Acura NSX NC1

A bespoke 3.5-litre V6 with two turbochargers and a 75-degree bank angle, combined with three electric motors — two up front for torque vectoring, one at the rear. System output is around 573 hp, the drivetrain responds instantly thanks to e-boost and shoves out of every corner with brutal all-wheel traction. The combustion engine alone is fairly unremarkable; the interplay of the hybrid architecture, by contrast, is brilliant and complex. That very complexity shapes its service character: seven oil drain plugs, high-voltage technology and dense packaging make working on the drivetrain a specialist-shop affair. As a low-volume small series the engine is sparsely documented but is considered robust when properly serviced. A technically fascinating hybrid supercar whose appeal lies in the seamless interplay of the turbo V6 and electric machines — not an engine for the home garage.

• !! Recall: leaking fuel tank crossover couplings (18V600)

  NHTSA recall 18V600 for 2017-2018: the crossover pipe couplers between the two fuel tank halves may leak. Leaking fuel near an ignition source raises the fire risk. Remedy: dealer replacement of both fuel tanks.

  Symptoms: Fuel smell, visible fuel leakage and fuel odor in the cabin.
  0–0 $
  Ad NSX fuel tank recall 18V600NSX fuel crossover coupling
• !! Recall: low-pressure fuel pump may fail

  Part of the wide Honda/Acura fuel pump recall (2017-2020): an improperly molded internal part in the pump can deform. If the pump fails the engine may not start or may stall while driving, raising crash risk. Remedy: fuel pump module replacement.

  Symptoms: Hard starting, engine stalling while driving and power cut-outs.
  0–0 $
  Ad NSX fuel pump recallAcura low-pressure fuel pump module
• !! Recall: loose PCB screws of the center brake light

  Road vibration can loosen the metal screws securing the circuit board of the high-mounted center brake light. They contact the circuitry, blowing the brake light fuse and disabling the brake lights, raising rear-end collision risk.

  Symptoms: Brake lights inoperative, blown brake light fuse and a warning message.
  0–0 $
  Ad NSX center brake light recallNSX brake light PCB

A bespoke 3.5-litre V6 with two turbochargers and a 75-degree bank angle, combined with three electric motors — two up front for torque vectoring, one at the rear. System output is around 573 hp, the drivetrain responds instantly thanks to e-boost and shoves out of every corner with brutal all-wheel traction. The combustion engine alone is fairly unremarkable; the interplay of the hybrid architecture, by contrast, is brilliant and complex. That very complexity shapes its service character: seven oil drain plugs, high-voltage technology and dense packaging make working on the drivetrain a specialist-shop affair. As a low-volume small series the engine is sparsely documented but is considered robust when properly serviced. A technically fascinating hybrid supercar whose appeal lies in the seamless interplay of the turbo V6 and electric machines — not an engine for the home garage.

• !! Recall: leaking fuel tank crossover couplings (18V600)

  NHTSA recall 18V600 for 2017-2018: the crossover pipe couplers between the two fuel tank halves may leak. Leaking fuel near an ignition source raises the fire risk. Remedy: dealer replacement of both fuel tanks.

  Symptoms: Fuel smell, visible fuel leakage and fuel odor in the cabin.
  0–0 $
  Ad NSX fuel tank recall 18V600NSX fuel crossover coupling
• !! Recall: low-pressure fuel pump may fail

  Part of the wide Honda/Acura fuel pump recall (2017-2020): an improperly molded internal part in the pump can deform. If the pump fails the engine may not start or may stall while driving, raising crash risk. Remedy: fuel pump module replacement.

  Symptoms: Hard starting, engine stalling while driving and power cut-outs.
  0–0 $
  Ad NSX fuel pump recallAcura low-pressure fuel pump module
• !! Recall: loose PCB screws of the center brake light

  Road vibration can loosen the metal screws securing the circuit board of the high-mounted center brake light. They contact the circuitry, blowing the brake light fuse and disabling the brake lights, raising rear-end collision risk.

  Symptoms: Brake lights inoperative, blown brake light fuse and a warning message.
  0–0 $
  Ad NSX center brake light recallNSX brake light PCB