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Heist said:
The NSX suffered in sales because it was ANEMIC on power and had little to no marketing for a relatively new brand. Remember "Acura" as a brand was only in the states about 4 years(!) before they brought in the NSX.
Who's going to pay $90K for a "poor man's Ferrari" when a the 300ZTT and SupraTT could be had for 10's of thousands less. The Porsche C2 could keep up. Or for $50K less, a Corvette would take it to task.
You make my point , though, as the $80-100 price point for front engined cars is /will become very crowded with a bunch of " bang for the buck " sports cars that offer "bench racing "numbers that rival $400K cars .
I've driven a few NSXs and I will say that , though marginally underpowered , they were very nimble with a compliant ride and nice throttle response at higher RPM , light on their feet and felt great on our Northern California winding roads . I hope the next gen NSX retains that " feel" .But this recent infatuation with 'Ring lap times ( and the Honda CEO's PR dept generated mandate to top the GT-R ring time ) don't result in a bunch of future cars that continue to further take the human element out of it , as we all agree that ,yes , letting computers govern engine and traction at every split second gives better track times but could lead to a generation of vehicles with increasingly numb driving experiences on your favorite back road.
