NSX, an exotic or rice

[bleh]

much better.

[LateNightCable]

VW is German, so is little brother Audi.

Honda is Japanese, so is little brother Acura, regardless of where Acura is marketed. Therefore, Acura is to Honda, what Audi is to VW. Thats' what I meant.

Whats' this conversation about anyway?

[bleh]

Originally Posted by LateNightCable Whats' this conversation about anyway?

In america the acura nsx, everywhere else the honda nsx

[djfux69]

correct. its not the same thing as VW and audi. everywhere in the world there is VW and audi. different cars different names.
here in america we have honda and acura, but everywhere else ( aside from canda ) only has honda. here is an example. here its called acura RSX, in the rest of the world its a honda integra... get it? acura is just a name to sell the mor luxurious hondas without making someone think they are buying a honda. just like lexus is to toyota, and infiniti is to nissan. they are all just names for the north american market, the names dont exist anywhere else. but the models of the cars do, just under the normal name.

[daugbjerg]

Lexus exist in the rest of the world, except for Japan, where it's named Toyata. And that's gonna change soon.

Acura TSX is Honda Accord in Europe, but we don't have Acura CL or
Acura TL. The Acura RSX is Honda Inegra, and Acura RL is Honda Legend.

And for Infinti, I don't think we have it here in Europe

[LateNightCable]

I still think Acura is Honda's " Audi ". Not to the same degree of the actual VW/Audi relationship, but just the same. I would certainly not say Acura is Honda's " Lambo ".

[bleh]

marketing, marketing, marketing.

back to the original topic though...i dont think that the nsx is a true exotic, but its pretty close. definitely far from rice.

[LateNightCable]

Originally Posted by bleh marketing, marketing, marketing.

It's becoming more of that all the time :x .

NSX fits in with the 911 Carerra as a " semi-exotic ".

[alexshelby427]

Well..yes here in Europe there is no Acura, no Infiniti but we have Lexus.Enough about that.I consider the NSX an exotic because it has mid-engine solution, a high price and was done using Ayrton's Senna(may his soul rest in peace) experience.There is also a rare Zanardi Edition sort of Makinnen's Ralliart Evo so it is in my opinion an exotic and the best piece of race machinery ever to be made by Japs and their beady hungry eyes.

[LateNightCable]

Well, Honda has produced nearly 7,000 NSXs' just for North America alone, and thats' only counting until 1997. So although NSX production figures are no doubt still a drop in the pan as far as car production goes, it's not incredibly rare. Not like a Lamborghini Diablo anyway, of which less than 3,000 were built in all. I think a bit of rarity is important for a car to be exotic.

The NSX is one of the finest all around sportscars, and it certainly has the look of an exotic, but I think it's accesible enough to be considered semi-exotic. Special editions such as Zanardi would definitely enhance it's exclusivity, but it would still be an NSX. And believe me, there is nothing wrong with semi-exotic.