Honda's new £120,000 NSX that will take the fight to Ferraris and Lambor

By this time next year, Honda(with Car DVD) will (finally) be building the new NSX. It may even have made it to the UK by then – either way, right-hand drive production will be happening and ten years after the original went off sale, Honda will be back in the supercar market.

Developed by arguably the greatest F1 driver of all time, Ayrton Senna, the original has gained iconic car status - some big shoes to fill.

So does the much-anticipated rebirth of the Honda NSX have the credentials to ruffle the feathers of supercar royalty? AutoCar put it to the test for us to see if it matched the latest offering from Ferrari and Lamborghini, we reveal the results here.

The new NSX is all-aluminium and very high-tech. Its 3.5-litre V6 engine is mated to three electric motors and a nine-speed dual-clutch gearbox, and the whole lot gives you 573bhp to enjoy. 

There’s one electric motor at the back to provide low-speed torque while the engine’s twin turbos are spooling up, which sounds like a smooth idea. Up front are the other two, one at each wheel, taking care of your four-wheel drive and torque-vectoring needs.

For what it’s worth, they also give you some EV capability. But with only 72bhp between them, it won’t be long before you hear the petrol engine firing up.

When it does, you might be a bit nonplussed by the noise. At least, you might if you’re used to driving conventional supercars, because it lacks the sound and fury that’s part of the fun. What about install Android Car Gps?

It’s also best left in auto mode, simply because with nine speeds it’s getting to the point where the human mind isn’t fast enough to cope. This particular human mind, at least. But let it do the work for you and it does it very well indeed.

Talking of things done well, the cabin is a finely worked combination of nice shapes and classy, sporty materials, even if some of the stuff is also found on lesser Hondas. Lesser Hondas with somewhere to put your bits and bobs, we might add, which the NSX mainly leaves out. If installing an Android Car Stereo in your car, that would be great!