For nearly 10 years, Acura had a gaping hole in its lineup — the NSX. Finally, the company announced the second-generation Acura NSX. This supercar continues with the combination of a powerful engine and a light body. This time, it had a twin-turbo 3.5-liter V6 engine mated to two electric motors up front and a single electric motor at the back via a nine-speed dual-clutch transmission.
This drivetrain — delivering 600 hp at 6,500 rpm and 492 ft-lbs of torque at 2,300 rpm — carries just 3,750 pounds, allowing it to hit 60 mph in three seconds and top out at 203 mph. If you want a faster vehicle from Honda, you must drive its F1 cars or maybe get your pilot’s license and take the Honda Jet for a spin.
Sadly, Acura has built its 350th and last NSX Type-S in 2022, meaning you can no longer get one brand new from the factory. If you want one today, Car Guru shows that the cheapest NSX Type-S you can get starts at over $217,000, with other units climbing from $250,000 to over $280,000. This is a far cry from its sticker price of a little over $171,000 in 2022 — but that’s what you pay if you want something as rare and exotic as the Acura NSX Type-S.
The iconic Acura models like the 2001 Integra Type-R and 2005 RSX Type-S didn’t make the cut. But as cars and engines go faster, we will see fewer of them on the fastest cars list. Nevertheless, the latest models owe their tech to these icons. And even though they aren’t as powerful, they’re still great vehicles. After all, it’s more fun to drive a “slow” car fast than to drive a fast car slow.
