The Honda That Kept Winning for a Decade

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  • Опубліковано 12 кві 2024
  • The Honda NSX is a sports car icon both on and off the track. Starting life as Japan’s answer to European mid-engined sportscars at the dawn of the 90s, the NSX would go on to change the way we think about supercars. But to become so beloved Honda would need to prove their new flagship was more than just for show, the new NSX would need pedigree, it would need to win...
    Written by: Fred Knight
    Edited by: JD Minny ( @jdminny )
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  • @automobilistic
    @automobilistic  Місяць тому +52

    Unfortunately posters are temporarily unavailable, hopefully this will be resolved soon! In the meantime you can join the discord server: discord.gg/bbA3kGtRk5 where I will update everyone as and when they will be available again.

    • @fqeagles21
      @fqeagles21 Місяць тому +2

      That's the second most beatiful car to ever compete in SGT after the McLaren F1

  • @jirihorsky9600
    @jirihorsky9600 Місяць тому +507

    It is remarkable that when NSX entered the grid, they were racing against R32s and F40s and on their last season they raced and won against R35s.

    • @AdamTheMan1993
      @AdamTheMan1993 Місяць тому +43

      R33s to be exact when a NSX entered by Team Kunimitsu joined the JGTC in 1996

    • @DiscGolfLeagueMVP
      @DiscGolfLeagueMVP Місяць тому +65

      entered the grid being broadcast on those old ass crts and left in HD

    • @mladyavery9138
      @mladyavery9138 Місяць тому +14

      ​@@DiscGolfLeagueMVPaww come on CRTs aren't THAT old.. 👴

    • @suzumr2754
      @suzumr2754 Місяць тому +9

      @@AdamTheMan1993i think it was ‘95, not ‘96. And they came first in the GT2 class which was a huge milestone at that time since their counterparts (NSX-R GT1 Turbo) failed to finish.

    • @zairomolino4074
      @zairomolino4074 Місяць тому +6

      Pretty remarkable achievement but it's the result of a good project and tons of resources in development remarkable indeed but not unexpected

  • @zombieguy3000
    @zombieguy3000 Місяць тому +58

    Before I even got to 22mins into the video I was already thinking "what a nice nsx poster, i want one" lol

  • @blacknailediowa191
    @blacknailediowa191 Місяць тому +120

    I know it's a big part nostalgia, by my god something about NSXs, supras and gtrs on a fuzzy screen with 90s/00s graphics is godly

    • @mrctuned2844
      @mrctuned2844 Місяць тому +11

      I know exactly what you're talking about and I agree, those 90s films just seem to make cars.... more real. I love it

    • @shainemaine1268
      @shainemaine1268 Місяць тому +3

      Resolution mate... graphics are purely synthetic. Sorry for my knit-pickage!

    • @tiraderodeTori_
      @tiraderodeTori_ Місяць тому +1

      plus the 4:3 aspect ratio 😩

    • @DocGamerGirl
      @DocGamerGirl 19 днів тому +1

      I actually miss old TV,shitty resolution loaded with commercials for stuff we just had to have,ahhh the memories

  • @M4V3R1CK_13
    @M4V3R1CK_13 Місяць тому +59

    the NSX status as legendary is well deserved when you have Satoru Nakajima, Ayrton Senna, Gordon Murray, Keiichi Tsuchiya and Kunimitsu Takahashi praising it.

  • @savvathornnmysteriam9867
    @savvathornnmysteriam9867 Місяць тому +138

    You blew up, dude! I remember when you were below 3k subscribers making the same caliber of content then and now, the caliber being godly. Keep going strong

  • @JohnCharb87
    @JohnCharb87 Місяць тому +80

    Every new episode new items are added to the background. The NSX GT Poster and car model. Also I believe it's the first time seeing the Calsonic Skyline model on the shelf next to the McLaren F1 GTR.

  • @23GreyFox
    @23GreyFox Місяць тому +37

    You just know it becomes really good when GT2 music starts.

  • @alieffauzanrizky7202
    @alieffauzanrizky7202 Місяць тому +27

    This is probably the only video that tell the nsx story that also goes through their motorsport history deeply. Amazing video as always

  • @alexhndr
    @alexhndr Місяць тому +30

    I will always love how their V6 become so sophisticated they didnt even switch it out until HSV-010 when they *finally* use a V8
    The same V6 they used *from the beginning. From JGTC to the dawn of V8 era of Super GT*
    The V6 that ACTUALLY sounds better than its F1 counterpart

  • @DJ_Cub
    @DJ_Cub Місяць тому +10

    These late 90s and early 2000s JGT liveries are sooo iconic! Could watch this old footage all day

  • @negil
    @negil Місяць тому +9

    The closest I'll probably come to owning an NSX is owning my Insight, which is also all aluminum and was built in the same factory as the NSX

  • @7ndrew
    @7ndrew Місяць тому +21

    Damn, this video was amazing
    The way you talked about the NSX winning its final race ever actually made me emotinal :'D

  • @svv_brunorcs1557
    @svv_brunorcs1557 Місяць тому +10

    Staying in the super gt theme, you could make a video on Subaru’s involvment in Super GT as well!

