850CSi vs NSX: Which looks better?

[jasonklee]

I just see the 850 as an executive, exclusive, autobahn POUNDING touring coupe that will pamper you while you run the streets.
I dunno, NSXs are cool, dont get me wrong. They're sick. But I wouldn't like driving it.

You can also do that on the Wangan in a NSX

Yanachan's NSX 1/2
Yanachan's NSX 2/2

[525iT_Feen]

e31 without a doubt

[M.Burroughs]

You can also do that on the Wangan in a NSX

Yanachan's NSX 1/2
Yanachan's NSX 2/2

It wasn't so much about going fast down the autobahn as it was how the car took it. the 8 on the autobahn is an entirely different animal than an NSX.

[M.Burroughs]

i like the 850i but if it was a better lookin car than the nsx it wouldnt have been axed. nsx had like a 12 yr run wit only minor changes.

The BMW had an 11 year run.

[Charlie.S]

i wish there was an m8 like this prototype,

"
One of BMW's best-kept secrets is the canceled BMW M8 Prototype. Originally envisioned as a Ferrari competitor, only a single prototype was ever produced, equipped with a special 550 bhp (410 kW) version of the S70 engine, essentially a bored out version of the M70 with experimental multi valve cylinder heads. A common misconception is that this engine eventually ended up in the McLaren F1. However, when this was suggested to McLaren's designer Gordon Murray, the idea was rejected because the engine was overweight and too long for the McLaren F1. A whole new engine was designed which has a closer resemblance to the later euro S50B30 BMW M3 engine.

The project was eventually scrapped because BMW decided that there was no market for an M8. The only prototype ever produced (one that was reportedly not even road safe) was locked away by BMW in the company's Giftschrank (poison storage) and has reportedly been destroyed[1].

While the M8 was never produced, it is interesting to note that the 850CSi was also tuned by BMW's "M" division. Aside from sporting an M-tuned engine (as identified by the S suffix instead of the M prefix that a true M car would wear), the car's VIN identifies the car as being built by BMW Motorsport (identified by the WBS prefix) instead of BMW AG (WBA prefix). This effectively identifies the 850CSi as essentially a detuned version of the M8 "

[M.Burroughs]

Its also worth noting that the 8-series did a lot of firsts...
It was the first V12 6-speed road car ever. It was the first drive-by-wire car ever, technology every car out there uses today. It was the first multi-link rear axle car as well.

[Vipkindaguy]

nsx hands down. they are both pretty rare depending on how you look at it, very classy in my opinion and i actually like both, but if i were given keys to both, id take the nsx.

[WhiteStripes]

8'er for sho.

I've always thought the NSX was trying too mush to look like a Ferrari.

[Tuck&Poke]

Its also worth noting that the 8-series did a lot of firsts...
It was the first V12 6-speed road car ever. It was the first drive-by-wire car ever, technology every car out there uses today. It was the first multi-link rear axle car as well.

what do you mean by multi link?

[NSXRguy]

if you want to talk about firsts.....

"The Acura NSX was a car of firsts. It was the first production car to feature aluminum construction for its body structure, body panels, suspension and engine. Its engine was the first to feature variable valve timing and a variable-volume intake manifold. It was the first Japanese sports car sold in America to truly go head-to-head with the world's best"

only about 8900 sold in a 15 year run in America...

and for those who dont know, NA2 refers to the engine/transmission which is the 3.2L 6spd which starts in 1997. mine is a NA2

=D

[Oxer]

Haha I was just about to say all that ^^^

[RedE46Bimmer]

Wedge FTMFW

[Still]

The pop-up headlights do it for me.

850

[Oxer]

They both have popup headlights... rofl.

[NegativeCamber]

if you want to talk about firsts.....

"The Acura NSX was a car of firsts. Its engine was the first to feature variable valve timing

according to ze internet,

Alfa Romeo was the first manufacturer to use a variable valve timing system in production cars (US Patent 4,231,330) and was implemented in the 1980 Alfa Romeo Spider 2.0 L