There once was a time when Japanese automakers were fearless in their pursuit of pushing the limits of raw, gas-guzzling engineering. Nowadays, engineers are pressed to get the most out of the fewest parts, and make sure to paint them with a nice coat of “green”.
Although there have been some great engineering highlights coming out of Japan recently, there are few that can hold a candle to what is perhaps the most innovative supercar-eater Japan has ever produced, the Honda NSX.
Born out of the F1 racing team’s development circle, the NSX (New Sportscar eXperimental) first came into existence via a collaboration with the Italian design group Pininfarina that was dubbed the HP-X (Honda Pininfarina – Experimental).
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