  • @SpaceHCowboy
    @SpaceHCowboy Місяць тому +9

    Another brilliant piece of viewing.
    And a legendary car.
    Made my tea much more pleasant.
    Cheers for that, Mr Automobilistic. 👍🏼

  • @tokyosmash
    @tokyosmash Місяць тому +3

    The 2.1 from the JGTC Supra shares more DNA with the IMSA 4 cylinder cars than anything else

  • @LuganAki
    @LuganAki Місяць тому +4

    2:55 Yes it is Variable valve timing. But I think you'll find that its the Variable valve LIFT that is giving that added power. There are two cam profiles in there.

  • @LJW1912
    @LJW1912 Місяць тому +7

    Thumbnail is an absolute stunner!

  • @1982valeriu
    @1982valeriu Місяць тому +10

    Thanks a lot, man! Great tribute video to the racing NSXs, love the Epson sponsored one, and luckily I have the Tamiya kit to build the model of it. Cheers!

  • @DannySB991
    @DannySB991 Місяць тому +1

    I have most of those JGTC/GT500 NSX liveries burned into my brain due to Gran Turismo. That white Mobil 1 livery was just something else.

  • @-PLAYER0NE-
    @-PLAYER0NE- Місяць тому +2

    Ahhhh yess I'd recognize that little gran turismo song anywhere haha. That cracked me up, very nice addition because anyone my age has only seen these cars on a ps2.

  • @Viridis_2112
    @Viridis_2112 Місяць тому +9

    More posters!!

  • @andreaschrimper0405
    @andreaschrimper0405 Місяць тому +5

    Thank you for a great effort about one of my all time favourite. Absolutely loved those mid90s Kunimitsu and Raybrig GTs at Le Mans. Idea for a future video: roll of honour of your growing scale model collection

  • @SoorlandRobi
    @SoorlandRobi Місяць тому +1

    The liveries of the NSX's are legendary. Easily recognizable.

  • @emf6621
    @emf6621 Місяць тому +1

    The NSX is one of the coolest racing cars ever. Loved driving it on Gran Turismo in various versions!

  • @bungieman2810
    @bungieman2810 Місяць тому +6

    You left out the fact that in 2008 some NSX entries would switch to using a single exhaust pipe.

    • @tosehoed123
      @tosehoed123 Місяць тому

      How could he forget the most important part, unsubscribed

  • @F1Kamel_1992
    @F1Kamel_1992 Місяць тому +7

    This car was featured in the Gran Turismo series of video games and I was a having a lot of fun around tracks like the Nürburgring Nordschleife and Suzuka, both as a production based supercar and a GT racer.

  • @AdamTheMan1993
    @AdamTheMan1993 Місяць тому +4

    Honda could have easily won 5 GT500 titles from 1998 to 2002 had the car would've been more reliable as it was by far the fastest of the 3 major GT500 cars

  • @car8070
    @car8070 Місяць тому +4

    every video on this channel is made with simply amazing production quality. i hope this channel keeps to grow as fast as it has been. keep up the great work!
    also finally a channel doing relevant and interesting merchandise, props, man !!

  • @exoriz0r
    @exoriz0r Місяць тому +1

    automobilistic videos still dont dissapoint, its amazing
    this video made me really proud to be a future owner of my dads civic, i always loved honda but didnt know that side of theirs

  • @josesupra
    @josesupra Місяць тому +2

    Love these detailed videos on racing cars from the golden era. Keep them coming!

  • @SamMassingham
    @SamMassingham Місяць тому +3

    Another cracking video for one of my all time favourites 👌 once again superb 😊

  • @Chr.Monika6469
    @Chr.Monika6469 Місяць тому +25

    I have a suggestion: Group B biggest failure, Citroën with their BX 4TC

  • @TMind109
    @TMind109 Місяць тому

    I am really enjoying these car history documentaries you been making i wonder what you got planned in the future

  • @luisrodrigues1630
    @luisrodrigues1630 Місяць тому

    This was some of the best content I've seen about these gorgeous racing machines. They were always my favourite cars in the series.

