NSX vs RX-7
 

hey guys i was just wondering what do you guys think would win a race between a stock NSX and a stock rx-7?

There was a reason the FD was labeled an "NSX Killer" when it first came out.

well i don't know but if you talk in straight line, i would bet on the nsx

This race has been run before. Best Motoring did a special on it in Feb. 1999. I have the video. The Type S-0 NSX was a hair faster in the 400m (photo finish) than the 1999 RX7 RS. In the 4 lap road race, the RS kicked the NSX's butt, but the regular 97 RX7 lost to the NSX. All of the drivers agreed that the RS was the epitome of the true sports car. I have the video if someone is willing to host it.

I'll host it....can you upload to my ftp server?

yes, but of course, that is the 99 RS, which is considerably faster than our 93-95s..

Stock for Stock? I give it to the NSX for sure.

NSX.

I remember this on OT.net, then it was RX-7 vs. 3000GeeTea

what about the skyline ?

Yeah, that '94 NSX also had a low 14 sec 1/4 time so yes it was dirt slow anyway. Compare the US spec FD's and the newer NSX's, and it will lose badly.

Hmmmm... so... why not compare a '94 NSX to a '94 FD, and an '00 NSX to an '00 FD, etc.? That seems fair to me...

Brad

No such thing as a '00 US spec FD. So you can't compare it to a '00 NSX. :)

If it's a '97 on up..the NSX

They do seel NSX's in Japan don't they?

So it would only seem fair to compare either a 93-95 US spec FD and NSX or current J-spec FD and NSX.

here is how it breaks down:

93-95 US spec RX-7 vs. 93-95 US spec NSX. winner = RX-7

93+ J-ec RX-7 vs. 93+ J-pec NSX. winner = NSX

the J-spec NSX is the fastest Japanese car in a straight line currently in Japan, as stated in a Japanese race video with translations at the bottom.

the J-spec NSX will always beat the J-spec RX-7 if they are the both the same year.

the US-spec RX-7 will always beat the US-spec NSX if they are the same year, which is only 93-95.

got in now??

Makes sense since the NSX S Zero has more power and weighs less than the FD.

"With the exceptions of top speed, speed at the end of the quarter mile, and 0-30 and 0-40 mph times, our RX-7 R1 beat the Acura NSX in every objective performance test--and costs about half as much." ------ Motor Trend 4/92

That's even worse, it probably means they tested the '93 FD against a '91 NSX, probably it's slowest year car with mid 14's in the 1/4. Either way, in the FD's time, it was faster than the NSX in the states, just not now.

The S Zero weighs more than an FD.
And NSXs aren't near as fast at a road coarse.
Up here they get no respect. Fastest stock NSX I've ever seen run was a 14.8

than you havn't seen many NSX's because now, they run low 13's--high 12's.

Integra Type Rs run high 14's.

I beat one, but I wasn't stock. He asked for it, twice:D He was cool about it, thumbs up from him.

Actually I have the road test of Best Handling Sports Car by Road and Track with Danny Sullivan driving. The FD ended up 2 sec faster than the NSX. And guess what, NSX wasnt even 2nd or 3rd. Porsche 911 and VR-4 beat it. Go Mitsuboatshi

If we wan't to compare rare J_spec cars. The RX-7 RZ is both lighter and has more horsepower than the S Zero. It's also faster in the quater mile by almost half a second. It's lighter by about 100 or so pounds and the RZ has power steering, AC, and a radio while the S Zero has none of these. Hmmm not so great if you ask me. And yes stock vs. stock the US FD was faster than the same year NSX. All the way up to 96 or 97.

He's in Colorado, high altitude and such.

I've never heard of a stock NSX running 12's under any conditions.

I have a japanese video...
 

...Of a 5 lap race between RX-7 RS, NSX S-Zero, NSX S, R-33 GT-R, R-34 GTR, Lancer RS, and Lancer GSR. I don't know if it's the same one as above, but it's pretty sweet. In 5 laps the RX-7 wins the race passing the NSX S-zero, and the R-34 also passes the S-zero. In the time attack the R-34 is 1st, with the RX-7 second, the lancer RS 3rd, the S-Zero 4th, and so on... For the money the NSX just can't compare

-Brian

BTW - Notice the RX-7 is the only one without 2 models in the race... the RZ would destroy even more, and these are J-spec cars, lol.