Is the 2020 Acura NSX supercar WORTHY or just OVERPRICED?

hey guys what's up it's joe ready from

ratey's rides

i'm in my favorite undisclosed location

and there's a very good reason for that

we have this super sexy 2020

acura nsx before we get into this car

let's talk a little bit of history about

acura and the nsx so

acura has been around since 1986 it's

the premium brand

of honda and what's fascinating is if

you go to other parts of the world

this car is actually known as a honda

nsx

the nsx first hit the streets back in

1990 if you could believe that

that early generation was about being

really

ultra light not about a bunch of

horsepower but really in the agility now

this color that you see on this 2020 nsx

is really the big talking point for

2020. it's called

indy yellow obviously named after

indianapolis motor speedway

this is the first time that this color

has made a return a yellow tinge

has made a return to the nsx you would

have to go all the way back to 1997

to 2003. it was called spa yellow

actually named after another very famous

racetrack over in belgium

one thing is for certain in 2015 when

this new generation

came out you had a big debate a lot of

people

were reminiscing about the good old days

and the original nsx

this one a little bit different well to

be honest with you

a lot different because what you're

going to have is this is a

hybrid sports car what that means is we

have electric motors up front

and a twin turbo v6 outback

the one thing is for certain though

design

performance is definitely going to be

there and acura obviously bringing

a lot of that wonderful engineering

which is going to make this car

perform like none other so let's go

ahead let's dive into this 2020 acura

nsx

i want to point out some things that

have changed since 2015

but also i want to answer this question

is the nsx

super car worthy so let's go ahead and

dive in right off the bat

that indie yellow fits this car to a t

if you were to ask me joe

if you were going to get an nsx what

color would you buy definitely

getting this color you could see the

amount of metal flake in it

really sparkles so nicely it's like a

sparkly banana

i love it headlight housing on the nsx

they go

super super slim i love how slim they

are full

led headlights turn signals and daytime

running lamps

and just the way that it kind of

integrates into the side of the front

fascia and goes into the fender

absolutely stunning we drop down you

have

massive air intakes on both corners they

are fully functional

i think the only reason why i'm going to

issue a zonk on these is that i wish it

was a nice

wire mesh rather than the plastic but

it does look really good i love the

design of the grille opening and the

fact that it's fully functional

two thumbs up for me down below you're

gonna see the first part this

vehicle is basically fully optioned this

nsx one of those

options is the carbon fiber package

you'll see the front splitter extension

full carbon fiber that's going to give

us extra downforce

and it's going to help force feed more

air into these coolers now

as we come across the center section one

of the things i liked about

this generation of the nsx is how it

kind of comes to a point

and what's nice is you're going to get

this large open area

of course below this cover we're going

to have our radiator

and we're gonna have our full suspension

rack and pinion all that good stuff

there is no frunk so this is not a trunk

area

but you are gonna get maximum airflow

love the design the way they kind of

mimic the design from the corner vents

into the center area

going up onto the hood you can see that

iconic acura emblem and the way that the

hood just slopes down

so aerodynamic so distinct the look of

this car

it doesn't look like anything else out

there nice rise to the center

and then you have these two body lines

that kind of curve this is what i was

telling you about you see this wire mesh

that they put on these heat extractors

this is what i wish they would have put

out the front now what the whole purpose

is

is that you have this radiators right

you have these radiators here

all this cold air is going to come in

we're going to drag that hot air out

have somewhere for that hot air to go

out

and then just the flow of that fender

just ah man i just want to rub my hands

all over now coming around the bend

what do we have wheel and tire set up

now this one has

some more options besides the carbon

fiber package this one has the optional

wheels these are gunmetal gray

beautiful forged aluminum forged

aluminum is going to be stronger than

cast aluminum

and then behind the wheels look at the

size of those rotors now when you buy

this car you actually have to go down to

the dmv

and get a ufo permit because those

rotors are as big as flying saucers

15 inches in diameter carbon ceramic

what that means is

you're going to get the same ultimate

braking feel

feedback and capability every single

turn

if you're going to track your nsx that's

like a necessity

going back over here i want to point out

how they're two piece you have your

aluminum hat

that bolts to the carbon ceramic rotor

that's going to help with dissipating

heat

massive huge brembo calipers with the

nsx badge is going to make sure that

you stop on a dime and give everybody

change

one thing i also want to point out up

front we have a 19 inch wheel so that's

19 inches in diameter

and it's a little skinnier of a wheel

and tire setup so

this is a 245 35 series so 245 on the

width

35 series sidewall 19s up front 20s out

back and i promise you the 20s are wider

this nsx what kind of changed it all

from the previous generation

underneath both of these fender covers

we have

electric motors so this has all-wheel

