This has been an interesting discussion. But it's one that has gone on since the HSV and maybe since the original NS-X prototype. All I read is the nose is too long, the nose is to big, the car is too wide, it's not wide enough and my favorite...it doesn't resemble the original or give homage to the original.
First, it's true that it's not like the original in most ways. But if you actually see it in person and sit in it (I have) you will realize that it is similar in a lot of ways. And it looks much better than the pictures. But, NSX 2 is not the same car you or your Dad owns and it was never intended to be. It's a completely different technology. It's a hyper car technology designed for everyday use by introducing new combinations of materials and manufacturing processes and that lives up to the New Sportscar Experimental or experience name. Which takes me to the next point.
Second, the cars you are showing as examples though great looking are not of the same technological era as NSX 2 and a couple of them may never make production at least as they look as prototypes. The reality is that design has to match engineering for the car to meet its performance goals at the targeted price point. Now using cars with similar engineering challenges like the LaFerrari and 918 and you'll see that they have considerable overhang as well but, no one seems to question that. Mainly because Porsche and Ferrari owners expect radical change and state of the art technology. But they don't build Halo cars because at the prices they are selling them they will make money. Halo cars almost never make money on their sales. They make money with brand awareness and the sales of other downstream models with some of the advancements of the halo car incorporated. Like in 91, Acura NSX to Acura Integra or Integra Type R and later the Honda S2000. Unfortunately, IMO, and the couple of dealers I've spoken to, they don't have that yet. The new NSX will not make a direct profit and it's not intended to make a direct profit unless they can find enough people to fork over $150K to build 10,000 units a year.
The bottom line is that the NSX 2 and its type of technology is not for everyone and neither is the cell phone apparently as my dad still doesn't have one because the phone at the house still receives calls. Also, as a side note, the aftermarket body kit designers will have quite a challenge with NSX 2 because every hole and vent on that car is functional and anything that disturbs airflow will change the car's ability to cool itself. Remember Nürburgring?
