Honda NSX vs Mercedes-Benz AMG GT R

Category	AMG GT R	Honda NSX (Mk II)
Engine layout	4.0 l V8	3.5 l V6
Max power (ps / bhp)	585 / 577	581 / 573
Max torque (Nm / lb-ft)	700 / 516	646 / 476
Curb weight (kg / lb)	1637 / 3609	1769 / 3900
Power / tonne (ps / bhp)	357 / 352	328 / 324
Average price	€182,000	€201,000

Lap Times

Track	AMG GT R	Honda NSX (Mk II)
Top Gear Track	1:16.00	1:17.60
Anneau du Rhin Short	0:58.40	1:00.30
NCM Motorsports Park Grand Full	2:11.01	2:14.55
Gunsai	0:25.77	0:26.26
Mendig AFB Circuit	1:45.16	1:49.97
Contidrom (3.63 km)	1:31.20	1:35.90
Le Mans (Bugatti)	1:47.27	1:49.60
NCM Motorsport Park	1:28.25	1:32.45
Hockenheim GP	1:48.50	1:55.30
Laguna Seca (post 1988)	1:33.01	1:36.36
Hockenheim Short	1:06.40	1:10.00
Nürburgring Nordschleife	7:10.92	7:36.00
Tsukuba	1:00.73	1:02.47
Cadwell Park (Full Circuit)	1:42.59	1:45.00
Virginia International Raceway Grand East Course (post 01/2014)	2:43.40	2:50.20
Autozeitung test track	1:31.20	1:35.90
Motortrend Figure-8	0:22.80	0:23.20
Sachsenring	1:28.61	1:34.60
Autocar Wet Handling Track	1:15.60	1:08.30
Mortefontaine	1:33.07	1:31.93
Autocar Dry Handling Track	1:08.30	1:10.70
Mireval	1:27.65	1:32.27

Acceleration (mph)

Speed & distance	AMG GT R	Honda NSX (Mk II)
0 - 30 mph	1.4 s	1.2 s
0 - 40 mph	2.0 s	1.7 s
0 - 50 mph	2.6 s	2.3 s
0 - 60 mph	3.2 s	3.0 s
0 - 70 mph	4.1 s	3.8 s
0 - 80 mph	4.9 s	4.7 s
0 - 90 mph	5.9 s	5.6 s
0 - 100 mph	6.8 s	6.8 s
0 - 110 mph	8.3 s	8.2 s
0 - 120 mph	9.7 s	9.7 s
0 - 130 mph	11.4 s	11.6 s
0 - 140 mph	13.5 s	13.9 s
0 - 150 mph	15.2 s	17.0 s
0 - 160 mph	19.3 s	21.7 s
Est. 1/8 mile	7.8 s @ 106.3 mph	7.8 s @ 105.6 mph
1/4 mile	11.0 s	11.0 s @ 127.8 mph

Acceleration (kph)

Speed & distance	AMG GT R	Honda NSX (Mk II)
0 - 40 kph	1.3 s	1.1 s
0 - 50 kph	1.4 s	1.4 s
0 - 60 kph	2.1 s	1.7 s
0 - 80 kph	2.8 s	2.4 s
0 - 100 kph	3.2 s	3.1 s
0 - 120 kph	4.5 s	4.3 s
0 - 130 kph	4.7 s	4.7 s
0 - 140 kph	5.6 s	5.5 s
0 - 150 kph	6.0 s	6.0 s
0 - 160 kph	6.6 s	6.7 s
0 - 180 kph	9.1 s	8.4 s
0 - 200 kph	9.8 s	10.4 s
0 - 220 kph	13.3 s	11.5 s
0 - 250 kph	17.1 s	20.1 s
0 - 280 kph	25.5 s	30.3 s
1000 m	19.9 s	20.2 s @ 259.5 kph

Rolling acceleration

Speed	AMG GT R	Honda NSX (Mk II)
60 - 100 kph (4)	2.4 s	2.9 s
60 - 100 kph (5)	3.1 s	3.3 s
80 - 120 kph (4)	2.5 s	2.8 s
80 - 120 kph (5)	3.0 s	3.0 s
80 - 120 kph (6)	3.8 s	3.5 s
80 - 120 kph (7)	5.1 s	4.2 s
80 - 160 kph (4)	5.2 s	6.0 s
80 - 160 kph (5)	6.5 s	7.0 s
80 - 160 kph (6)	8.2 s	8.1 s
80 - 160 kph (7)	10.7 s	9.7 s
80 - 120 kph	1.8 s	1.9 s
Est. 100 - 140 kph	2.5 s	2.4 s

Braking distance

Speed	AMG GT R	Honda NSX (Mk II)
100 kph - 0	30 m (99 ft)	31 m (101 ft)
200 kph - 0	115 m (379 ft)	124 m (405 ft)
30 mph - 0	8 m (25 ft)	9 m (30 ft)
50 mph - 0	21 m (68 ft)	23 m (76 ft)
60 mph - 0	29 m (96 ft)	29 m (95 ft)
70 mph - 0	41 m (133 ft)	41 m (134 ft)

General performance

Category	AMG GT R	Honda NSX (Mk II)
Top speed	319 kph (198 mph)	311 kph (193 mph)
Est. max acceleration	0.87 g (8 m/s²)	0.92 g (9 m/s²)
18m slalom	73.2 kph (45.5 mph)	72.6 kph (45.1 mph)
36m slalom	146.0 kph (90.7 mph)	140.0 kph (87.0 mph)
Fuel economy	11.0 l/100 km (21 mpg US / 26 UK)	9.4 l/100 km (25 mpg US / 30 UK)
Lateral acceleration	1.14 g (11 m/s²)	1.06 g (10 m/s²)

Summary

Category	AMG GT R	Honda NSX (Mk II)
Track Performance	2170	1981
Straight line speed	5784	5981
Total	7954	7963

Verdict

There is no clear winner in this comparison.

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Fastedee 8y ago

Yep fake Confucius out to lunch about VTEC. Handling a bit behind Merc though. Well its a German car after all JK. Ferraris can be great but some of their defenders? Ethnocentric to put it mildly.