drive that's going to keep you

planted to the ground now for 2019 just

last year they made some changes

not only did they revise the front nose

but they revised

the suspension bits they gave it stiffer

anti-roll bars they actually even

stiffened

the hubs at all four corners this car

around the zooka race track over in

japan two seconds faster a lap

than the 2015 s6 those are the changes

you're getting

with this evolution they did the

revolution revolution happened in 2015

now they're evolving it i love in the

fender that functional

side vent there even the way they did

the side mirrors

sculpted so perfectly really going into

the roof now here's the bigger piece of

the carbon fiber package you get a

carbon fiber roof

this is going to cut weight lower our

center of gravity

and stiffen up the whole chassis the

body lines are to die for

the way you have the body lines around

the

functional air vent here and they go

into the door and

rise up and then down below look at that

side sill extension

that is carbon fiber as well this is all

part of that carbon fiber

package the way it kind of flares out to

the back

and then one of my favorite parts on

this car like aesthetics

is going to be this body line that runs

along the door goes

into our side inner cooler openings here

and then into the rear fender the way it

kind of just bends over

but these massive openings that have the

wire mesh like i

like i really like are going to

force-feed air into those intercoolers

you can actually see them in there

remember this is a twin turbo v6 outback

you even have a flying buttress this air

flows through

everything is so aerodynamically

efficient if you're wondering who the

heck designed this

it actually was a designer here in the

united states that came up with this

design and

the nsx is hand assembled here in the

united states actually in ohio

at the back end of the business this is

the 20 inch so up front you had 19 inch

20 inch wheel beautiful another thing

they made a change you see how it says

sport contact six this is a continental

sport contact six tire this was a change

in 2019

you're going to get more grip more stick

which gives you

better confidence faster lap times but

even out back you're going to get that

massive rear rotor carbon ceramic

a little bit smaller brake caliper but

still quite massive

because of weight transferring forward

under braking that's why we go with a

little bit smaller brake caliper but

nothing to be concerned about fender

though

that ben look at the way it flows and

then it comes right to

this massive deck lid spoiler full

carbon fiber

this is part of that package this

package is worth getting because this

carbon fiber is beautiful

going to give you the downforce to keep

this thing stuck

look at the way the rear engine hatch

all the body lines

spot on the money totally surrounded

carbon fiber

we drop down and we have more sexiness

like i was telling you you have the

point up front you have the point out

back

the way acura designed it designs it

spot on the money

full led lighting led turn signals

reverse lights

you have more of that open air

flowing vents out back to dissipate the

heat all across where the license plate

is

and then this one the cherry on top of

the carbon fiber cake

look at that diffuser massive rear

diffuser it looks like it's right off of

the acura nsx race car that's another

thing that i love about acrid not only

do they build these for the road

they want to go up against the best and

beat the best on the racetracks

where they race this car is the imsa

weathertech series they actually won the

manufacturer's championship for 2019

and the drivers championship in the gtd

class

and then that exhaust opening the way

they did the exhaust opening is spot on

the money

you have the trim around it and then you

have the individual pipes

this is all for aerodynamic efficiency

to suck this car

to the ground but if you're ready i'm

ready let's pop this rear hatch

and see the true heart of the nsx all

right guys time to check out the heart

of the nsx

you pop the back you lift it up there

she is surrounded by

carbon fiber that is that 3.5 liter

twin turbo v6 that is what's powering

the rear wheels

remember you have two electric motors

powering the front wheels

this is all mated to a 9-speed dct

transmission 573 horsepower

476 pound-feet of torque 0-60

2.8 seconds top speed 191 miles an hour

the nsx weighs 3878 pounds

and guess what when it comes to mpgs

you're not going to find any other

supercar

producing 21 in the city 22

on the highway this back area is your

only

cargo area so if you like hard numbers

you're looking at

a tick under four cubic feet of space

it's actually 3.9 cubic feet of space

but that's not what this car is about

it's not about hauling the mail anywhere

it's about hauling butt i want to show

you a little snippet of what's

underneath

the front hood area i just kind of like

to see these things because

i'm a car guy and it's really cool to

kind of show off

what is going on engineering wise

so you could actually see how everything

is bolted

to the chassis this whole front subframe

is bolted to the chassis here

you got your suspension of course

adapted suspension for the different

modes and we're going to get all into

that once we get to the interior

here is your radiator you got your twin

fans

your rack very very cool to see this

kind of and then you can see how it's

bolted everything

the subframe is bolted to the chassis up

there very nicely done

smart engineering this thing turns

faster lap times than any

nsx but if you're ready i'm ready let's

get to that interior

and see what the nsx is bringing to the

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all right guys we're inside the 2020

