i was on the highway on my way home from the mall when this black nsx flys by me. so i decided to follow him to what might happen. we drive for about 5 miles to where i have to get off and he is in the far lane. he cuts across two lane and flys on my ass. as we make the turn onto another highway i put it to the floor and so dose he. he was about 1 car lenth behind me in the same lane but never gained on me from about 60-100mph untill we we both had slow down for other cars. now im sure some of you probably think he wasnt racing but 1 i could hear his exhaust screaming and 2 when i had to slow down he flew up next to me. so after i got clear of other cars i got in the other lane slowed down to see if he wanted to go again but he stay behind me. as i got to my exit i gave him the thumbs up but he wouldnt even look at me.

 

Ok, I have never raised bullshit flag to something, but my dad has an NSX and that thing would pwn most cars on the road. I have driven it, and it would go 60-100 faster than you can stay "this story is bullshit". I beleive that you were with him, but not that he was floring it, or even trying to race at that.

 

C'mon. The NSX is a low 13 second car stock, let alone with any mods on it. It would smoke me and you. Although I'm working on that

 

id put the pink slip for my car on the line that this is true.

 

also all the numbers ive found for the nsx are around 13.7 which is really not that far of frome a ss sc.

 

BWAHAHAHA<thats what i did when i saw this post...

 

i wish my car could keep up with an nsx.. but i don't think it's.. possible...

 

stop putting a 1/4 time into how fast a car is from a roll
a new 2006 wrx run 14.2 and only has around 180 (or less hp) why because it is AWD the NSX is a 13.7 car only because it is a mid/rear car which is good for launching! the car only puts out 248 hp stock here is a dyno sheet with and with out a intake

 

this is reminiscent of the time I ravaged an Enzo. It was a night much like tonight...the road was angry that night my friends...I was driving back from pier one imports (shopping for wicker baskets and such) when I notice an Enzo fly across 3 lanes just to get behind me. I had to show him who was truly the king of the road and dumped it into 2nd at 70. The sound my car made wouldve scared the most seasoned navy seal....Suffice to say, I pulled about 2 bus lenghts on him....Just as i thought,nothing can stack up to the raw power of the Daewoo Nubira ....nothing

 

Finally someone with some sense and facts. The NSX is probably the most overrated car ever, hands down. They cost $90K yet only have 290HP - 252HP with the auto - which is just pathetic considering the price. Torque is even worse, but then again it is a Honda, so thats pretty much a given.

As the dyno graph shows, the NSX is only putting down 248HP at the wheels stock. Considering Cobalt SS S/C's are putting down 210WHP stock and will easily put out 240WHP with a pulley swap, it really would't take much to beat one. And to say your $20K Chevy smoked a $90K Acura is priceless

So the bottom line is that stock for stock, the NSX will win, considering it puts down 38WHP more than the SS S/C. However, with an intake, pulley swap, and header, it would be a damn close race between the two

 

i never said i won i just said when we toke off from about 60mph he was about 1 car length behind me and when we slowed down at about 100mph he was still about 1 car length behind me.

 

Most tests I have are a low 13. Maybe the first ones were a bit slower. I bet that was a poor running NSX. BUt hey it was probably fun racing him!

 

I just cant see how everything comes down to a 1/4 time

sorry for the story but i gotta get it off my mind:

My brothers best friends brother has a 490 whp cobra and i was saying if i was gonna ever race him it would be from a 40 roll he laughed at me and said "that not a race" well in my opinion it is I would like to see how my car does and not have to worry about my cons of a FWD power house
This race would be done after i was 300+ whp thoe lol i stand no chance as of right now
but it was what he said that pissed me off.

there are different kinds of racing autocross, drag, circuit, rally, roll racing, braket racing, etc and it erks me when he dont consider roll racing a true type of racing . the 1/4 was made back in the day when muscle was at its peak but why did they make it a 1/4 mile and not a mile I prob sound like a ricer but hey o well

Good race bro soon we will be taking all types of cars!

