Acura's new all-wheel drive NSX takes hybrid tech to the next level

I climbed out of the all-new 2017 Acura NSX and sat next to the Thermal Club race track outside Palm Springs, California in a huff.

The reason for my snit was simple: After four laps of the track, the car hadn't performed as I hoped it would.

The exhaust note wasn't deep, crackling or throaty. Instead, it was droning and slightly buzzy. And what the engine lacked in spine-tingling bass-y tones, it overcompensated with ear-shattering sound levels inside the cabin.

Although the new NSX is fast, it isn't DNA-reordering or gravitational wave-altering fast. It is just...fast. Read more...