Original Honda NSX review, what made it special? 

Had the chance to meet Harry @goodwood Festival of Speed and that just confirmed my "youtube impression": What a nice guy and total car enthusiast! Using a Zonda wing as support for signing my little poster - Thanks again :)

I bought a new NSX Type-S in lime green metallic in 1999. I still have it to this day and take it to the nearby track (Sugo) whenever possible. Though I am not a pro driver, it feels like it when I am driving it around track no matter what the times are. Truly an amazing car.

gordon murray drove one of these to work every day when he was designing the F1, nuff said

What a lovely sound that makes. Wearing headphones and thought I was on board.

I remember sitting in an original NSX in the showroom at the age of 10 years old, the salesmen were understandably excited about it. I'm 40 now and still can't afford one, but listening to Harry's account of it is the next best thing!

I'll never get tired of that engine note

i cannot understand a thing he was saying on his test drive because of the noise, but i absolutely agree with everything he's saying,

16:40 the sign of a true car enthusiast Harry is. Telling a story about Senna -> nice twisties ahead -> downshift, revs up, "I'm going in"

The body language that You display while describing the body movements is priceless, You are a blessing to the auto. industry. I can't wait till You have a project 8 on. Excellent work Ol'Timer.

All time favorite car. So image-free, so reliable, so drama free.

I don't care if it's lacking in torque/power compared to modern standards, lightweight, that noise and a manual gearbox is what matters. Sounds fantastic, you really captured that induction noise well!

Dear Harry, the more you show us cars from 1990-2006 the more I like your videos. Great quality reviews. Thank you

In a world of vloggers and RU-vid personalities, this is pure gold. Thanks Harry!

That induction noise sounds fantastic.

I have a '92. It's an amazing car. It just makes you want to drive harder and harder, and it loves every bit of it. I have driven a lot of different cars over the years as a track nut and instructor, and this one is my favorite.

Harry reviewing an original NSX? Is today my birthday? Drove my stock '91 to work today and got a thumbs up!

Thing is that Honda is producing amazingly reliable cars !!! This VTEC normally aspirated engine is the engine with the less recalls ever !!! Harry thanks !!!! PS : PLS PLS PLS ...Do a video for the XJ220 !!!!!!! CHEERS

12:47 Could listen to the sound of that, on repeat, all day.

The Original NSX is class.....great chassis and engine, high revving! Amazing! 👌 These old cars will just go up in price! Absolutely Amazing machine...!!! 👍

Thanks for this Harry! Looking forward to the new NSX video. Call me a Honda fanboy...Its a cheaper and maybe more prosaic car, but I'd love to see the S2000 on your channel.

"Unfortunately doesn't have pop up lights" Harry is a man after my own heart!

I love your take on it, and the very observing and appreciating kind of reviews you do, not to mention the thoughtful critique. I can't help thinking that this is a food review and you're the chef who's describing the aftertaste of the main dish from a large and famous (Japanese) restaurant.

What a Great video. Classic Harry's Garage. What a fantastic enthusiast. Many many thanks Harry. Nice engine noise too!All Harry's videos are special. This is special! We're very lucky - many thanks Harry.

In an odd sort of way, the first gen NSX can still be had new. It's called the Lotus Evora -- mid-engine, Toyota V6, manual transmission. It's technically the same formula. I always saw the Evora as the 1st gen NSX's spiritual successor.

One of the best car reviews I've ever seen!

Thank you Harry! You have one of the best car channels

Had my 3.2 pop up headlight model from 2008 - 2016 and this review just brought back all the memories of that glorious V6 soundtrack as the vtec kicks in. The electric aerial and cassette player gave it's age away but it was and still is a great drivers car.

If I had the money I'd buy a 2005 manual NSX and cherish it until I drop dead!

My dream is to have one of these to go alongside my s2000 one day. That would be the ultimate garage for me. Great video

Harry has "MY05NSX", I got "MY93NEON". They say "Great minds think alike", guess it's damn right.

It's always a pleasure watching your videos; keep them coming.

Great video. Color is stunning and the V6 sings beautifully. Best video I've seen on the original NSX.

