The NSX is a motor vehicle from Honda, with rear wheel drive, a mid positioned engine and a 2 door coupé body style.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 3 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 252 bhp (256 PS/188 kW) at 6600 rpm and 284 N·m (209 lb·ft/29 kgm) at 5400 rpm respectively.
Power is supplied to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
The Honda NSX weighs a claimed 1430 kg at the kerb.
It is claimed to achieve a top speed of 261 km/h or 162 mph, stated fuel consumption figures are 16.3/32.1/23.7 mpg (UK) urban/extra-urban/combined.
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) | 1510 mm | 59.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1530 mm | 60.2 inches | |
| Length | 4425 mm | 174.2 inches | |
| Width | 1810 mm | 71.3 inches | |
| Height | 1170 mm | 46.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 135 mm | 5.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1430 kg | 3153 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Honda | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 90° vee | ||
| 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 | 256 PS (252 bhp) (188 kW) at 6600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 284 Nm (209 ft·lb) (29 kgm) at 5400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 63.1 kW/litre 85.8 ps/litre 84.6 bhp/litre 1.39 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
95.4 Nm/litre
1.15 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Honda PGM-Fi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1198.8 kPa (173.9 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 | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 261 km/h (162 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 178.67 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 131.41 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 176.22 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.61 kg/kW 12.71 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 16.3/32.1/23.7 mpg (UK) urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 17.3/8.8/11.9 l/100km | ||
| km/litre | 5.8/11.4/8.4 km/l | ||
| UK MPG | 16.3/32.1/23.7 UK MPG | ||
| US MPG | 13.6/26.7/19.7 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.100 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.60 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7JJ x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8½JJ x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 215/45 ZR 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 245/40 ZR 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 298 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 303 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.78 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.43 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 95436 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 30.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Honda NSX Automatic added 2002-06-16. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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