NSX vs Supra TT

[FastTrackToFreedom]

We'll I'm in a stroke of good luck I just got some money back from an investment yesterday and my pot has been raised to 24-25k. THANK YOU GOD !!!! Call me obssesed, but I want to blow it on a car . Anyways now that I have more money I am in the price range for a Supra TT SPEED or a NSX. As you know, handling on a circuit track, freeway runs, reliablity, ease of matinence and gas mileage are also of the top concern. Quarter mile times and 0-60 times aren't too important to me just as in the other comparison. This isn't going to be a car that I am drag racing or anything, I would probably just bring it to an autocross track or something around those lines, like a trip up to laguna seca or something. I would like to know about handling with aftermarket modifications as well if it is at all possible. Sorry to bug you guys again but I need the help. Any assistance is thoroughly appreciated.

95 Supra Twin Turbo
6 SPEED
320hp @ 5600rpm
315lb/tq @ 4000rpm
3450lbs
RWD

..............vs.................

1991 NSX
5 SPEED
270hp @ 7100rpm
210lb/tq @ 5300rpm
3020lbs
RWD

[Igovert500]

Nsx looks hot as hell, but IMO it just doesn't have the numbers to back it up. There is a guy a few blocks away that has one, 17k on it, wont race it or anything. It's a car to be admired, but the engine doesn't impress me.

[camaroincal]

Originally Posted by FastTrackToFreedom

We'll I'm in a stroke of good luck I just got some money back from an investment yesterday and my pot has been raised to 24-25k. THANK YOU GOD !!!! Call me obssesed, but I want to blow it on a car . Anyways now that I have more money I am in the price range for a Supra TT SPEED or a NSX. As you know, handling on a circuit track, freeway runs, reliablity, ease of matinence and gas mileage are also of the top concern. Quarter mile times and 0-60 times aren't too important to me just as in the other comparison. This isn't going to be a car that I am drag racing or anything, I would probably just bring it to an autocross track or something around those lines, like a trip up to laguna seca or something. I would like to know about handling with aftermarket modifications as well if it is at all possible. Sorry to bug you guys again but I need the help. Any assistance is thoroughly appreciated.

95 Supra Twin Turbo
6 SPEED
320hp @ 5600rpm
315lb/tq @ 4000rpm
3450lbs
RWD

..............vs.................

1991 NSX
5 SPEED
170hp @ 7100rpm
210lb/tq @ 5300rpm
3020lbs
RWD

Where in the world are you getting those numbers for the NSX!?!? I thought a '91 NSX had more like 275 HP and 230 TQ there thereabouts.....? As far as what to get. Either would be a great choice. I'm sure it would be harder to find a nice 25k NSX than it would be to find a nice 25k TT Supra. But, I think the Honda is significantly more exotic looking, and has the edge in the reliability department.

[kman10587]

I guarantee you that an NSX that old is gonna have far more problems than a Supra TT. And I guarantee you that the NSX is gonna be significantly more expensive to repair. Gas mileage goes to the NSX, insurance probably goes to the Supra TT (they'll both be really high), and handling goes to the NSX. I'd personally buy the Supra TT, because it's faster all-around and it will have less problems, but if the joy of owning a mid-engine supercar is worth the hassles to you, then the NSX is just about the best one that you can get for 25K.

[FastTrackToFreedom]

Sorry I posted the wrong number I meant to say 270hp, I was sorta in a hurry my bad its fixed now though

By the way this is where I got the numbers:

http://www.scuderiaciriani.com/rx7/m...article01.html

[NISSANSPDR]

I'd say the Supra TT still...I know the NSX is more rare and looks hotter and is a better handling car...but that's pretty much where it ends...if you want power, acceleration, and top end...the Supra TT is the way to go...bigger aftermarket

[drunken monkey]

actually, the only expensive things to fix on the nsx are general body work (the pitfalls of aluminium body) and the clutch (and flywheel) and of course the rear tyres but that's a given (around 15,000 miles apparently).
unless the car has been raced then i very much doubt anything is going to that faulty although you migth want to give the electrics an overhaul cos i've heard some people have trouble with lights and the air-con but this is a one off and it's not expensive.
the engine really is bulletproof and you will probably die before it does....

everything else when it comes to annual services is pretty much the same as your typical japanese family saloon.

[kman10587]

drunken monkey: You're right, the NSX doesn't have a whole lot of flaws and most of them aren't significant, but some of them are, and they're ridiculously expensive to fix. Not that the Supra is cheap to maintain either, but it's not an aluminum-bodied exotic.

[drdisque]

if I was going to get a semi-exotic sports car, I'd like it to have more torque than a Grand Am

[CanucksRT]

NSX, it just seems more exotic, although, if anyone knows, which of the two has a nicer interior?

[Dreamspawn]

The nsx would look better and handle better. For sure but here are some things to think bout it if u want to modify it mid-engined cars are typically hard to work on. Also if u want to go with a turbo and big power u're most likley going to have to put a "snorkel" on the top. Where as the supra you wouldn't. But all and all i give the nod to the NSX.

[drunken monkey]

well... like i said, general body work is going to cost you but then again, if you're the kind of person who regularly needs to get bodywork fixed then i'd say don't get either of these cars.

i haven't been inside a supra so i can't really compare but the nsx has a very tidy, if slightly boring and 'grey' interior.
things are just where you'd expect them to be and nothing really shouts out at you but it is very well made.

the nsx might seem the more expensive car but don't forget that it was originally hand built.

oh yeah, the car is very toe angle and tyre pressure sensitive.
reports of people only getting 4000 odd miles on their rear tyres (at £190 a corner)

[YukiHime]

NSX all the way!
It has something a sports car should have: Retractable Headlights.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by YukiHime

NSX all the way!
It has something a sports car should have: Retractable Headlights.

Based on looks alone the NSX definitely would turn more heads. Or at least mine. Based on looks alone the NSX, I guess it just depends on what you really want.

[V T E C H]

I would go with the Supra TT just because you will be able to get a slightly newer one, and it will be way easier to find a supra then an NSX. NSX imo look way hotter, but a Supra is probably going to be way funner, and way easier to mod.