There's Almost Nothing In This Gen 1 NSX Vs Type R Drag Race

In this brilliant representation of automotive progress, the Honda Civic Type R is shown to have similar performance to the old NSX supercar
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The first-generation Honda NSX’s official power figure of 276bhp looks pretty modest these days, doesn’t it? The actual output was widely understood to be over 300, but even so, that’s comparable to Honda’s mighty hot hatch - the 316bhp FK8 Civic Type R.

This, of course, means a drag race simply has to happen. And handily, the folks at Car Wow have done just that, using the same 2005 Honda UK heritage NSX we tested a few years ago.

We won’t be giving away the results, because there’s almost nothing in it at the end of the standing-start race. We’re also shown a rolling-start race - which isn’t quite so close - and a very evenly-matched brake test.

Place your bets!

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Comments

Tomislav Celić

So a Hatchback beats a sports car that was made by Senna.

Boi how much we evolve

04/28/2018 - 08:29 |
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Well technically its a near 30 year old sports car so I’m not too surprised tbh

As the 2005 NSX was Basically a 1990 NSX with some VERY VERY minor tweaks to handling and fixed headlamps

04/28/2018 - 08:33 |
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A 2029 CivicTR will be close to nows NSeX is what will happen

04/28/2018 - 18:49 |
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Anonymous

I still know which one id rather have

04/28/2018 - 08:30 |
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Nishant Dash

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Definitely the NSeX

04/28/2018 - 11:20 |
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CannedRex24

Well to be fair the old NSX wasn’t a Very Fast Car in the Straight line

It was more of a momentum car, where you could drive as fast as you could(well not too fast) through corners, like an MX-5

So im not too surprised if the Type R wins

04/28/2018 - 08:31 |
58 | 1

?

04/28/2018 - 13:07 |
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Anonymous

Love them both equally, but give me a White or Black NSX and I’d die happy.

04/28/2018 - 09:30 |
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Anonymous

And this kids is where tuners starts making their work , jswap kit with a low comp centrifugal j32 or j35 , a set of coilovers ,some chassis bracing an LSD and a set of good tyres . And at this point the little civic will eat s**t 😂😂

04/28/2018 - 09:55 |
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CannedRex24

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

And ruin a beautiful well preserved NSX?
No thanks mate

04/28/2018 - 17:20 |
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Sleek

Cause taking two cars known for amazing handling drag racing is clearly the best way to showcase how technology has progressed, right?

04/28/2018 - 11:32 |
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Anonymous

This has made me way too excited

Both dream cars racing!

04/28/2018 - 14:31 |
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b0mbsh0ck

Who would have thought we see that day whn a lambo is being beaten in a rolling drag race by a Honda. Its amazing how far technology has come.

04/28/2018 - 15:49 |
0 | 0

Uuuuuuhhhh… wut?

04/28/2018 - 16:03 |
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Anonymous

Well , if you’re talking of an highmile age, skretched and not so well mainteined car , why not ;) but in the case of the car of the video i agree with you !

04/28/2018 - 18:19 |
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yourboispagetti

Looking so fine

04/29/2018 - 00:41 |
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