This channel is for the truly passionate car people of the wold, I greatly appreciate a channel like this among all the other "car" channels on RU-vid

My lust for a '97-'01 NSX manual coupé will be everlasting, I just know it. Thank you for adding more NSX content to the internet!

Harry's smile makes me smile.. 😀

Harry, you did it again, great vid! and that Luminor really suits you...

Holy cow! Love Harry's Garage for having such an eclectic collection of cars!

Great video as usual Harry! Love your content

i only see one NSX and a new honda hybrid sportscar

What a lovely sound that makes,the gearbox is amazing!

"Chalk and cheese" What a funny turn of phrase. Love it! Thanks for the great vids Harry!

The Honda NSX:s are quite rare in my country (like super rare probably like only 5 of them in here if not less) but I have seen one twice now in my hometown. Both times I was walking at night due to insomnia .. but seeing that car just do a fly by next to me always managed to make me so happy :D. Seeing that car just pull up on a dark misty backroad and go past me super fast is just something else. It's like seeing a fighter jet on a road... So amazing.

Another brilliant video, Harry. 28 degrees 😉 - that's a nice winters day here in Brisbane, Australia.

In1998, I had put a deposit down on a Corvette, when I saw a 1990 NSX drive through a nearby neighborhood. I went to the owner's home and told him about how I loved his car. He took me for a drive down a twisty country road. After that, I cancelled the Corvette and bought an NSX. Still have and love that car!

That sound! I am a complete Honda fanboy and would love to drive one of these.

Aluminium jack. Didn't know that. That's the sort of detail you would never know about if not for Harry and one of the reasons I love this channel.

Driving through Swinbrook and up to the B4437.........my neck of the woods. Great video as usual Harry. Thanks Steve

NSX owner for 11 years, 1st

Both NSX are great supercars, I preffer the original with pop-up light but all are nice cars.

One of the best driver's cars of all time! Period.

That induction noise is amazing! Reminds me of driving my old e36 M3

I used to own the older version of this nsx before also the supra, they are indeed really really awesome.. tq bro.

Love it! Agree, you can't hear a lot of his comments during the drive, but so enjoyed the sound = the NA1 and NA2 sound the same to me, even though the engine displacement grew. I owned a '91, and it sounded just like the NA2 in this video. My only gripe with the car beyond needing Popeye forearms to steer it at low speeds, was that the exhaust note was too docile at idle and low speed. Once you get into the throttle, you enjoy the beautiful symphony found on this video. I ultimately changed the exhaust so I could enjoy the sound even more.

Great vid Harry, always had love for the original NSX. It's always been a very handsome car with delicate styling. You're right about the interior it is very reminiscent of the 328, i also think there's some 928 in that dash too, i think the Ferrari, Porsche & Honda all share a certain dashboard logic. Honda don't make cars with simple informative dials these days, back then i really think they were up there with the likes of BMW when it came to clean, clear instrumentation, it's something i wish Honda would consider going back too, amongst a few other things. Looking forward to the next video.

The sound is astounding.

Another great video, almost as good as the one where Senna drives this car on the limit in his Italian shoes & white socks - well worth a watch! BTW my 03 Boxster S has an aluminium scissor jack - you must've seen them on Porsches Harry?!

I have a ‘91 NSX. Did not know that it had a aluminum jack. Here in the US when the targa top was added Honda (Acura here) added around 160# to keep body stiffness. The weight was never trimmed off even when the fixed roof was reintroduced. If my memory serves me the owner’s manual says “to keep from over reving the engine do not exceed 112 mph in 3rd gear “

Bentley Zagato at 4:59. Ultra rare.

Thank you Harry for a nice review! Would have loved to see more details of the cars exterior and interiour. Please Harry, if you could do a looooooong and detaied review of the xj220, it would indeed be awesome! Cheers from loyal fan from Norway :D

My ex wife rented one for my birthday one year. It wasn't especially a clean example but, that induction sound, ah, so glorious. She was good to me. Not sure I was ever so good to her.

Excellent as always harry. That v6 bark, only seen one on the road, a certain mr Atkinson flying down the M1.

I am currently 1 minute 13 seconds into this video, its paused. I am scared. frightened of what Harry may say. I love the NSX. It was my poster car. Everyone else had ferraris and lamborghinis but mine was the nsx. It was my dream car. Please Harry, don't pan my childhood dreams.

