Acura NSX Engines by Year

The first NSX used a mid-mounted 3.0 C30A V6 with titanium rods, then a 3.2 from 1997. The second was a twin-turbo 3.5 hybrid with three electric motors.

Pick a year to see every engine offered that model year, with its code, rated horsepower and the trims it came in. Each engine links to its full specs.

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NSX gen1 (NA1) (1991–2005): 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005

NSX gen1 (NA2) (1997–2005): 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005

NSX gen2 (NC1) (2017–2021): 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021

NSX gen2 Type S (2022): 2022

NSX gen1 (NA1) (1991–2005)

1991 NSX engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 (C30A)	252 hp net	Coupe automatic, NSX-T automatic (SportShift from 1995)
3.0L / 182 V6 (C30A)	270 hp net	Coupe 5-speed, NSX-T targa (from 1995) 5-speed

1992 NSX engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 (C30A)	252 hp net	Coupe automatic, NSX-T automatic (SportShift from 1995)
3.0L / 182 V6 (C30A)	270 hp net	Coupe 5-speed, NSX-T targa (from 1995) 5-speed

1993 NSX engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 (C30A)	252 hp net	Coupe automatic, NSX-T automatic (SportShift from 1995)
3.0L / 182 V6 (C30A)	270 hp net	Coupe 5-speed, NSX-T targa (from 1995) 5-speed

1994 NSX engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 (C30A)	252 hp net	Coupe automatic, NSX-T automatic (SportShift from 1995)
3.0L / 182 V6 (C30A)	270 hp net	Coupe 5-speed, NSX-T targa (from 1995) 5-speed

1995 NSX engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 (C30A)	252 hp net	Coupe automatic, NSX-T automatic (SportShift from 1995)
3.0L / 182 V6 (C30A)	270 hp net	Coupe 5-speed, NSX-T targa (from 1995) 5-speed

1996 NSX engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 (C30A)	—	Coupe 5-speed, NSX-T targa (from 1995) 5-speed
3.0L / 182 V6 (C30A)	252 hp net	Coupe automatic, NSX-T automatic (SportShift from 1995)

1997 NSX engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 (C30A)	252 hp net	Coupe automatic, NSX-T automatic (SportShift from 1995)
3.2L / 194 V6 (C32B)	290 hp net	Coupe 6-speed, NSX-T targa 6-speed

1998 NSX engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 (C30A)	—	Coupe automatic, NSX-T automatic (SportShift from 1995)
3.2L / 194 V6 (C32B)	290 hp net	Coupe 6-speed, NSX-T targa 6-speed

1999 NSX engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 (C30A)	252 hp net	Coupe automatic, NSX-T automatic (SportShift from 1995)
3.2L / 194 V6 (C32B)	—	Coupe 6-speed, NSX-T targa 6-speed

2000 NSX engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 (C30A)	252 hp net	Coupe automatic, NSX-T automatic (SportShift from 1995)
3.2L / 194 V6 (C32B)	—	Coupe 6-speed, NSX-T targa 6-speed

2001 NSX engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 (C30A)	—	Coupe automatic, NSX-T automatic (SportShift from 1995)
3.2L / 194 V6 (C32B)	290 hp net	Coupe 6-speed, NSX-T targa 6-speed

2002 NSX engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 (C30A)	252 hp net	Coupe automatic, NSX-T automatic (SportShift from 1995)
3.2L / 194 V6 (C32B)	—	Coupe 6-speed, NSX-T targa 6-speed

2003 NSX engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 (C30A)	252 hp net	Coupe automatic, NSX-T automatic (SportShift from 1995)
3.2L / 194 V6 (C32B)	—	Coupe 6-speed, NSX-T targa 6-speed

2004 NSX engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 (C30A)	—	Coupe automatic, NSX-T automatic (SportShift from 1995)
3.2L / 194 V6 (C32B)	290 hp net	Coupe 6-speed, NSX-T targa 6-speed

2005 NSX engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 (C30A)	252 hp net	Coupe automatic, NSX-T automatic (SportShift from 1995)
3.2L / 194 V6 (C32B)	290 hp net	Coupe 6-speed, NSX-T targa 6-speed

NSX gen1 (NA2) (1997–2005)

1997 NSX engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 (C30A)	252 hp net	Coupe automatic, NSX-T automatic (SportShift from 1995)
3.2L / 194 V6 (C32B)	290 hp net	Coupe 6-speed, NSX-T targa 6-speed

1998 NSX engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 (C30A)	—	Coupe automatic, NSX-T automatic (SportShift from 1995)
3.2L / 194 V6 (C32B)	290 hp net	Coupe 6-speed, NSX-T targa 6-speed

1999 NSX engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 (C30A)	252 hp net	Coupe automatic, NSX-T automatic (SportShift from 1995)
3.2L / 194 V6 (C32B)	—	Coupe 6-speed, NSX-T targa 6-speed

2000 NSX engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 (C30A)	252 hp net	Coupe automatic, NSX-T automatic (SportShift from 1995)
3.2L / 194 V6 (C32B)	—	Coupe 6-speed, NSX-T targa 6-speed

2001 NSX engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 (C30A)	—	Coupe automatic, NSX-T automatic (SportShift from 1995)
3.2L / 194 V6 (C32B)	290 hp net	Coupe 6-speed, NSX-T targa 6-speed

2002 NSX engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 (C30A)	252 hp net	Coupe automatic, NSX-T automatic (SportShift from 1995)
3.2L / 194 V6 (C32B)	—	Coupe 6-speed, NSX-T targa 6-speed

2003 NSX engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 (C30A)	252 hp net	Coupe automatic, NSX-T automatic (SportShift from 1995)
3.2L / 194 V6 (C32B)	—	Coupe 6-speed, NSX-T targa 6-speed

2004 NSX engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 (C30A)	—	Coupe automatic, NSX-T automatic (SportShift from 1995)
3.2L / 194 V6 (C32B)	290 hp net	Coupe 6-speed, NSX-T targa 6-speed

2005 NSX engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 (C30A)	252 hp net	Coupe automatic, NSX-T automatic (SportShift from 1995)
3.2L / 194 V6 (C32B)	290 hp net	Coupe 6-speed, NSX-T targa 6-speed

NSX gen2 (NC1) (2017–2021)

2017 NSX engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 213 V6 turbo (JNC1) Hybrid: rated output of engine and motors combined.	573 hp net	Coupe

2018 NSX engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 213 V6 turbo (JNC1) Hybrid: rated output of engine and motors combined.	573 hp net	Coupe

2019 NSX engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 213 V6 turbo (JNC1) Hybrid: rated output of engine and motors combined.	573 hp net	Coupe

2020 NSX engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 213 V6 turbo (JNC1) Hybrid: rated output of engine and motors combined.	573 hp net	Coupe

2021 NSX engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 213 V6 turbo (JNC1) Hybrid: rated output of engine and motors combined.	573 hp net	Coupe

NSX gen2 Type S (2022)

2022 NSX engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 213 V6 turbo (JNC1) Hybrid: rated output of engine and motors combined.	600 hp net	Type S (350 built, 300 for the US)

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