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i found some low mi nsx's in CA. they are cheaper to lease and are a much better investment than a cayman. do any of you that own or have driven a cayman have any experience w/ a nsx? ive driven 1 a while ago, it was modified however so it didnt tell me much. whichever car i get will be my daily driver (15k + mi/year)
some comparisons between the 2 cars would be very helpful.
I've only driven friends' NSXs, but I have driven them pretty aggressively (one on the Dragon in TN), and I am a fan [img]/fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/MWPX/thumbs_up.gif[/img] - I love the NSX. Before I hopped behind the wheel of a Cayman it was my favorite handling car. IMO opinion the NSX and the Cayman are the two cars to compare - they are both really close where it counts. I do think the Cayman outperforms the NSX, and is the better handling car but you really have to push them to see it. If you're just going for a daily driver, either one will please you. The decision is more or less going to come down to: Looks, Low-End Torque, Brand Name, Warranty (if buying Pre-Owned), Costs, Storage Room, whether you like the raw feeling the NSX has or the refinement of the Cayman.
I believe the NSX is now a discontinued model after 2005, which I think would make prices drop faster; especially with Honda's HSC concept which is supposed to be the next NSX and have a V8 for MY09. I always felt the NSX was underpowered, especially in the torque arena. Also, the design doesn't seem as exciting to me, it's pretty dated inside and out (honestly its mostly lifted from the '01 prelude with higher quality leather), even with the new fixed headlights. Weight to power ratio is better for the Cayman S as well. I guess I'm a bit biased though.
suneet, you think the NSX is underpowered? Funny how everyone thinks the Cayman S is underpowered, but both the NSX and Cayman S are so much more alike than most people realize. Both cars are capable of 13-second quarter-mile runs. Both cars benefit from lightweight construction and solid chassis design so they can get away with sub-300 bhp. And like the Cayman S, with just a few bolt-ons, the NSX becomes a beast, if not already inducing fear at the track. Both cars are mid-engine and have the ability to best a majority of the cars on the road. And to think the NSX hasn't really changed since it came out, which is a testament to it's innovative design.
Lets not forget that we don't even get the more hardcore NSX Type-R.
My friend has a late model NSX and it's an incredible machine.
__________________ Mike
2006 Midnight Blue Cayman S
i found some low mi nsx's in CA. they are cheaper to lease and are a much better investment than a cayman. do any of you that own or have driven a cayman have any experience w/ a nsx? ive driven 1 a while ago, it was modified however so it didnt tell me much. whichever car i get will be my daily driver (15k + mi/year)
some comparisons between the 2 cars would be very helpful.
thank you
Cars are horrible investments. That's my first point.
I have a 1998 NSX-T 3.2L 6 speed that I absolutely love. Best car I've evern owned and frankly, I'm questioning the poster who claims the NSX is underpowered. It's got plenty of power. Drive one and you'll understand. Sure, it's no Viper but it's also not a rattling, bucking, motor on wheels that will be lucky to survive 100K miles.
Frankly, I love the Cayman S and spent several weeks behind the wheel of my best friends (I wrote a mini-dissertation in another post about that experience). I know this won't be a popular sentiment here but I honestly found it a bit too refined for my tastes. But... it's a much better every day car than the NSX ever will be. The two trunks are huge in comparision to the NSX's one rear trunk. Ingress/egress is world's easier in the P car and you've got a lot more headroom in the Cayman S. Moreover, I didn't feel the need to take every speed bump at a snails pace in the non PASM Cayman S.
My only real complaints were that the Bose stereo is only so/so and that the car feels a bit slower than my NSX does to me. I know on paper and in tests the two are almost identical from the acclereration standpoint but maybe the additional rigidiy and insulation that make the Cayman S so much nicer as a daily driver also take away a bit of the raw, visceral, exotic feel of the NSX.
Either choice is a great choice but as a daily driver, I'd lean towards the P car.
PASM - Porsche Active Suspension Management
This active damping system offers continuous adjustment of individual damping forces based on current road conditions and driving style.
The driver can choose from two setup modes, ‘Normal’ and ‘Sport’, using a separate ‘damper’ button on the center console. ‘Normal’ mode is designed for general road driving and circuits with uneven tarmac. ‘Sport’ mode is intended for smoother track surfaces, where the harder settings help eliminate pitch and roll.
In either mode, PASM continuously evaluates the current conditions while automatically selecting the corresponding damper rates from the respective set of mapped values.
A range of sensors are used to monitor the movement of the body under acceleration, braking and cornering maneuvers, as well as on poor road surfaces. The PASM control unit then evaluates this data and modifies the damping force on each individual wheel in accordance with the selected mode. The result is a significant reduction in body movement as well as a better grip on the road.
For example: if ‘Sport’ mode is selected, the suspension is automatically set to a harder damper rating. If the quality of the track surface falls below a certain threshold, the system immediately changes to a softer rating within the ‘Sport’ setup range. When the quality of the tarmac improves once more, PASM automatically returns to the original, harder rating.
Need more information about PASM? Click this link: FAQ for PASM
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