NSX NC1

About the NSX NC1

The NC1 was Honda's answer to a question the NSX community wasn't sure it was asking: what if the NSX had 573 hp, three electric motors, and all-wheel drive? The twin-turbo 3.5-liter V6 powered the rear wheels through a nine-speed dual-clutch gearbox. Two electric motors drove the front wheels independently, enabling torque vectoring that could rotate the car mid-corner. The technology was staggering. The straight-line speed was genuine supercar territory — 0-100 in 3.0 seconds. The handling was sharp and adjustable. The problem was identity: the NC1 felt more like a technology demonstrator than a successor to the analogue purity of the NA1. Honda never quite sold enough of them. The NC1 was discontinued in 2022 with the Type S sending it off — 600 hp, louder, more aggressive, and finally showing the personality the base car hinted at. The NC1 was a brilliant car that arrived in an era that wanted the old one back.