Have anyone of you heard of the Type S NSX? I just saw it when looking up custom NSX's. Seems like japan has a feature where you can custom order one

http://www.honda.co.jp/NSX/custom/


http://www.j-garage.com/honda/nsx/nsxs-spec.htm (spec page)

Just built my own custom NSX Type S...all the way down to the stitching....for 12,607,000 Yen = $107,000

 

Mine was 200,000 yen cheaper than yours.

 

Just saw these on NSXPrime:

dannnng..I want one

NSX Type-S and Type-S Zero, 1997 - Present
Japan Only. Luxury/Sporty model; a more refined Type-R. Features: Titunium Shift Knob (like Formula-1), MOMO steering wheel, BBS lightweight aluminum wheels, Recaro full bucket seat, mesh design engine cover (like Type-R), same colored roof as body, 45kg lighter than regular model, harder suspension.

The NSX-S is halfway between the standard NSX and the S.Zero. With the Type S, you get more equipment (more weight) and a milder suspension than the S.Zero.

Sounds good? The catch is, at 10.357 million yen (about $85,000), it's the most expensive NSX Honda ever sold in Japan

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NSX S-Zero, 1997-Present

Japan Only. Racing prepped car. Features: No air conditioning or audio wiring. Harder suspension than normal but softer than the Type-R. Carbon-fiber Recaro seats. Another 50kg lighter than the Type-S , BBS alloy wheels, mesh engine bay cover. 9.857 million yen (about $81,000). No cruise control, stereo, power door locks, airbags, air conditioning, traction control, power steering, fog lights or navigation system. Honda has come up with a new lightweight lead-acid battery and halved the thickness of the partition glass between engine bay and cabin.

 

its called the Zanardi edition. One of my hommies has one. Check out my pics from our last meet. That car fuckin rocks!!

 

if I remember the Zanardi edition is different

 

No special order plan (like special trim arrangements) nor performance-oriented models (ie. type S, R, S-Zero) accepted outside Japan. Why NOT? Maybe Honda likes to keep the good stuffs to themselves, or maybe the only U.S. Type S run sold back in 1999 (of which 51 were made) sold WORSE than a regular NSX-T, which convinced Honda of Japan that Americans weren't ready for its more spartan feel and punishing ride in exchange for better straight-line as well as lateral performance.

Of ~8000+ NSX's of all types ever sold in the U.S. from 1991 to this date, there are only 51 (50+1 prototype) Type S NSX's ever allocated to to be sold outside of Japanese Domestic Market. 1999 model year -- one year run only, were sold only in the U.S. under special signature edition (lucky Americans, of all other countries! ). The first unit, numbered #01, was reserved and sold to an infamous Honda Champ Car driver who dominated 1997 and 1998 Indycar/CART Championship and decimated all of his opponents that this special edition NSX Type S bears his name. The prototype, numbered #00, was used as the press/display car in 1999 Auto shows nationwide. The first Type S sold to general public was number 02, and the last one, #50. It ONLY comes in New Formula Red with red-stitched black interior, and is 149 lbs. lighter than NSX-T. 0-60mph in 4.5~4.7 sec., 0.03 sec. faster than -T. Handling is so much better than any other U.S. model NSX's, early 3.0 liter coupes or 3.2 liter -T, thanks to the stiffer-sprung Type-S suspension, and rides stiffer as a result of this. One really has to drive, or even just sit inside a Type S as a passenger, to realize the extreme differences compared to other non-performance models. The type S feels and sounds like a race car (VERY LOUD RAOR-WHINE of the C32B as it climbs to redline at WOT, just like a true mid-engine WSC prototype race car), where as the other U.S. models drives and feels like a really fast, really great handling Lexus (only) in comparison.

 

nice! Someone is an astute student of the nsx. :phatyo:

 

Just doing my job.

 

nice