{"id":876,"date":"2025-12-03T11:39:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T12:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.midborodocuments.com\/?p=876"},"modified":"2025-12-05T10:16:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T10:16:19","slug":"pininfarina-brings-back-the-original-nsx-in-a-way-honda-never-would","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.midborodocuments.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/03\/pininfarina-brings-back-the-original-nsx-in-a-way-honda-never-would\/","title":{"rendered":"Pininfarina Brings Back The Original NSX In A Way Honda Never Would"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.midborodocuments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/JAS-TENSEI-02-copy-2rrr-1024x575-1.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pininfarina and JAS Motorsport are reimagining Honda&rsquo;s NA1 NSX sports car.<\/li>\n<li>It gets a new carbon body but retains pop-up lights and a tuned Honda V6.<\/li>\n<li>The six-speed manual car will be unveiled in full in the first half of 2026.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Update: <\/strong>Following an initial round of shadowy teasers, Pininfarina and JAS Motorsport have released clearer images of their reimagined Honda NSX, officially confirming its name as Tensei, which fittingly translates to &ldquo;rebirth&rdquo; in Japanese.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While we&rsquo;re still limited to teaser material, the two companies confirmed that the new supercar was revealed privately to a select group of customers at Fuji Speedway in November, which leads us to believe they may already be accepting orders.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:17px\"><em>Original story follows below.<\/em><\/p>\n<section class=\"type:slideshow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><\/section>\n<p>In 1984 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/honda\/\">Honda<\/a> and Pininfarina teamed up to create the HP-X, a mid-engined sports car that would evolve into the ground-breaking NSX. Now, more than 40 years later, Pininfarina is reimagining the Honda \/ Acura NSX with Italy&rsquo;s JAS Motorsport, and we&rsquo;ve got our hands on the first images.<\/p>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article-thumbnails-organic\"><\/div>\n<p>The two teaser pictures show a design that thankfully doesn&rsquo;t stray too far from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/honda-acura-nsx\/\">original NSX<\/a>, but fixes some of the more dated aspects and adds some attitude. So the black canopy remains, as do the pop-up lights, hoop rear spoiler and basic rear light signature.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2024\/08\/pininfarinas-honda-hp-x-supercar-concept-and-nsx-inspiration-coming-to-pebble-beach\/\">Pininfarina&rsquo;s Honda HP-X Supercar Concept And NSX Inspiration<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But the more you look, the more changes your spot. The bodywork, all new and fashioned from carbon fiber, is more muscular and features vents behind the swollen front fenders. <\/p>\n<p>The rear-quarter panel intakes are bigger, and there&rsquo;s a vent in the front hood, like the one on the mighty <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2021\/07\/rare-honda-nsx-r-is-heading-for-auction-starting-price-is-408k\/\">first-generation (NA2) NSX-R<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/JAS-Pininfarina-Honda-NSX-00003.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image-block\"> <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<p>                    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" src=\"\" alt=\" Pininfarina Brings Back The Original NSX In A Way Honda Never Would\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1350\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/JAS-Pininfarina-Honda-NSX-00003-1024x576.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><figcaption>JAS\/Pininfarina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>        <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>But what really transforms this update is the massively improved stance. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/acura-nsx\/\">original NSX <\/a>had a narrow rear track and weirdly long rear overhang, and though it&rsquo;s hard to get a full idea of the shape and proportions from two teaser images, this new interpretation seems to work much better. <\/p>\n<p>It also proudly wears JAS badges, rather than Honda ones, which should keep Honda&rsquo;s lawyers happy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/10\/italdesign-is-making-a-tribute-to-hondas-most-iconic-sports-car\/\">Italdesign&rsquo;s NSX Tribute Brings A Legend Back From The Dead<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pinininfarina hasn&rsquo;t let us see inside the still-unnamed car, but says it&rsquo;s very much a road car rather than a bare-bones track special &ndash; maybe it&rsquo;s planning one of those for later. <\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"e46c436a-adeb-4b5e-a2c7-56bc36561c10\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"b25ecba7-3bbb-4ea7-a3a8-dbea91695c07\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n         \t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n             \t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n    \t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;b25ecba7-3bbb-4ea7-a3a8-dbea91695c07&#8221;);<br \/>\n             \t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;e46c436a-adeb-4b5e-a2c7-56bc36561c10&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<section class=\"type:slideshow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><\/section>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The original 1991 Acura NSX that was sold worldwide as a Honda.<\/h4>\n<p>We know it will have a tuned version of Honda&rsquo;s V6, and you can be sure it&rsquo;ll make more than the 270 hp (274 PS) Honda and Acura <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/05\/this-sublime-honda-proves-everything-about-modern-supercars-is-wrong\/\">claimed for the 3.0-liter original in 1990<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>It will also come with a six-speed manual transmission and be available in both left- and right hand drive, though how many cars will be built or how much they&rsquo;ll cost is unknown.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/06\/honda-nsx-restoration-service-genuine-parts-classic-cars\/\">Honda Brings Classic NSX Back With New Restoration Service<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We&rsquo;ll find out more in the coming months, no doubt, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/pininfarina\/\">Pininfarina<\/a> says to expect a full global reveal during the first half of 2026. <\/p>\n<p>Which means next year is going to be a doozy for NSX lovers because Pinfarina rival Italdesign earlier this month started teasing its own reimagined NSX, this one featuring an NSX-R GT-style roof snorkel.<\/p>\n<section class=\"type:slideshow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><\/section>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">JAS\/Pininfarina<\/h4><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pininfarina and JAS Motorsport are reimagining Honda&rsquo;s NA1 NSX sports car. It gets a new carbon body but retains pop-up lights and a tuned Honda V6. The six-speed manual car will be unveiled in full in the first half of 2026. 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