  • @lordfarquaad7054
    @lordfarquaad7054 Місяць тому

    Mate I've been following you for maybe months thinking that you are prob around hundreds of thousands of subs (I never really took the time to check your sub count I was that certain) but now that I've checked, you are underrated as hell mate I love your content

  • @bk_nreynolds3278
    @bk_nreynolds3278 Місяць тому

    Love this channel. Keep up the excellent work

  • @lonestranger
    @lonestranger 2 дні тому +1

    The 1998 photo @9:51 actually shows the Mugen X Dome logos on the noses of all four cars (the white/black Mugen logo & the orange/black Dome logo just below the Honda emblems) just as you're saying Mugen and Dome split. I suspect that Mugen-Dome Project was not only the name of the on again/off again entrant (team), but that the Mugen-Dome Project was the name of the developer/constructor of the JGTC NSX GT as you explained @7:00. While the 1997 car has only the Dome logo on its nose, it appears that all JGTC NSX GTs regardless of team have Mugen X Dome logos on their noses from 1998 through 2002. From 2003-2009 they instead have the logo/wordmark of Honda Racing.

  • @alaricbragg7843
    @alaricbragg7843 Місяць тому +1

    Thank you for this video! Very interesting history!

  • @TheTruthseeker707
    @TheTruthseeker707 Місяць тому

    Great documentary. Love these car racing stories.

  • @kellarj8674
    @kellarj8674 Місяць тому +2

    Gordon : Can i have your v12 engine 🥺
    Honda : No

  • @BilobateDrip
    @BilobateDrip День тому

    Love that the thumbnail is also a poster on the wall 😊 i want one, looks good

  • @kadenmarshall9524
    @kadenmarshall9524 Місяць тому

    Yes! I knew you’d make a great video about this! Thank you!

  • @yudhistira9453
    @yudhistira9453 Місяць тому +1

    I got to say, your voice effort on this video convinced me that someday you'll succeeded those guys who do narration in nat geo or bbc documentaries. But i selfishly hope you'd still be doing this kind of youtube automotive and motorsport docs!

  • @danestormfeltz7815
    @danestormfeltz7815 Місяць тому +1

    Excellent video! Keep it up!

  • @cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245
    @cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245 Місяць тому +3

    Takata the Castrol are the best NSX colors ngl

  • @yannamengual2777
    @yannamengual2777 Місяць тому +2

    Great video, thank you !

  • @adamjohnson672
    @adamjohnson672 Місяць тому +2

    If you can do any Nurburgring, or Le Mans posters, and any Group C posters I'll be buying. Know you have to watch license issues. Love your channel, always great information shared!

  • @vil7310
    @vil7310 Місяць тому

    Excellent content,keep it up!

  • @theleftyboater
    @theleftyboater Місяць тому

    Great vid!! Thanks ❤️❤️

  • @havenwisner6776
    @havenwisner6776 Місяць тому

    This guys videos are so good. Would definitely buy merch

  • @millennialchicken
    @millennialchicken Місяць тому +1

    *one little caveat to this is that Mugen's 2007 championship win being decided before the end of the season was not the first in the series history, just first in GT500. The first before seasons end championship was Team Taisan with Tsuchiya Engineering's 1998 GT300 title with Shingo Tachi (RIP) & Keiichi Suzuki.

  • @nexas2316
    @nexas2316 Місяць тому +2

    Gordon Murray actually approached Honda first to build the engine for the F1, but Honda refused

  • @TheRealGirlWeeb
    @TheRealGirlWeeb Місяць тому +1

    10:46 rare footage of Tom Coronel WITH hair

  • @raymondkoledoye9941
    @raymondkoledoye9941 Місяць тому

    Thank you so much you make video of story of the Honda NSX racing history and i know the NSX because of F1 legend Aytron Senna test drive this car on track on japan in 90s.

  • @northiann
    @northiann Місяць тому +2

    Heya, nice video! Always wondered about the story of this beautiful race car. I have an idea, can you do a video about the BMW M3 GTR race car? Never seen one about them! It would be a cool topic!

  • @towermoss
    @towermoss Місяць тому +2

    I honestly think the NSX looks better than most Ferraris.

  • @mrsquirrel8079
    @mrsquirrel8079 Місяць тому

    Thank you very much for "NOT" calling the toyota 4 cylinder a 3sgte!! I get so sick of hearing people saying that being that the 503e is not the same as the 3sgte...
    Once again THANK YOU!!

  • @diandanebutay2924
    @diandanebutay2924 Місяць тому

    Nice thumbnail and video!!!