Flipped through JayEmm's video on this very car, watched all of Harry's Garage version - say no more

I forgot how truly musical that V6 is

@ Harry, thank you for giving me some idea of how entertaining the NSX is. I can remember the original being launched, and there was a lot of commentary from car mag reviewers at the time to the effect that the NSX was "efficient and fast, but bland and uninvolving", and that as a rival to the 348 the NSX "lacked soul" (or some such bollocks). You've given mere plebs like me a taster of what the NSX was actually like, and how wide of the mark those reviewers were. Cheers!

Honda engineering was wonderful. Had a VFR750, CRX gen2, a gen3, and now a low miles S2000......have moved them all. As a brit we love our mechanical engineering.....and Japan was exactly the same.

Great video as always. Thank you.

In the original NSX, manuals did not have power steering and there was no option for it. Automatics came with power steering. When the NSX got the 3.2L 6-speed upgrade, it also got power steering. All NSXs have 4-channel ABS, I believe it was the first car with that (or at least in the USA).

So nice! Love the sound!

What a gorgeous sound!

The interior is very Porsche 928 - In fact it bears a striking resemblance!

Great review, I've now subscribed. Can I ask what in car mount you use for your camcorder?

Beautiful engine note, props to the engineers.

Harry old boy tnx for great video. Look how much you love your gold nsx that you don't review the new long awaited model. Great summer day

back then, I knew a guy who owned an NSX and got to drive it many times. Was a lot of fun.

12:47 People actually criticise the NSX engine note. I guess they cannot appreciate the audible beauty of this mechanical Equanimity/Balance/Harmony. Probably because it is not so brutishly loud as the engine notes their minds are accustomed to. They may call it weak or understated when in actual fact it is just highly refined beyond what they usually perceive. But there are those who can actually appreciate the sound of all manner of engines that are well engineered. Including those that are brutish, not for the superficial loudness but rather the deeper aspects associated with their engineering. Also, it's remarkable how similar these two engine notes are - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-t7Azl-drqMk.html (play from 5min30sec). Both are entirely analogue, yet so smooth and refined they sound almost digital.

Thanks Harry, one of my favorites. Would like to see you review a 308/328 someday, as I think for me it would be a 308 or this NSX...

Very nice review as usual Harry =), PS: My 911 also has a aluminum Jack ;)

That engine sound on full throttle.... superb!

Enjoying your reviews, Harry! Keep up the great work! And please think of reviewing Jaguar XJ220 and Porsche 911 991R

Superb video mate

Very educational Harry, that old girl just sounds delightful.

NSX was always a wolf in sheeps clothing. That beaitiful v6 bark is just glorious. The values on some of the later cars are now reaching 100k +

Superb review Harry of an awesome car. My take on the NSX evolution and all new cars is how fast can you actually travel down the road? Track obviously totally different. I'll take a car with classic lines and enough power you can use, I could listen to that sound track for hours.

still one of my dream cars to this day

Thank. You harry excellent as ever mr harry

The NSX had the same effect on me that when I saw my first 240z. Wow! That car is truly amazing. I wish I could afford one! I was completely blown away by both of them, being born into an area where you never saw anything like them. Now days it’s completely different. There are supercars of every description here now. They’re not common as SUV’s but they are around. Plus, there is an internet now. The world is a much smaller place.

Nice video comparison on the legendary Nsx

Never really realised that the old NSX was such a cool car, looks like a blast to drive!

Nice change seeing Japanese metal reviewed. There were other interesting choices back in 90s that I wouldn’t mind seeing Harry flog. Mazda RX-7, Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo...

Perfect. Thanks Harry.

Nice review as always! Do they ever mow the side of the road in the UK?

The NSX has become so precious, I'd never approach the limits. Yet I'd still have a blast in it.

Sounds lovely!

what makes the NSX so special is Ayrton Senna helped fine tune it. you always live forever in our hearts

That sounds lovely!

How do videos like this get dislikes?! Some ridiculous people about. Great video Harry 👌🏻

God, that car sounds beautiful.

hi harry, love the videos, can you do a 93- tt supra review video,

Harry what camera do you use to film. Excellent videos by the way.