The Honda NSX, marketed in North America as the Acura NSX, is a two-seat, mid-engine coupe sports car manufactured by Honda. The origins of the NSX trace back to 1984, with the HP-X (Honda Pininfarina eXperimental) concept, which was a mid-engine 3.0 L V6 engine rear-wheel-drive sports car. Honda committed to the project to meet or exceed the performance of the then V8 engine Ferrari range while offering reliability and a lower price point. The concept thus evolved and had its name changed to H