  • @Danmam-rf7mu
    @Danmam-rf7mu Місяць тому

    The art is so good

  • @PimpinBassie2
    @PimpinBassie2 Місяць тому +5

    Beat Nissan? Just hire Carlos Ghosn

  • @tortilla7221
    @tortilla7221 Місяць тому +3

    the toyota supra race car Legendary rival! in Gt4

  • @matthewlok3020
    @matthewlok3020 Місяць тому

    Looking forward to a video of the NSX’s successor the HSV-010

  • @Shadowboost
    @Shadowboost Місяць тому +1

    My favorite gt500 car ever

  • @nsx_montana
    @nsx_montana Місяць тому +10

    My inner Gran Tursimo is tingling😍

    • @ih8temoney
      @ih8temoney Місяць тому +2

      Gran Tursimo 2 Castrol NSX, Car Porn.

    • @darrickkoko2987
      @darrickkoko2987 Місяць тому +2

      ​@@ih8temoney what?

    • @piuthemagicman
      @piuthemagicman Місяць тому

      This tickles my Tursimo too

    • @ih8temoney
      @ih8temoney Місяць тому +1

      @@darrickkoko2987 Have never heard the term, "Car Porn." A car so beautiful you would stick a poster on your bedroom wall. Your dream car? What about an R30 Super Silhouette Nissan Skyline? Or a Mazda 787B, even the Mclaren F1 GTR Longtail all car Porn, my car porn list is endless..lol

  • @JerGol
    @JerGol Місяць тому +1

    Other cars may have a stronger race winning pedigree but I would take an NSX every single time, over pretty much anything else offered. It's a choice I'll never make, mind, but still!

  • @Silverturky
    @Silverturky Місяць тому

    where did you get your model cars in the background? I'm thinking about starting a small collection :)

  • @facetiousmonkey5322
    @facetiousmonkey5322 Місяць тому

    I always imagine “what if” Honda had stuck to the original NSX formula but updated it with 21st century technology and materials. Carbon fiber, titanium and magnesium replacing steel and aluminum. A “mated” double K20/24 4-4.8L V8, putting out 450-550hp NA. Since I am dreaming, a 6spd manual, cuz automatics, even double clutch ones suck. The crazy light materials allow Honda to keep the weight to under 3500lbs. And let’s be honest, the original NSX at 270hp was considered underpowered vs what was available back then as well. People still said it was the purest sports car they ever drove back in 1990.

  • @matiaskeranen6617
    @matiaskeranen6617 Місяць тому

    Where did you get that framed circuit de la sarthe from? I'd love to get one myself!

  • @rafdhiyahaf
    @rafdhiyahaf Місяць тому +1

    Can you make the video about the R92CP

  • @pxwv8196
    @pxwv8196 20 днів тому

    What is the red model car behind you on your left, viewer's right, in front of the huge jeep SUV thing? It looks like 70-80 % Ferrari with a touch of Japanese and a touch of a modernized version of a DeTomaso Pantera. It looks so sweet, I need to know what it is, lol.

  • @sarimsalman2698
    @sarimsalman2698 Місяць тому

    That switch to Gran Turismo music was a pleasant surprise

  • @nordimejia5790
    @nordimejia5790 6 днів тому

    The Garaiya... we need it back in GT7

  • @obriantucker2256
    @obriantucker2256 Місяць тому

    I couldn't stop thinking about Grand Turismo 2 and 3 while watching this video.

  • @RZM_Valkyrie
    @RZM_Valkyrie Місяць тому

    New video! Let's goooo

  • @funnyperson4027
    @funnyperson4027 Місяць тому +1

    what a great story

  • @mikeyerke3920
    @mikeyerke3920 28 днів тому

    I would love to have watched one of those race NSX engines being built. 🔧

  • @TheLuisg92
    @TheLuisg92 Місяць тому

    I can only imagine the hours upon hours that researching the 15-year-old racing career of the NSX took. I didn’t know this car kept on racing for so long, which makes me wonder -Is there any other car that has competed this long?

  • @_ShadowDevil_
    @_ShadowDevil_ Місяць тому

    Underrated

  • @Ryzard
    @Ryzard Місяць тому

    Where can you watch these races, new and old? And are there any places with english subtitles?

  • @carlosnumbertwo
    @carlosnumbertwo Місяць тому

    It’s astounding how amazing those 80’s and 90’s cars were compared to the boring shit we have now.

  • @Chris.Davies
    @Chris.Davies Місяць тому

    Subaru's 1992 project name WRX stands for World Rally eXperimental.
    So, I think we can allow New Sportscar eXperimental from Honda.

