Oracle Founder Larry Ellison Gave Away This Japanese Supercar As A Gift - Business Insider
The adventures of former Oracle CEO Larry Ellison are well chronicled. So it should come as no surprise that the Oracle founder's favorite four-wheeled vehicle is one that many believe to be the quintessential Japanese supercar, the Acura/Honda NSX. In fact, Ellison would reportedly buy a few of these $80,000 rides every year of the model's 15-year production run to give to friends and top employees as gifts and bonuses, reported Complex Magazine and USA Today. So what makes the NSX so worthy of Ellison's adulation. In the late 1980s, Honda (Acura's parent company) was all but unbeatable in the racing world. The company's Formula One engines powered drivers to six consecutive constructor's world champions and five straight driver's world championships. Power for the NSX would come from a 270hp — later 290hp — V6 loaded with engineering derived from Honda's adventures in F1. To make the car nimble, Honda built most of its supercar from lightweight aluminum. To craft the NSX's sleek body, the company relied upon the its chief designer Ken Okuyama, a man who Ferrari would turn to create its million-dollar Enzo Ferrari hypercar a decade later. With handling of paramount importance to Honda, the company asked its stable of Formula One talent for help. Source: www.businessinsider.com
