The other Acura flagship flies the flag of performance. It's been called the best sports car ever built. It's won countless accolades in the enthusiast press and it's even played a supporting role in a number of films. From its all aluminum monocoque body to the 290-horsepower VTEC engine, with titanium connecting rods, the NSX is an engineering tour de force.

Unlike any other Acura vehicle, the NSX was completely designed, engineered and built by our Research and Development group in Tochigi. The engineers who designed and developed it and the assembly technicians that are responsible for assembling it have all been hand-picked for their skill and dedication. Like the finest European exotics, each engine is completely assembled by a skilled technician. And each car is tested at maximum speed at Tochigi's high-banked oval track before it's released for delivery.

The NSX and NSX-T (with open top) feature leather-trimmed cockpit, Automatic Climate Control System, an Acura/Bose Music System and much more.
VTEC -- An Engineering Milestone
VTEC stands for Variable Timing and Lift Electronic Control System. It was designed to resolve once and for all the usual compromise engine designers have traditionally been forced to make between low-speed torque and high-end horsepower. It lets the engine breathe according to its needs.

Engine breathing is analogous to the breathing of any living organism. At rest, the lungs take in the necessary amount of air for normal function. When running, the lungs and heart work faster to supply more oxygen to the system. Engines can't do that because their breathing apparatus (comprised intake maifolds, intake runners, valves, valve lift and throttle bores) is fixed. Not so with VTEC.

Using an innovative arrangement of three intake and exhause lobes per cylinder, VTEC increases both valve lift and valve opening duration as the engine climbs through the rpm band. By varying valve lift and timing, the engine can aspirate more air when it needs it at high speed operation. It boosts power without resorting to the complex and sometimes overstressed system of turbocharging or supercharging.It's an elegant and organic solution to a problem that has plagued engine designers for generations, and exemplifies the Acura approach to engineering. Simplicity, elegance and function.