The Honda NSX is no more, for now. The final second-generation NSX recently rolled off the line at the Performance Manufacturing Center (PMC) in Marysville, Ohio. It was an Acura NSX Type S in Gotham …
The Honda NSX is no more, for now. The final second-generation NSX recently rolled off the line at the Performance Manufacturing Center in Marysville, Ohio. It was anThe final NSX Type S marks the end of the hybrid-electric sportscar’s run, which began in 2016. Like thethat’s now so revered and collectible, the second-generation NSX didn’t sell very well, and Honda decided to pull the plug after six years of production in the US.
The three electric motors remained, but the Intelligent Power Unit lithium-ion battery was more efficient, allowing for a 20% increase in capacity and a 10% jump in output. The changes allowed Honda to retune the motors for increased performance in all situations. Total output jumped 27 PS and 22 Nm to 608 PS/667 Nm.
Other changes included a longer electric-only range in Quiet mode, reduced body roll in Sport mode, more aggressive torque vectoring from the Sport Hybrid Super Handling-All Wheel Drive system in Sport and Sport+ modes and a more audible engine note in Track mode. While still recognisably an NSX, the Type S received a new face. Gone is the blacked-out look, replaced by a sharper nose and a gaping hexagonal air intake. Honda says that the latter directs more air into the radiators, while the smaller sub-radiators are fed by the two additional inlets on either side. Ducts at the corners channel air towards the sides to form an air curtain that reduces wake and allows more air to flow into the intercooler.