 

quarter mile has absolutely no bearing in how fast a car is on the fn highway. most of the racing people are going to encounter is going to be from a roll anyways. also, i didnt see anywhere in here where someone gave the power to weight ratio of these two cars. the new NSX's can weigh 3200 pounds. dynos dont run races. i have encountered an older NSX on the freeway as well, and just by messing around with him i could tell i was faster. so im gonna say this is a very believable story.

 

finally people are on my side! roll racing for eva
he he

 

What if it was an Auto NSX ? I think you would have a chance from a roll...

 

Lets just assume the guy was racing, and that he was giving it his all, what exactly have you proven? The NSX is not meant to be a drag racer, the car is made for handling. Run around a track with an NSX and it would make you look foolish.

If I read the story correctly, the guy was directly behind you. This being the case, how close did you want him to get, before he let off the gas. If he was doing 100, 1 car lenght is already insanely close. Was he supposed to drive up your bumper to prove that he could run with you?

Also, when you have the lead in a one lane race, you have a distinct advantage becuase you control the pace. When you got on the gas, it took him at least a couple tenths of a second (which equates to a car length) to react, so that alone should keep you in front unless the car is signifigantly more powerful than you.

Moral of the story? Don't run cars that aren't meant to be fast, and get all proud. Unless of course your willing to run around a track with them too. All this being said the NSX is in serious need of an update, as the car has gone from being adequatly powered, to seriously underpowered as car companies have been battling for the biggest numbers.

 

first off it was a two lane highway so if he was able to passed me he could have. and when i took off the guy was so close to my bumper i couldnt even see his head lights. so by the time he reacted he was less than a car length behind me.

 

all i got to say is **** the haters, i feel you blue

 

Because someone questions a story makes them a hater? It's not like I came on here and called him a crack head, and said his car was a POS. When you make statements like this you sound like a fan boy!

 

Yup, I've driven an AT NSX, definitely not fast at all. If you want to feel the exact same power the AT NSX has and your Acura dealership won't let your drive one, go test drive a new V6 Accord EX...

 

Exactly. I'm willing to bet that the NSX that BLUESSSC raced was an automatic. That would explain how he beat him by 1 car length, which is about right considering the downrated HP of the auto version of the NSX.

Thats not the point. If I'm going to spend $90K on a car, it better damn well be fast. At least fast enough to beat a cars costing less than 1/4 as much anyway

If someone's looking for a vehicle just for its handling, buy a Lotus Elise and save 50K.

The bottom line is that the NSX offers nothing that justifies its price tag of $90K. Its merely a vehicle for people looking for the "image" of owning a $90K Acura, even it its an outdated and underperforming vehicle.

 

Please guys go out and drive one, my Dad has this car and from 60-100 especially with a mid engine car, it will go to that in less than 2 seconds.

And also if it was built from 1998 or up, its not an automatic.

 

Lets just assume the guy was racing, and that he was giving it his all, what exactly have you proven? The NSX is not meant to be a drag racer, the car is made for handling. Run around a track with an NSX and it would make you look foolish.

.... Isnt that kind of what the cobalt is as well?... Personally I think the nsx = dumb...For how much it costs id rather buy something else, and the price ratio from the nsx to cobalt is just rediculous ...Put all the money that you save buying a cobalt than an nsx...and you'd be going circles around it

 

Here's an excerpt from the Acura website regarding the 2005 NSX:

With its fiendishly short shift throws and a clutch pedal that feels like a rubber stamp, the NSX lets your mind do all the work. The close ratios of the 6-speed manual transmission offer you precise applications of the engine's awesome power. On its way to the 17-inch wheels, torque passes through a heavy-duty clutch, a 6-speed gearbox that reduces shift load by 40 to 50 percent with dual- and triple-cone synchronizers, and a Torque Reactive Differential that helps you stay in control by limiting spin on the inside wheel as you power out of a tight corner. A 4-speed automatic transmission is also available by special order.

So you can still buy an automatic NSX, and it still only has 252HP

And as far as the "60-100MPH" times go, the NSX does that no faster than any other 290HP, 3200lb car.
Meaning it would get blown off by a 2005 Mustang GT