Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
When Gordon Murray designed the all-conquering McLaren F1 supercar, he didn’t use a Porsche, Lamborghini or even a Ferrari for inspiration. It was the Honda NSX. Yes, Honda, makers of the humdrum, practical Civic. He liked it so much, he bought one with his own money used it as a daily driver. The NSX was a revolution in supercar design when it launched in 1990. There had been plenty of cool-looking exotic cars, but none had combined this with a truly practical car that could be used, as Gordon Murray found out, day in, day out. The NSX had set a pattern for supercars to come. The bar had been raised. So, just why did Honda make a left turn from practical family cars into making a supercar, and why did it take 26 years between the first generation and second generation car?
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Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_in_Formula_One
oldconceptcars.com/1930-2004/honda-hp-x-1984
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Formula_Two_Championship
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_Dino_engine
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_C_engine
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayrton_Senna
nsxprime.com/wiki/Production_Numbers
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_NSX_(first_generation)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_NSX_(second_generation)
carscoops.com/2021/03/honda-discontinues-sales-of-2020-nsx-in-japan-u-s-2021my-unaffected
carscoops.com/2020/10/honda-nsx-leaves-australia-for-good-having-sold-zero-units-this-year
nzherald.co.nz/nz/honda-nsx-cult-favourite-resurrected/C4QN5HVKZCMZBATQMLM7CL22JY
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Integra
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_Formula_One_World_Championship
motortrend.com/news/the-asphalt-jungle-ayrton-senna
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MG_EX-E
ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9B%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BBNSX
youtube.com/watch?v=Efs-maBiEFw
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_348
hondanews.com/en-US/releases/acura-debuts-alex-zanardi-edition-nsx
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Formula_One_World_Championship
motortrend.com/news/2016-ferrari-488-gtb-first-drive-review
android.com/auto/compatibility/#compatibility-vehicles
owners.acura.com/vehicles/information/2021/NSX/features/Apple-CarPlay-Integration/1/apple-carplay-integration-pdf
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Super_GT_Series
carscoops.com/2021/03/honda-discontinues-sales-of-2020-nsx-in-japan-u-s-2021my-unaffected
#bigcar
When Gordon Murray designed the all-conquering McLaren F1 supercar, he didn’t use a Porsche, Lamborghini or even a Ferrari for inspiration. It was the Honda NSX. Yes, Honda, makers of the humdrum, practical Civic. He liked it so much, he bought one with his own money used it as a daily driver. The NSX was a revolution in supercar design when it launched in 1990. There had been plenty of cool-looking exotic cars, but none had combined this with a truly practical car that could be used, as Gordon Murray found out, day in, day out. The NSX had set a pattern for supercars to come. The bar had been raised. So, just why did Honda make a left turn from practical family cars into making a supercar, and why did it take 26 years between the first generation and second generation car?
To get early ad-free access to new videos, or your name at the end of my videos, please consider supporting me using Patreon from just $1 or 80p a month at patreon.com/bigcar
Support me using PayPal: paypal.com/paypalme/bigcartv
Big Car Merch (t-shirts, mugs): teespring.com/stores/bigcartv
Twitter: twitter.com/bigcartv
My second channel - Little Car: youtube.com/littlecar
Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_in_Formula_One
oldconceptcars.com/1930-2004/honda-hp-x-1984
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Formula_Two_Championship
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_Dino_engine
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_C_engine
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayrton_Senna
nsxprime.com/wiki/Production_Numbers
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_NSX_(first_generation)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_NSX_(second_generation)
carscoops.com/2021/03/honda-discontinues-sales-of-2020-nsx-in-japan-u-s-2021my-unaffected
carscoops.com/2020/10/honda-nsx-leaves-australia-for-good-having-sold-zero-units-this-year
nzherald.co.nz/nz/honda-nsx-cult-favourite-resurrected/C4QN5HVKZCMZBATQMLM7CL22JY
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Integra
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_Formula_One_World_Championship
motortrend.com/news/the-asphalt-jungle-ayrton-senna
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MG_EX-E
ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9B%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BBNSX
youtube.com/watch?v=Efs-maBiEFw
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_348
hondanews.com/en-US/releases/acura-debuts-alex-zanardi-edition-nsx
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Formula_One_World_Championship
motortrend.com/news/2016-ferrari-488-gtb-first-drive-review
android.com/auto/compatibility/#compatibility-vehicles
owners.acura.com/vehicles/information/2021/NSX/features/Apple-CarPlay-Integration/1/apple-carplay-integration-pdf
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Super_GT_Series
carscoops.com/2021/03/honda-discontinues-sales-of-2020-nsx-in-japan-u-s-2021my-unaffected
#bigcar
