The NSX Type R was only released in Japan as a Honda model, and in extremely limited numbers. It debuted in 1992, and Honda engineers shaved more than 200 pounds off the car's overall weight.

Honda never made a Type-R version of the over-complicated, overweight 2016-2021 NSX, and when you drive the original, a car so light, so pure, and so single-minded, you can see why.

The Honda NSX is one of the most iconic Japanese sportscars from the 1990s and the Type R takes things to the next level. Here's why the Type R is one of the most in-demand Japanese cars ever made ...

NA1 is the first-generation NSX with the 3.0-liter V6, whereas DC2 refers to the Integra Type R that Honda produced from October 1995 through October 2000. As for AP2, that stands for 2.2 liters ...

Honda has been using the Type R nomenclature since 1992 overseas with the debut of the 1992 Honda NSX Type R. Since then, the Type R namesake and ideals have graced Integra, Accord, and, most ...

Replacing the Honda NSX-GT Type S as Honda’s factory car in Super GT the Civic Type R-GT is set to debut for the new ruleset in 2024. Chris Rosales Jan 14, 2023 10:00 AM EST 0 ...

2023 Honda Civic Type R | Manufacturer image The 2023 Honda Civic Type R has shed the camo ahead of its upcoming arrival as the automaker’s most track-capable model this side of an NSX. Based on ...

But in the past, things looked a little different. For starters, the original Honda/Acura NSX got a severely limited-edition Type R at home in Japan between 1992 and 1995.

The Civic Type R might be a humble hatchback, but it places a priority on driver enjoyment in a way few cars do. It’s a halo model, and with the NSX retiring, Honda (and Acura) needs just that.

Honda, and by extension Acura, were on top of the enthusiast world in the ’90s and ’00s. At the time, they had something for everybody, from the relatively sensible Integra Type R, to the fun ...