From September 1996, Honda began to equip the manual transmission version of its NSX with an enlarged 3.2-litre V6 engine. Most significantly, the power output went from 270bhp to 290bhp…
Read MoreFor 1997, Honda introduced an NSX with an enlarged C32B engine in order to keep their pioneering flagship on terms with the latest offerings from Ferrari and Porsche. By keeping the…
Read MoreAs far as Ferrari and Porsche were concerned, Honda’s NSX could not have arrived at a worse time. While the Italian-made 348 initially sold well, its on-limit handling left much to be desired…
Read MoreAfter the first generation Civic had proven Honda’s breakthrough model as an auto maker, the firm spent the next ten-or-so years focused on refining its core principles of well-built and reliable…
Read MoreFerrari Owners Club track day at Castle Combe in 1991. Featured cars: Ferrari F40: J 7806, Ferrari 250 GTO: 6 GTO, Ferrari 365 GTC/4: ONJ 1, Ferrari 288 GTO: MRA 1, Ferrari Testarossa: 4 ARE…
Read MoreThe NSX was arguably the most ambitious sports car project undertaken by a Japanese manufacturer since Toyota embarked on the ill-fated 2000 GT programme which ultimately proved…
Read MoreSpots from the 1990 Belgian Formula 1 Grand Prix at Spa. Featured cars: Ferrari 348 tb: NR 190, Koenig Competition: 500 CD 218, Ferrari Testarossa: EEE 246, Ferrari 348 tb: FER 927, Lamborghini
Read MoreThe collapse of the World Sportscar Championship a few weeks before the beginning of the 1993 season ultimately led to an explosion of interest in the comparatively inexpensive discipline of GT…
Read MoreTo celebrate 20 years since the first generation NSX arrived in 1989, a sensational Super GT-inspired concept was created by Honda’s de facto performance subsidiary: Mugen. Unveiled at…
Read MoreFor 2005, the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship was re-branded Super GT. The Super GT name better reflected the Prototype GT cars the series catered for; these machines were typically a…
Read MoreMugen Motorsports was established in 1973 by Hirotoshi Honda, the son of Honda founder, Soichiro Honda. Based in Asaka in the northern suburbs of Tokyo, Mugen initially offered tuning…
Read MoreEstablished in the late 1970s, Bramley Motor Cars always had a fine selection of machinery at their Guildford showroom. These photographs were taken in 1991. Featured cars: Ferrari 365 GTB/4: SPD 721L…
Read MoreSoon after the facelifted NSX appeared in late 2001, Honda released a second iteration of the fabled NSX Type R. By this time, the Japanese firm had also produced Type R versions of the Integra…
Read MoreBy 1997, the European manufacturers that Honda originally targeted with the NSX had regrouped. New models from Ferrari (F355) and Porsche (993) had closed the performance gap and helped…
Read MoreAlthough upon its release the NSX was widely considered the finest mid-range supercar available, the everyday nature of its set-up left certain customers yearning for a hard core version. Something…
Read MoreIn 1962, seven years after Honda’s first motorcycles were released, the firm expanded in to automobile manufacturing. Company founder, Soichiro Honda, had long been a fan of motor racing…
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