I haven't really done any real hard cornering with it yet. Saving those moves for a large parking lot so I can find the limits & learn the corrections without slamming into something in the process. The car will see the track in April when I'm at the Pantera rally, by then I'll have had enough practice with it to feel comfortable pushing it to our limits, especially mine... Too nice a car to let my foot over load my ass.
As for the get up and go power, well, it's different than with the GT5. Where the GT5 has major torq & it hits you in the butt when it's hammerd, the NSX is more refined and much smoother, it's silky smooth. I also find with the NSX, because this car has the CTSC, in order to keep the car at the point of instant throttle response, I have to keep the RPM's over 4000 so the boost is always present. I did get on it some in a few corners and found when the SC kicks in if lower than 4000 rpm's, thats when things can get a little squirrely with the rear end. It just wants to spin the tires at that point. But from what I can tell, I believe the NSX will handle much better than the GT5 in cornering once I get used to it.
As for being fast, it's very fast and more important, it's very quick getting to fast. It's nothing to hit the bottom of a normal freeway onramp and be doing 130+. Just a walk in the park for this car.
After I got it home on the first night, it was take my sons for a ride time. They said they could hear me a block away and knew it was me getting home. They said it sounded more like a Formula 1 type car. I have 3 sons, (14, 18 & 21). All of which have been in the GT5 many times on the street and track. All 3 of them said the NSX was quicker than the GT5 and were grinning from ear to ear. The car is actually very quite until I put my foot into it and the SC kicks in, then it has a low howl scream that just gets louder and can be heard from a block away.
The NSX is far more comfortable to drive than the GT5. It's not as much work, nor does it beat you up as much.
But.... after driving the GT5 for the last 7 years, I did miss that V8 sound and feeling. But like I said, the NSX is just different and I like the feeling and the sound of it too. It's growing on me more and more again, it reminds me of driving the Porsches, Ferrari's and Lamborghini's I've owned in the past.
Over all, I'm glad I made the move for now. I intend to own another Pantera in addition to the NSX. But this time as a collector that I intend to restore from a bare frame up. Then it will only be a Sunday & Pantera event driving car.
Like TomCat said, it's like comparing a F-4 Phantom (Pantera) vs F-16 Falcon (NSX) And TomCat being an X Rio in a F-15, owning both a Pantera and NSX, he knows what he's talking about when comparing the two
2 totally different cars with their own special qualities. I intend to have both.
[QUOTE]Originally posted by 1Quik72:
COZ, now that you have driven both the NSX and PANTERA,how would you rate these cars against each other,PERFORMANCE,HANDLEING,COMFORT,STYLING, ETC...........just curious...........DAVE