acura nsx i know you're at this point

where you're like joe

i'm starting to fall in love with this

car how much is it now remember

let's think about the competition you're

looking at the audi r8

you're looking at the mclaren 570 those

are going to be two

of the biggest competitors for this car

so

starting off msrp is 157 thousand

dollars

the way that this one is optioned it's

pretty much fully optioned

you're looking at 198 000 let's see what

you get for the money to the door panels

love what they did with the leather up

top the stitch work

the alcantara with that contrast

stitching is spot on the money

you get an els studio

nine speaker sound system if you notice

that the speaker cover they actually use

the same design

that the vents have on the exterior nice

touches like that

love the leather on the armrest little

bit of silver and a little bit of gloss

black

really just brings the whole door panel

alive now when you get to the dash

same story leather the stitch work this

beautiful silver trim

it looks stunning in here you have some

of that vent design

that they brought to the interior

alcantara on the glove box with the

contrast stitching

if you're wondering well joe what do we

have for infotainment system well first

off you have

more leather here's your start stop

button conveniently placed

this is a seven inch infotainment system

screen so there's our navigation

you do get a little tiny akra nsx as

your little

position point which is cute one of the

zonks though

there's no audio control knobs so

everything is done

through the touchscreen i personally

don't have a problem with it but i know

obviously it was a big enough issue that

on cars like the honda civic type r

they brought the knob back but here we

are in your menu screen

real easy to see super clear graphics

this i'm gonna be curious to see what

acura does when it comes to redesign

time as we drop down you do get your

dual climate controls now what's

interesting is that

you have your temperature control here

if you want to do

blower fan you hit climate and now you

have

the directionals and you can increase or

lower the blower fan speed so everything

like i said most of it is done

through this screen we keep dropping

down

this is one of my favorite parts here is

the dynamic mode

control knob there's actually four

separate modes i'm so glad that acura

kept it simple

instead of all these switches and you

got to do like a a secret knock to put

it into different modes especially track

mode

it's quite simple launch control is real

easy you put it in track mode

you hold down the brake you hold down

the throttle you're in launch mode

release the brake you're off like a

rocket it doesn't have to be complicated

you do have heated seats but no

ventilated seats that's a zonk at this

price point

i would like to see ventilated seats

beautiful though alcantara material

surrounding your transmission controls

now here's your transmission controls

this is going to control that

nine speed dct transmission i'm gonna go

ahead and put the car in reverse

to show you the camera angle obviously

you could position

that camera angle different ways you do

have your trajectory which is really

nice as well i'll put it back in the

park

you have an electric e-brake the silver

and the gloss black works well

here is our nsx key fob so it's your

standard accurate key fob but i like the

way at the bottom

they put the nsx name spin it around

there's your buttons on the back

you got a little tiny cubby here for

some jolly ranchers

and then another little cubby back here

this is where you're going to want to

put your atomic fireballs because this

car the performance is so hot you're

going to need

an atomic fireball to be sucking on love

this little lid you know why because

look at this you lift this up

you got a usb and a place to put your

phone

i guess if you were gonna zonk the

connectivity there's no

wireless charging there's no wireless

charging in the nsx

you do get the optional seats though

these are the full leather the stitch

work is great bolstering is wonderful

it really holds you perfectly it's oh it

reminds me of a of a catcher's mitt

catching a baseball you're the baseball

this is the mitt

