Acura NSX 2005

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For the 2017 model used in Asphalt Street Storm Racing and Asphalt 9: Legends, see Acura NSX (2017).

The Honda NSX (New Sportscar eXperimental), marketed in North America and Hong Kong as the Acura NSX, is a 2-seater, mid-engine sports car.

Description[]

Text originally from the Honda NSX's Wikipedia page.

The origins of the NSX trace back to 1984, with the HP-X (Honda Pininfarina eXperimental) concept, which was a mid-engined 3.0 L sports car. Honda committed to the project, with the intention of meeting or exceeding the performance of the then Ferrari range, while offering reliability and a lower price point. The concept thus evolved and had its name changed to NS-X, which stood for "New", "Sportscar" "eXperimental", although the production model was launched as the NSX.

The NSX was designed by a team led by Chief Designer, Masahito Nakano, and Executive Chief Engineer, Shigeru Uehara. It benefitted from advanced aerodynamics and styling inspired by a F-16 fighter jet cockpit and input from the late Formula One World Champion, Ayrton Senna, during the final development stages.

This NSX became the world's first mass-produced car to feature an all-aluminium body. It was powered by an all-aluminium 3.0 L V6 engine, which featured Honda's VTEC (Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control) system developed in the 1980s, a 5-speed manual transmission or the SportShift 4-speed automatic transmission, which allows the option of conventional automatic shifting or manually shifting with a fingertip control shift lever on the steering column.

It was presented at the 1989 Chicago Auto Show and was built in a purpose-made factory in Tochigi, Japan, for sale from 1990. It was originally available as a coupé and, from 1995, a targa top. It underwent a performance upgrade in 1997, which saw the arrival of a larger 3.2 L V6 engine, and a facelift in 2002 before being discontinued in 2005.

Concepts of the second generation of the NSX were first shown in 2012 with the final production model being launched in 2015.

Asphalt 8: Airborne[]

Summary[]

The Acura NSX 2005 was added in the Winter Update as a mid Class C car with the following statistics:

Starting rank: 1027
MAX rank: 1316 (+289)
MAX+PRO rank: 1482 (+166)
Tuning Kit bonus: +55
Stock to MAX+PRO rank difference: 355
Nitro Efficiency: 9/14/18

As of the 2021 Lunar New Year Update, the NSX is now a low Class D car with the following statistics:

Starting rank: 1101
MAX rank: 1170 (+69)
MAX+PRO rank: 1230 (+60)
Tuning Kit bonus: +37
Nitro Efficiency: 6/9.5/13.5

Performance[]

The Acura NSX 2005 features decent acceleration, good handling but a wide drifting radius, and great nitro efficiency. It also has a good raw top speed as well as total top speed.

As of the 2024 Christmas Update, the NSX a part of the D1228~D1232 bracket. It is a middle-of-the-road option in every performance statistics; it has a triple-tap acceleration of ?, which is average. The NSX does not accelerate as well with Perfect Nitro, forcing triple-tap starts, which does not go well with its average nitro efficiency of 6 / 9.5 / 13.5, as opposed to the Infiniti FX50, which has better nitro efficiency of 4.5 / 8.5 / 11.5, or the Ferrari 308 GTS, which has worse nitro efficiency but accelerate faster with Perfect Nitro. The NSX handles very smoothly, with good traction, like the Mazda Furai; the drifting radius of the NSX also mirrors with that of the Furai, which means the NSX handles very well on the whole. The NSX has raw top speed (RTS) and total top speed (TTS) in line with other vehicles in its bracket, unlike the Chevrolet Corvette C3 (which has higher-than-normal RTS) or Mazda Furai (which has lower-than-normal RTS). The NSX can be considered an improvement over the Mazda Furai, as it boasts superior overall statistics while not compromising its signature handling, but is nonetheless best left for advanced players; outside of handling, the NSX suffers from a lack of specialty and easily loses to less agile but faster-accelerating vehicles like the Infiniti FX50, thus drivers of this vehicle have to exploit the NSX's ability to take shorter lines to keep up while avoiding knockdowns that may result from other cars pushing the NSX into walls due to its medium weight being unable to resist being pushed by heavier vehicles like the Infiniti FX50 or the Chevrolet Corvette C3, making the NSX susceptible to knockdowns. However, due to the low pace of Class D, a shorter racing line in better-handling vehicles saves more time than in doing so in Class A or Class S vehicles. Therefore, the NSX has a higher chance of competing with similarly-ranked vehicles than the Renault Sport R.S. 01, its closest analogue in the S1859~S1865 bracket, which, despite having excellent handling and average acceleration, cannot compete well with the best cars in its tier due to its ability to take racing lines effectively being outweighed by its lack of TTS.

The NSX can be upgraded with ads and does not suffer from limited availability, making it a good choice for starters, but it faces stiff competition from the BMW M1, which essentially serves as a clone to this vehicle, down to vehicle style (mid-engined sports car) and upgrade availability. Many other D1228~D1232 vehicles can also be upgraded with ads and are equally good for starters, especially the Chevrolet Camaro GS and the BMW M3 Sedan, which are arguably superior to the NSX due to the former having better nitro efficiency while the latter having better acceleration.

Price[]

As of the 2021 Lunar New Year Update, the NSX costs 550 to purchase.

The Acura NSX 2005 was obtainable by reaching Tier 50 in the Ferrari LaFerrari Aperta Car Hunt event. Players who already owned the car would get 8x Wild Card - Common instead.