It’s a car that can be legitimately daily-driven, with a rock-solid construction that erases the memory of clanky and noisy Elises. Of course it’s going to be a little heavier due to U.S. spec safety requirements (with no waivers needed—-something I should have made clearer). Whatever voodoo Lotus used to accomplish…

I had to shut a 991 GT3 down after four 20 minute track sessions at AMP last year. It was overheating badly.

No. I find the idea of changing tires for a local autocross to be ridiculous, and the complete antithesis of the purpose of Street class.

Thanks, man! You can always hit me up at barkm302 at gmail.

Not great. I don’t recommend Sumitomo tires for autocrossing :) That FiST with all the Cobb stuff is too powerful for such limited grip.

I was, driving the old Smoking Tire Fiesta ST...on Sumitomo tires. It didn't go great.

Let's not go down THAT path again.

That's correct.

I’m the author, homeslice. I spoke to the engineers. I spoke to the project manager. They interviewed potential owners. They tracked the hell out of the car, alongside other supercar owners (who apparently were actually tracking their cars).

Acura has had nearly a decade to figure out who their customer is. I believe their research.

Damn. Then who are all these guys I drive with at track days?

Not by me, and I've actually driven the ACR.

Unfortunately, it does not.

Semantics aside, you’re probably correct. However, I did discuss with one of the engineers that the NSX is like driving a supercar with training wheels—-the better you get at driving, the less interference you’ll get from the car.

For all those saying “I’d take a Viper,” consider this—-the cars aren’t really that similar. If you’d prefer the Viper driving experience, than the NSX isn’t for you. However, the opposite is true. I have a feeling that more than one such commenter would flip the script if you had to drive both of them on track for a…

I don’t think so, at least not for now.

Probably.

It’s different. The GT-R is great, but it’s still very “Nissan” inside. There’s a reason they didn’t make it an Infiniti. I have a feeling that an Infiniti GT-R would approach the NSX price point.

I was specific in asking the engineers about this. They really believe it, and I think I do, too. While the owners might only plan to go one time, once they discover how easy this car makes track driving, they’ll go again.

We have already been invited back to tour the facility. I look forward to providing a full write-up.