the quality is downright just

unbelievable

tons of head room and speaking of head

room this one has the optional

full alcantara interior appointments

which is really really nice

and then of course you have your els

studio speaker right here in the middle

and then you can see through that clear

glass window at the heart

the trueheart that v6 twin turbocharged

engine but why don't you come on over

here to the business end

because this steering wheel the

thickness is perfect and there's a lot

more other goodies happening over here

come on over all right guys business

time the

area that counts in this nsx now you do

have two memory seat settings which is

really nice

and then here are your buttons to pop

the hatch and of course your fuel filler

door

down below you get a nice large dead

pedal

so important for supporting yourself

especially if you're going through the

twisty bits

i like the brushed aluminum that they

put on each of the pedals

and then of course seats just the right

amount of bolstering up top

could be a little bit higher down below

but you know what

really really good and another thing i

want to point out is that the foot box

you got plenty of room if you go into a

dodge viper if you go into any of the

ferrari products

you kind of have to drive change your

driving style

on how you're sitting because of how

cramped everything is here you got

plenty of room

steering wheel right out of an acura

race car this is the optional wheel

love the leather the carbon fiber is

absolutely stunning

you got your thumb wheel drive controls

real easy to get to

and then check out the size of these

paddles on the back of the steering

wheel perfectly placed and it's

important for them to be this size

because

there have been some times where i've

been going through certain turns that

the wheel is kind of turned a little

much and i'm able to get it no matter

where the steering wheel is now let me

show you

all about the dash there is our full

beautiful display there you could go and

toggle through different information

right in the center of the tank you got

your digital speedometer you got a

analog fuel gauge and an analog cooling

gauge

but you also have other information

there one thing i really want to

showcase are the driving modes so

right now we're in sport plus let me go

ahead and back it down i don't know if

you noticed right now we're in quiet

mode

this is actually ev mode it shows you

how things are changed

with the graph there and it's real

simple just to control

just a change and use that dynamic mode

control i turn

to the right we're in sport mode sport

plus

you can see the changes in your

powertrain how the all-wheel drive

behaves

suspension and the last one you have to

hold on

to the right and then now give it a few

seconds

now we're in track mode so in track mode

you could clearly see all of the things

that it's going to show you when it

comes to powertrain

your all-wheel drive all that good stuff

now is everything perfect in the land

of the business end of the nsx there are

a couple things i would change

that i'm gonna zonk it would be

wonderful to have shift lights

built into this top portion of the

steering wheel

one of the main reasons is that there's

no head-up display

and i guess that's going to be the other

zonk i wish there was some kind of

head-up

display or the shift lights personally i

prefer the shift lights

but if they had a head-up display that

would be great and to be honest with you

it's a compliment accurate because this

car

revs so fast you go through the rev

range so fast

that sometimes it goes too fast

that it would be nice if you had the

lights to let you know when to shift

because

everything is going so crazy in this

thing but if you're ready

i'm definitely ready let's take this

acura nsx

for a spin all right guys we're inside

the nsx

such an incredible experience just being

in this car

i do have it in track mode i want to

show off launch control and of course

we're gonna take it through

the twisty bits everything is just laid

out perfectly in here

visibility out the front is drop dead

gorgeous you see the indy yellow it's

just nuts

it really is so here we go you hold on

the break and throttle release and we're

up yeah

