The 2019 Acura NSX will soon be arriving in Europe. Boasting a handful of updates,
the 2019 Honda NSX has been designed to more exciting on track and “more
pleasurable to live with day-to-day.” Those sound like two incompatible
targets, but engineers made it happen thanks to carefully selected updates.
While Honda strangely decided to show a 2018 NSX in
Paris, the styling differences between the two models are minor. The 2019 NSX has a modestly
revised grille which trades its chrome finish for body-color paint.
The model also has new gloss black accents and
Continental SportContact 6 tires which promise improved feedback and response.
Last but not least, customers can order a new Thermal Orange Pearlescent paint
job and optional carbon ceramic brakes with orange calipers. Inside, customers can order a new
full red leather interior. Buyers looking for an Alcantara and leather cabin
can also order a new Indigo Blue option.
Bigger changes occur underneath the skin as the 2019
NSX has larger stabilizer bars which increase stiffness by 26 percent at the
front and 19 percent at the rear. The car has also been outfitted with stiffer
control-arm toe link bushings.
Elsewhere, engineers recalibrated the software that
controls the electric power steering system, the vehicle stability assist
system and the active magnetorheological dampers. Speaking of the latter, the
dampers now provide a more comfortable ride in the NSX’s softest setting.
On the performance front, the car’s twin-turbo
3.5-liter V6 engine has been equipped with upgraded fuel injectors and a
particulate filter which ensures the model can comply with Euro 6d-TEMP
emissions standards. The Sport Hybrid SH-AWD power unit has also been updated
and the turbochargers have better “heat response.”
Thanks to all these changes, Honda says the 2019 NSX
has greater stability and responsiveness as well as better “throttle-modulated
controllability during on-the-limit track sessions.”. The 2019 Honda NSX went into production in August and the first
deliveries are slated to occur late this year.