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Ponyboy · 09-09-2009, 02:56 PM

Saw this on another site and thought it'd be good fodder to share:

"From the September 2009 issue of Classic Cars Magazine (www.classiccarsmagazine.co.uk) p68-71: "Mould Breakers: Honda NSX"

Some notable passages:

R&D Lead Shigeru Uehara:"The most difficult thing was to build the body with aluminum. Everybody hated it. There was the issue of galvanic corrosion, and the production process was very different to steel and difficult to handle."
Bobby Rahal: "I thought the car was too 'oversteery' for most consumers."
Gordon Murray: "Ferraris, Lamborghinis and Aston Martins of the period were pretty unsophisticated really from the point of view of their ride/handling compromise, particularly with things like secondary ride comfort. By comparison the NSX was just brilliant."
"Murray used the Honda to benchmark the F1 for a range of qualities, particularly suspension-related, and talks enthusiastically about its 'really skinny forged alloy suspension links' and 'compliance pivot' secondary subframe design ... Uehara recalls this feature being a major pain to develop."
Gordom Murray again: "I wouldn't consider it the best proportioned car of all time, but on the other hand it wasn't ugly ... You couldn't put anything in the boot because it melted.'"

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SoTexDC2 · 09-20-2009, 09:48 AM

Do you have a higher resolution scan of that article by chance?

robert@bisimoto · 09-23-2009, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by SoTexDC2

Do you have a higher resolution scan of that article by chance?

x2

del_soul train · 10-08-2009, 01:45 PM

absolutely need a better resolution

SlammedDC2teg · 10-08-2009, 05:35 PM

It's in the NSX book by Brian Long.

KATAPLT · 10-12-2009, 08:02 PM

Thanx for posting that arcticle! It's very informative

~sp33~ · 10-14-2009, 05:25 PM

"You couldn't put anything in the boot, because it melted"? Am i reading that wrong?

KATAPLT · 10-14-2009, 06:26 PM

The boot on the nsx suffers from excessive heat! This is because of the exaust not being insulated enough, & lots of transfer from the engine! I had great results with
cool-it thermo tec products! They're light weight & really affordable! If you line the whole wall shared by the engine/trunk (inside the trunk), & the tool box base, it helps a grip! Now I can put anything in the trunk, & everything stays pretty cool! I had problems before I did this with my amp overheating (tool box placement), & a cell phone battery blowing up (ooops)...

Ponyboy · 10-14-2009, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ~sp33~

"You couldn't put anything in the boot, because it melted"? Am i reading that wrong?

Yeah, it does get a little warm at times though I've never had anything even show signs of melting. Still, I wouldn't keep ice cream there.

~sp33~ · 10-14-2009, 06:49 PM

Ok, thanks for that. Who is this "Gordon Murray"? He seems like a bit of a "glass is half empty" kind of guy.

RagingAngel · 10-15-2009, 03:00 AM

uhmmm... he's the guy responsible for the McLaren F1

ferio252 · 10-21-2009, 06:57 PM

EM2Civic · 10-22-2009, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ~sp33~

Ok, thanks for that. Who is this "Gordon Murray"? He seems like a bit of a "glass is half empty" kind of guy.

He's a god.

10-08-2009, 01:45 PM	#4
del_soul train New User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 3	Re: NSX Kudos absolutely need a better resolution

10-08-2009, 05:35 PM	#5
SlammedDC2teg Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: SSF, CA Posts: 2,229	Re: NSX Kudos It's in the NSX book by Brian Long. __________________ 05 Acura TSX NHB CL9 Squad Member #90 04 Honda S2000 SSM DC Squad Member # 0382

10-12-2009, 08:02 PM	#6
KATAPLT Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: LANCASTER, CA Posts: 11	Re: NSX Kudos Thanx for posting that arcticle! It's very informative

10-14-2009, 05:25 PM	#7
~sp33~ Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Funky town., QLD, Australia Posts: 8,762	Re: NSX Kudos "You couldn't put anything in the boot, because it melted"? Am i reading that wrong? __________________ My 4wd EF 4 door

10-14-2009, 06:26 PM	#8
KATAPLT Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: LANCASTER, CA Posts: 11	Re: NSX Kudos The boot on the nsx suffers from excessive heat! This is because of the exaust not being insulated enough, & lots of transfer from the engine! I had great results with cool-it thermo tec products! They're light weight & really affordable! If you line the whole wall shared by the engine/trunk (inside the trunk), & the tool box base, it helps a grip! Now I can put anything in the trunk, & everything stays pretty cool! I had problems before I did this with my amp overheating (tool box placement), & a cell phone battery blowing up (ooops)...

10-14-2009, 06:49 PM	#10
~sp33~ Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Funky town., QLD, Australia Posts: 8,762	Re: NSX Kudos Ok, thanks for that. Who is this "Gordon Murray"? He seems like a bit of a "glass is half empty" kind of guy. __________________ My 4wd EF 4 door

10-15-2009, 03:00 AM	#11
RagingAngel Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: The Dirty Hotness Posts: 3,949	Re: NSX Kudos uhmmm... he's the guy responsible for the McLaren F1

10-21-2009, 06:57 PM	#12
ferio252 Junior Member 1999 Honda Civic Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Merced, CA, USA Posts: 664	Re: NSX Kudos __________________ "4doors for more whores." -ej2gsr

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