  • @SamTheMan666
    @SamTheMan666 Місяць тому

    When watching videos from this channel, I forget you're a small youtuber.

  • @StuntpilootStef
    @StuntpilootStef Місяць тому +1

    Comments not mentioning Gran Turismo for one single video. Challenge impossible.

  • @MF_UNDERTOW
    @MF_UNDERTOW Місяць тому

    Fun fact: an acronym is when the initials of something form a word, for example, DARE, NASA, PETA etc
    When the initials don’t form a word, they’re called initialisms.

    • @l228spn
      @l228spn Місяць тому

      My favourite acronym is the Coventry University Netball Team.

  • @scholesysscaleschematics2445
    @scholesysscaleschematics2445 Місяць тому

    Nice AA Stealth 787B

  • @sigmamale4147
    @sigmamale4147 Місяць тому +1

    If only the MR2 was used more in competitions

  • @tturi2
    @tturi2 Місяць тому

    those nsx gts could have just had their own racing series, they looked great

  • @horsepower288
    @horsepower288 Місяць тому

    "By 2009, the pedigree was missing the NSX". I laughed out loud.

  • @KrombobulousMitchell
    @KrombobulousMitchell 13 днів тому

    What a car 🐐

  • @beetlegend
    @beetlegend Місяць тому

    Comenting through the app break

  • @BBoy_PopTart
    @BBoy_PopTart 9 годин тому

    13 years, 100 races, to finally win 2nd place… then the NSX was no longer built for sale.

  • @WillArtie
    @WillArtie Місяць тому

    Right!! Thats it!! Can someone tell me why we say an engine is mounted in the "middle" of the car when it is so obviously mounted behind the driver, in the back? I'm 53 and I still haven't worked that one out!

    • @automobilistic
      @automobilistic  Місяць тому

      To the best of my understanding "mid engine" simply means the engine is mounted between the axels, as opposed to over the axels (as in "front" or "rear" engine cars). Mid mounted engines can either be in front or behind the cockpit, but behind is more common. In front is sometimes called "front-mid" and behind is sometimes called "rear-mid" but because most "mid engine" cars are rear-mid most people just say "mid engine", only specifying when its the more unusual front-mid layout.
      Don't take that as gospel but that has always been my understanding.

  • @MrLolx2u
    @MrLolx2u Місяць тому +3

    Senna didn't help in designing the chassis, he just helped them find the perfect balance of the suspension geometry and driving feel that the car needs.
    By the time Senna was a household name, they were just done with the prototype in 1988 and by 1989, they got Senna into the whole prototype package and got him to do vigorous testing during F1's off-season which he gave extreme feedback on how the car should feel, how much the diff needs to lock or unlock and how stiff the springs needs to be and how much flex of the chassis can the driver feel.
    Senna did not have a say in how the chassis was gonna be made but he did give vital feedback on how to set the car up for general use which, he did real well in that manner.

    • @automobilistic
      @automobilistic  Місяць тому +5

      That is correct, which is why I said "...and they lent on all of Honda’s best motorsport connections, including Ayrton Senna, to help craft a chassis and suspension setup that would...". Nowhere did I say Senna had input on chassis design, only "chassis and suspension setup".

    • @SpaceHCowboy
      @SpaceHCowboy Місяць тому +3

      ​@@automobilisticSo diplomatic...
      A fine example, sir. 🙏🏼

    • @Mega-G-Star
      @Mega-G-Star Місяць тому

      Ayrton Senna was a well known household name worldwide before 1985 when he drove for Lotus, he played a major part in the redesign and development of the NSX as a world champion. In the Ten years I seen him drive F1 he also drove a NSX on track and talked many people in buying the cars from 1988 to 1992 because he actually worked for Honda.

  • @chillikoala
    @chillikoala Місяць тому

    The NA1 NSX was definitely more powerful (270HP) than its European rivals of the time - the 308 (252HP) and the 964 911 (247HP).

  • @Boni_Bmx
    @Boni_Bmx Місяць тому

    Car was super fast in Grandturismo❤

  • @KarimElHayawan
    @KarimElHayawan Місяць тому

    Whats that Lego moc infront of the Land Rover?

  • @chrisjones933
    @chrisjones933 Місяць тому

    Is this VHS video of young Scotty Kilmer? This his son? What in the world is this, Scotty got a time machine?

  • @JOSELUISGARCIA-pi8kv
    @JOSELUISGARCIA-pi8kv Місяць тому

    Jgtc/super gt, the best gt championship in the world.

  • @sha_aleph0
    @sha_aleph0 Місяць тому

    why does the thumbnail look like a new version of fr legends