this thing is a rocket ship

oh my god wow

the brakes look at the feedback here

the balance of having a mid-engine

on the brakes

look at wow

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unbelievable

woohoo you get

going up to speed really quick

no issues with that that launch control

it's simple

you have it in track mode you hold down

the brake with your left foot

you hold down the throttle with your

right foot and then you just release

your left foot

off the brake it doesn't need to be

complicated with going into menus and

settings and switches and knobs

you pull a lever you spin a wheel i mean

acura did it right with the launch

control the feedback

i'm telling you right now you feel like

your hands

are holding on to each of the front

wheels

because the feedback you're receiving

into this wheel

is second to none having that twin turbo

v6

hearing the turbo spool up the sound is

glorious

just loud enough to make it interesting

but not too loud to where

it's gonna give you a headache or just

piss everybody off

i wish i had a head up display that is

one thing that i wish this car had and i

if it didn't have a head up display at

least like i showed you earlier in that

carbon fiber the top section of the

steering wheel

put some led lights some led formula one

style shift lights

that not only would look sexy but also

would allow you to just stay in tune

because this thing revs so fast

you got to be on your freaking a game

a plus plus plus plus game that's how

fast the revs just climb in this thing

the crazy thing in all this is at the

end of the day

the comfort in here is amazing these

seats they cradle you

just like a catcher's glove cradles that

baseball

every time he catches it and holds on to

it that's how you feel any seats

bolstering is great

and not too much to where you you feel

like you're getting clamped down on by a

vice grip

all right guys here we go launch control

engage release yeah

i love it

absolutely love it

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nice i love this car

get ready for the twisty stuff

there's the balance watch the balance

here we go that's the balance

wow wow wow wow

that's all i could say this thing is

freaking

intense all right guys one more time

here we go second gear on throttle

unbelievable unbelievable

unbelievable the feedback

the balance the the the calipers the

brakes

is this car perfect no there's no

perfect cars but

boy is it pretty damn close

so

god i love this car i love this

car i love this

car i love this car

i love this car i really do i really do

wow wow if you've been keeping track

of all the radius rise reviews

especially the performance cars and

human sample

this seems like joe's the most excited

this seems like joe's the most excited

i think i've never been more excited

driving

on a twisty road than in this car than i

have in other cars

even the ferrari f8 trabuto this thing

is unbelievable i love it

but we got to get back to our

undisclosed location

uh because i want to keep this car

forever uh but we will uh

see you in a split second all right guys

it's been a mind-blowing time

with this 2020 accurate nsx i definitely

got to thank

chris and the rest of the crew with

acura allowing radies rides

access to this supercar

that's what it truly is yes it's a

sports car but with this kind of

performance

it is a supercar is it different from

the first generation

of course it's not the original but that

doesn't make it a bad thing

what acura has done to this vehicle

really showcases a lot of their

technology engineering and definitely

what they could bring to the table

for driving comfort and for outright

performance

and you're getting decent mpg return

this car is definitely a very very

special car

and if you are looking for one of its

competitors whether it be the audi r8

or the mclaren 570 you definitely

have to take a look at this acronis x

first it may be the last choice and the

only choice that you make but if it's

cars like these that you want to keep

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know he has loved this

electric banana and really just wants to

go for another ride so

we'll make that happen tom and just like

always i'll see you on the next ride