Ken Loehr

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October 10, 1999, on Acura NSX Review:
I've enjoyed the comments on this site. Some were valuable observations, some were trash. I don't own an NSX, yet. I'm going to have to drive many cars to find the right one. The NSX is a step in the right direction, with more power and lower price being the only things it lacks. For $19,000 (new) my Firebird Formula is just as fast and just as reliable; a few heads-up races and 70,000 trouble-free miles have shown this. However, it has taken nearly $2,000 worth of suspension mods to make the car's handling acceptable. Front-engine cars can be made to handle, but they'll never have the natural balance or agility of mid-engine cars. Thus my interest in the NSX. Heritage? The 1990s NSX is hopefully the beginning of a long heritage of producing superior sports cars. 30 years from now, people will look back at what a great car this was and speak of its heritage, and of how Honda spanked the other manufacturers at the beginning of this decade. Finding one of these used will be ...