Inside the Factory Where Acura Builds the NSX Supercar

(cars driving by)

[Voiceover] At the risk of understatement,

Acura's new NSX hybrid super car is a fast machine.

(tire squealing)

It's capable of a blistering 191 miles per hour.

And the keys to that kind of speed?

Lots of power and light-weight materials, sure,

but to make a car this fast,

you have to go slowly and precisely.

This is Acura's achingly-bright, eat-off-the-robots clean,

NSX assembly plant in Marysville, OH.

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Just eight NSX cars roll off the line on any given day.

In that same time, 900 Honda Accords join the road.

Of course, robots do a lot of the work.

This guy puts together the car's space frame

from aluminum, steel, and carbon fiber.

Each car gets as many as 11 coats of primer and paint.

Shiny, but it isn't all robots.

Human technicians spend more than 14 hours

hand-assembling the hybrid powertrains, suspension,

electronics, interiors, and body panels.

And they're constantly checking to make sure

the cars meet the tight tolerances

required of a super car.

No loose bolts allowed on this baby.

The NSX starts at $156,000,

so you won't be surprised that

even finished cars aren't really finished.

(engine revving)

Before the cars are passed onto customers,

they go through a battery of final

alignment and suspension tests.

(engine revving)

Then, it's off to the track or maybe the L.A. River Basin,

(tires squealing)

where the NSX's slow-build pays off with a blast

from 0 to 60 miles per hour in a gut-swirling three seconds.

(car driving by)

(upbeat music)