The first-generation NSX, which went on sale in 1990, had a significant weight reduction by adopting an all-aluminum monocoque body, a world’s first for mass-production vehicles. As a new-generation mid-engine sports car it brought together state-of-the-art technologies of the time and achieved both excellent dynamic performance and ease of driving at a high level.

I was at Road&Track magazine at the time, and the staff was blown away by how good the sports car was. The first-generation NSX was well received by customers around the world since it was in essence a Japanese Ferrari with Japanese quality and pricing unheard of in the sports cars of the era – AutoCrat, aka Ken Zino