Acura teased the world for years with endless reveals of its NSX hybrid supercar. But if you think you've waited a long time for the new NSX to actually appear on the streets, the R35-chassis Nissan GT-R has been waiting for a worthy opponent for its nearly decade-long existence. Like any elite warrior, the GT-R would tell you it's lonely at the top, so watching the NSX roll into the ring is as exciting a proposition to the GT-R (and its creators) as it is to us. These two machines have far more in common than their badges' country of origin; they use technology to slay supercars. When the twin-turbo, dual-clutch, all-wheel-drive GT-R performed its first launch control on U.S. soil, Ferrari's loudest sports car was still sucking its own air and diddling with a single-clutch automated manual.
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