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Just for the record, we're not trying to twist the knife or add fuel to the flames created by Acura's decision to delay production start for the NSX. We think the sportscar's assembly process has its juicy parts and we wanted to share those with you.
Since our last piece of news involving the Acura NSX was not on the happy side, we thought knowing more about the car's production process would help you blow off some steam.
Acura took two NSX models to Monterey, and each one wore a distinctive colour and individual exterior touches, like carbon-fiber packages and one-off interior options.
But we're interested to know what happens behind the curtains, at the Performance Manufacturing Center in Marysville, Ohio, where the NSX will be built.
For starters, we'll tell you every bolt on the NSX is hand started by a trained technician. Also, exterior body panels are installed manually at the end of the assembly and from the inside out to ensure 100 percent symmetrical side-to-side fitment.
Lasers are then used to find door hem edges, fenders and door gaps in order to install all exterior panels without requiring adjustments. But don't get too excited, because there's more cool mechanical wizardy happening inside Acura's facility.
For example, the NSX's 3.5-liter twin-turbocharged V-6 engine with dry sump is hand assembled by master builders at the nearby Anna, Ohio engine plant and each engine takes over six hours to complete and is machine balanced.
After that phase is over, each NSX power unit — engine, 9-speed dual clutch transmission with direct-drive electric motor, and front Twin Motor Unit – will be bench-tested and broken-in (the engine to the equivalent of 150 driving miles) to ensure that every NSX is track-ready upon customer delivery.
Acura took two NSX models to Monterey, and each one wore a distinctive colour and individual exterior touches, like carbon-fiber packages and one-off interior options.
But we're interested to know what happens behind the curtains, at the Performance Manufacturing Center in Marysville, Ohio, where the NSX will be built.
For starters, we'll tell you every bolt on the NSX is hand started by a trained technician. Also, exterior body panels are installed manually at the end of the assembly and from the inside out to ensure 100 percent symmetrical side-to-side fitment.
Lasers are then used to find door hem edges, fenders and door gaps in order to install all exterior panels without requiring adjustments. But don't get too excited, because there's more cool mechanical wizardy happening inside Acura's facility.
For example, the NSX's 3.5-liter twin-turbocharged V-6 engine with dry sump is hand assembled by master builders at the nearby Anna, Ohio engine plant and each engine takes over six hours to complete and is machine balanced.
After that phase is over, each NSX power unit — engine, 9-speed dual clutch transmission with direct-drive electric motor, and front Twin Motor Unit – will be bench-tested and broken-in (the engine to the equivalent of 150 driving miles) to ensure that every NSX is track-ready upon customer delivery.
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