 10 point setup
are we ready to drive this car?
Are we ready Colin you ready?
Right hand drive, one of the questions a lot people ask
just so you know 10 seconds right hand drive
look down see this good.
It means that you throw away to get into first.
It's not this way like a lot of people think.
Think this specific one says
it has the NSX-R6 speed in it.
Yeah, I have a little flippy switch.
This is the actually to get the car to go into reverse
when you want to get in reverse.
Because otherwise if you go down this way right now
it's in six gear if you do it this way you put her down
now she's in reverse.
So it's really important that you remember that
otherwise things are going to get a little bit funky.
So we're ready to go.
Let us see can Alex get the car off a roll
without killing it with shoes that he definitely
shouldn't be wearing.
All right.
You can do it off the start you're pretty much good
for the rest of the time but we'll see.
Hell yeah we're out we're out we're at them.
No seriously the one thing I love about the NSX
is its history.
It is an absolutely incredible story.
If you guys haven't followed why the NSX was built
it was essentially an experimental class for Honda.
Honda wanted to show the world
that it too could make a super car
with regular old daily driving reliability.
And it did just that.
Now this specific art is pretty damn loud.
Arby already told me about it.
Mid engine,
probably an exhaust diameter
that's a little bit too big for it
but for the most part it's not too shabby.
When the NSX was originally developed and it was introduced
it featured some of the greatest marketing
that probably a car manufacturer ever had.
It had Ayrton Senna personally helped develop the car.
It had all the right pieces.
It had a redefined engine the location of where it was put
how they shape this car out
what they did to make sure that everybody knew
that at the end of the day although it was still a super car
that came with some pretty intense pricing
it was still a reliable Honda.
I mean that at the end of the day
is why so many people love these cars.
It's probably the reason why I personally would probably
take this over my little gray counterpart
that likes to break a lot more often than I care to admit.
Arby's already told me he's taking this car 14 hours
across the country.
He's taken this thing absolutely everywhere.
Short of a couple of issues here and there
the car has done its job.
I mean it's a Honda.
This specific one obviously on the air suspension
it's a little bit different than the OEM.
And from a appreciation standpoint
not a lot of people are going to buy a modified NSX
as much as they want to go get a unmolested automatic
or manual version that has absolutely nothing done to it.
But the car still features some of those nineties vibes
that I think it just needs to shake and it only shakes it
which is a little bit more aggressive items
and those aggressive items are the wing, the splitter,
the front lip, all of that sort of stuff, the side skirts,
everything on the car just kind of brings it all together
which is definitely needs
because I love an NSX just as much as the next person
but when you're looking at them stock
they're not as beautiful on the eyes anymore.
Hello.
(engine roaring)
Now one of the biggest questions a lot of people ask
about the NSX is it worth the money?
Is it worth $50,000?
Is it worth $60,000?
Is it worth $80,000?
And a lot of people have the wrong mentality about whether
this car is worth that amount of money
because when you're looking at the horsepower
the answer would be well no it's not worth it.
When you look at the technology or the refinement
the answer again is still no
you're looking at a $70,000 car.
There is a lot of cars out there
that you can get for probably half that price
like a ZL1 or Camaro or Corvette
that are still going to outperform this car
that's still look pretty darn good
but you're not getting an NSX
because you want it to be the fastest
you're definitely not getting an NSX because it's
you know the meanest you're getting it a NSX
because it's just a part of automotive culture.
It shares a story that very few other cars ever shared.
It's one of the most successful supercar fighters out there
probably one of the best looking supercar fighters
out there.
And even if you look at the newer generation NSXs
they didn't really hit the mark at least right now
in the same way that the first gen second gen NSX did.
Daily drivability on Honda
should be pretty much self explanatory.
They're absolutely incredible.
It's still a Honda so you got nothing to worry about.
Modifications are pretty much everywhere
but they're only from very specific people.
The market isn't necessarily massive
when it comes down to modifying your NSX and because of that
one of the biggest cons with these cars is actually dealing
with the pricing that can come from that.
Parts get extremely expensive on the NSX because well
there's not a lot of people that make stuff for these cars
and if there's only a couple they can pretty much charge
whatever they want to.
The NSX is a beautiful car.
It definitely gets the job done.
Arby has done a fantastic job specifically
(engine roaring)
with this car.
And although it doesn't have 500 horsepower
and although it doesn't have you know,
the fancy suspension systems that a lot of the other cars
have these days it still is a properly fun car to drive.
And it just has the right level of nineties.
I mean even though you are paying an incredible sum of money
for a car like this not including the mods
just to stock NSX
you still get the good old nineties like black leather.
You're still gonna get the same pieces
where you kind of have to...
There's a couple of cracks and nicks and things
that will just always be there cause the car is just older.
It just has spent its time living life.
I mean even when you roll up the windows
the most hilarious thing to me is rolling up the windows
in a nineties car just to see how fast they actually go up.
Like that's not bad but it's not necessarily
the fastest thing in the world.
A lot of people have the biggest gripe with the NSX
and other cars like it because of the price
supra same thing, NSX same thing, VR-4 same thing,
FD R-7 same thing, R-33 GTRs, R-32 GTRs same thing.
All of them are getting incredibly expensive.
All of them are appreciating and value
and people are collecting these cars
and they're not modifying them and they're not driving them
and they're turning into Italian versions
of collecting supercars.
Like it's just what people are wanting to do.
What makes me so happy about this specific car
is that Arby is not doing that.
He drives this car everywhere.
He takes it everywhere.
He drives it hard everywhere.
He has fun with it.
And even though I had to get him up at six o'clock
in the morning to come up here he did it
and he drove the car up here
he didn't trailer it.
And that's what's so awesome about this.
Is the car perfect?
No.
It's still features some of the pretty weird quirks
and features as Doug would probably say
that would make it a difficult car to drive
in all scenarios.
But does it capture an emotion
that very little cars do to this day?
Absolutely.
I would pair this to the kind of car
that you'd probably capture maybe in an air cooled 911
or an older super car
but you get it in a Honda.
You get to drive, you get to experience everything
that's made super cars and sports cars great in a Honda
and the best version of a Honda
and to have a car like this is just nuts
to have the wing and all that stuff regardless
of all of that, whether you're about or not about it
the coolest thing is that you get to own a story.
And the story of this car is incredible.
Probably the biggest downfall of an NSX
is its initial price to get in there
and the price of actually owning it
with all of the modifications.
It's just an expensive car to own but it is probably one of
the most refined Japanese cars that you can buy
it's one of the most stylish, one of the most iconic
you can put this thing right next to a brand new Ferrari
and it's still going to look practically new.
the level of detail that Arby put into the car
and making sure that it was aftermarket
but not in your face is probably one of my favorite things
about this specific car.
The driving experience is awesome.
The air suspension doesn't take away from it at all
the wheel sizing doesn't take away from it at all
and even though it's a little bit loud on the inside
it's still a fantastic car.
It features the iconic 90 push buttons and
the slower windows up and down
but it has everything you need to have a good time.
When it comes down to execution of the build
and the build itself I give this one a 29 out of 30
because it's practically perfect negative one point
because it only costs an arm a limb
and probably something that men have
to actually end up buying one of these that you're
gonna have to have to sell on the black market.
In all honesty the NSX is probably
the definition of a Ferrari fighter
but the problem is how long is the Acura going to last
with a Honda going to last
especially with the newer generation being such a flop
because you can actually get a first generation NSX
is more expensive than a brand new NSX.
And it begs the question, whether it's?