New supercar duel on Autocar YouTube channel. Reigning champ McLaren 570S, is now taking on a challenger from far East... Or is it rather a challenger from West, since NSX is now designed and built entirely in the United States?
McLaren's advantage is less weight - that's how they are beating Ferrari, Porsche and all the other players in supercar space (apart from Porsche 918). The difference in curb weight between NSX and 570S is more than 300 kilograms, which is outrageous for a sportscar and could be the difference between a saloon and full size SUV.
Some of the Honda's weight penalty is negated by short ratio 9 speed transmission and all wheel drive traction. But this is not enough to keep up at Anglesey race track - 1:41.7 for NSX and 1:37.9 for the 570S.