2017 ACURA NSX

Base price/as tested: $189,900 / $250,100 Type: Two-seat supersports coupe Propulsion: Four-wheel-drive Cargo: 125 litres Engine: 3.5-L, V6, four valves per cylinder, variable valve timing intake and exhaust, direct and port fuel injection, twin turbochargers. Power/torque (horsepower / lb.-ft.): 500 @ 6,500-7,500 rpm; / 406 @ 2,000-6,000 rpm Motors: Front: dual water-cooled motor-generators / Rear: single motor-generator incorporated into engine crankshaft. Motor output (horsepower / lb.-ft.): Front: 2 x 36 @ 4,000 rpm / 2 x 54 @ 0-2,000 rpm; Rear: 47 @ 3,000 r.p.m. / 109 @ 5002,000 rpm. Transmission: 9-speed dual-clutch manual/automatic with paddle shifters. Fuel consumption (L/100 km, premium req.): TBD Brakes: Brembo aluminum monobloc calipers, 6-piston front, 4piston rear, ventilated iron/aluminum rotors, 14.5 inch front, 14.0 inch rear; optional carbon ceramic rotors, 15.0 inch front / 14.0 inch rear Tires (front/rear): 245/35 ZR19 / 305/30ZR20 summer performance; optional, ultimate-handling performance Standard features: Electrified four-wheel drive with torque vectoring Accessibility: Fair Competition: Audi R8, less money, similar power, more dramatic looking; McLaren 540C, similar money, similar power, again more dramatic looking and performing Porsche 911 Turbo S, still benchmark for accessible supercars What’s best: Advanced technology makes performance easily accessible to all. What’s worst: Perhaps at the expense of some thrills. What’s interesting: Electrification may be the wave of the future — or it may not. Looks: Striking Interior: Somewhat less so Performance: Excellent in all aspects. Technology: Advanced What you’ll like: Performance to the people. What you won’t like: A quarter of a million bucks for an Acura?