Fans of the Acura NSX have long wondered about Ayrton Senna’s personal NSXs. Little information was known, aside from a couple rumors on his Wikipedia page, and a few Youtube videos showing him driving both a red prototype and a white NSX-R.
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Every time I see an early NSX— which, sadly, isn’t often— it reinforces my belief that the early 1990s were a golden age for the automobile. You had decent electronic engine controls instead of carburetors (and primitive might-as-well-be-carburetors 80s EFI), model bloat hadn’t gotten totally out of hand, and the SUV revolution hadn’t yet caused cup holders and other McMansion-esque gear to metastasize from every interior surface of every vehicle. Sure, we’re now living in the Golden Age Of Engines— there’s no arguing with the horsepower and efficiency numbers we’re seeing from internal combustion these days— but I’ll take the early 1990s. And the NSX. (Read More…)
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Tagged as 1990s, 1992, 1992 Acura NSX, 1992 Honda NSX, Acura, Acura NSX, Down On The Street, Down On The Street Bonus Edition, Honda, Honda NSX, NSX, San Francisco
Tagged as 1990s, 1992, 1992 Acura NSX, 1992 Honda NSX, Acura, Acura NSX, Down On The Street, Down On The Street Bonus Edition, Honda, Honda NSX, NSX, San Francisco
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