I have some cool NSX assembly line pics

[klumzypinoy]

I found these in my computer and wanted to share these with you guys! No wonder this thing is expensive, it's pretty much pampered like cows from Kobe, Japan.

New model, HOVER NSX! New technology that's been hidden by Honda

 

[AUdakota]

I love those cars, there is just something cool about them I dont know what though.

 

[Nica]

Very nice pictures, that is one sweet looking engine. I know a few of my friends have been holding out for the new NSX and they can't wait to get there hands on them.

I'll take the blue one....blue one is mine

Just look at the reflection, I wonder if it has swirls though

 

[klumzypinoy]

Hopefully they polish them right out of the factory! I love NSX's and I'm hoping I can own one someday.

 

[pt91]

The pic of the tech leaning into the interior console took me back a few years when I was updating my audio system. You really see the quality of the built when you start taking apart the NSX.

 

[P1et]

Where is FMINUS with his post? He loves these cars!

 

[Deep Gloss Auto Salon]

Nice pics...

I've been in quite a few American and Canadian OEM assembly plants and I have to say, Honda has the cleanest plants around.

The 5-S philosophy (a way of organizing and managing the workspace) and Kaizen mentality (Continous improvement) is top notch.. Nothing like walking into a Honda plant. I especially like the white jumpsuits you will find in the Honda plants... They just say "clean"

Compare that to some other OE's plants and you almost feel like you have to detail yourself to get the soot off...

 

[Surfer]

Great pics. Theres a turbo NSX once in awhile out with us while we're on track, done by Xtech or something like that? He keeps up with us (we have about 515rwhp), well balanced car. Even stock they handle great but the power was lacking, when my buddies stock NSX and our Viper was basically stock he'd be way behind at Sebring Speedway. Problem with the NXS was Acura priced themselves outta the market as it didn't have the catchet or power of other cars.

And I hope they don't flop again with the new model, I was just reading some stuff that their trying to price around 200k, and regardless of V10 or not I and other don't think they can pull it off, especially on the bland designs they've shown so far. One of the mags even said they need to go back to the drawing board. Even at a 150K or so, hard time competiting when the Gallardo is smack in that range.

 

[DavidJ021]

Awesome. Those cars a really nice. Not too fast but great handling.

 

[dontsleeponit]

Great pics. Theres a turbo NSX once in awhile out with us while we're on track, done by Xtech or something like that? He keeps up with us (we have about 515rwhp), well balanced car. Even stock they handle great but the power was lacking, when my buddies stock NSX and our Viper was basically stock he'd be way behind at Sebring Speedway. Problem with the NXS was Acura priced themselves outta the market as it didn't have the catchet or power of other cars.

And I hope they don't flop again with the new model, I was just reading some stuff that their trying to price around 200k, and regardless of V10 or not I and other don't think they can pull it off, especially on the bland designs they've shown so far. One of the mags even said they need to go back to the drawing board. Even at a 150K or so, hard time competiting when the Gallardo is smack in that range.

:iagree: 100%

I wasnt aware that they were built with such quality in mind though, looks like all hand built

 

[pt91]

They were all hand built.
The new Acura replacement designs are horrible IMO. Must be mid-enginge and 450+ HP. 90-120K should be the target price.

 

[klumzypinoy]

Nice pics...

I've been in quite a few American and Canadian OEM assembly plants and I have to say, Honda has the cleanest plants around.

The 5-S philosophy (a way of organizing and managing the workspace) and Kaizen mentality (Continous improvement) is top notch.. Nothing like walking into a Honda plant. I especially like the white jumpsuits you will find in the Honda plants... They just say "clean"

Compare that to some other OE's plants and you almost feel like you have to detail yourself to get the soot off...

Kaizen, sounds so familiar!

Man there's some great info in this thread. I woulda thought that all car manufacturing plants are clean. I agree that Honda plant is very very clean, it looks brand new.

 

[Gary Sword]

Nice Pictures. I like the NSX too.

 

[ZoranC]

NSX is very nice looking overpriced outdated car.

 

[SpoiledMan]

NSX is very nice looking overpriced outdated car.

Overpriced? Nah. You couldn't buy that kind of quality at the prices it sold for. Outdated? You bet! It was designed in the 80's but was still looking the part(timeless) when it was retired a couple years ago. They're so outdated that a decent specimen will still cost you north of 50k!

 

[SpoiledMan]

The pic of the tech leaning into the interior console took me back a few years when I was updating my audio system. You really see the quality of the built when you start taking apart the NSX.

Very true about taking them apart. It also shows when detailing them. Panels on lesser cars would rattle and rumble whereas the NSX seems like a solid chunk of aluminum. You'd have to spend a LOT more money these days to get something being even close to that kind of build quality.

 

[pt91]

You will pay the same or more for a 91-94 NSX than you could hv several years ago. I watch the costs very closely.

 

[Deep Gloss Auto Salon]

Kaizen, sounds so familiar!

Man there's some great info in this thread. I woulda thought that all car manufacturing plants are clean. I agree that Honda plant is very very clean, it looks brand new.

real words that Kaizen is made up of is:
Gai = The action to correct
San = good, or for the better

"Kaizen" is used a lot in Six Sigma problem Solving methodology... soething the Japanese OE's have precticed for quite some time and the American OE's have just caught onto in the past 10 years or so.

 

[ZoranC]

Overpriced? Nah. You couldn't buy that kind of quality at the prices it sold for.

Yes, overpriced. In $100K-ish price range you had / have many more powerfull, more luxurious, and better build quality options than 220 ft-lbs 3 liter V6.

Outdated? You bet! It was designed in the 80's but was still looking the part(timeless) when it was retired a couple years ago. They're so outdated that a decent specimen will still cost you north of 50k!

Yes, outdated, from an engineering perspective. We all know prices of pretty things are not directly proportional to logic. Technology passed it very early on in it's production life. It didn't get 6-speed manual until '97. Automatic version was so much lower rated it makes you wonder why. Etc.

It is incredible Honda managed to milk it this long because many other cars that also looked beautiful, and were even better technology than NSX, but came too late and were passed on real quick, flopped on the market.

But yes, it looks beautiful. However, if I am going to buy a car for a beauty only there are many other cars out there that cause even more oohs and ahhhs for same or similar money.

 

[Nica]

real words that Kaizen is made up of is:
Gai = The action to correct
San = good, or for the better

"Kaizen" is used a lot in Six Sigma problem Solving methodology... soething the Japanese OE's have precticed for quite some time and the American OE's have just caught onto in the past 10 years or so.

So true,that's why Japanese lead the industry. It's hard to imagine that during the paradime shift Americans OE's ignored such a small concept. It's amazing what attention to detail will do...good point there MotorCity Honda...oh and please don't take this as me bashing Amercan's just thought it was a very good point that's all.