The Honda NSX is a coupé with 2 doors and a mid mounted powerplant which supplies its power to the rear wheels.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 3 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 252 bhp (256 PS/188 kW) at 6600 rpm and 285 N·m (210 lb·ft/29.1 kgm) at 6500 rpm respectively.
This power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 1405 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed quoted is 251 km/h or 156 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2530 mm | 99.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1509 mm | 59.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1529 mm | 60.2 inches | |
| Length | 4404 mm | 173.4 inches | |
| Width | 1811 mm | 71.3 inches | |
| Height | 1171 mm | 46.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 135 mm | 5.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1405 kg | 3097 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Honda | ||
| Engine code | C30A | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2977 cc (181.668 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 90 × 78 mm
3.54 × 3.07 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.15 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
256 PS (252 bhp) (188 kW) at 6600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
285 Nm (210 ft·lb) (29.1 kgm) at 6500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
63.1 kW/litre 85.8 ps/litre 84.6 bhp/litre 1.39 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
95.73 Nm/litre
1.16 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | Honda PGM-Fi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1203 kPa (174.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 496.17 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 6.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 14.9 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 251 km/h (156 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 181.85 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 133.75 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 179.36 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.48 kg/kW 12.49 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 205/50 ZR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/50 ZR 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 13002 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 30.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1990 Honda NSX Automatic added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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