Between Ayrton Senna’s pivotal role in its development and the sheer madness of Honda building a Ferrari-challenging mid-engine sports car, the first-generation NSX is undoubtedly one of the most legendary cars to hail from Japan’s 1990s dominance.
Now, over 25 years after production commenced in August 1990, none other than Italian design house Pininfarina – yes, the same ones responsible for the lines of the Ferraris the NSX challenged – have been tasked with reimagining it for the 21st Century.
Dubbed the JAS Tensei, it’s being produced by another Italian outfit in JAS Motorsport, an official partner of Honda since 1998 which is best known for racing various Civic Type Rs in WTCC competition.
After some initial shadowy mock-up images were shown back in December 2025, Pininfarina used its appearance at the 2026 Milano Design Week to finally give us our best look yet at the design of this stunning restomod.
Compared to the original NSX, the JAS Tensei sits lower, longer and wider thanks to key changes including a longer wheelbase, reduced rear overhang, and increased track width.
The sharper lines of the original have been softened slightly in some areas to give it a more modern appearance while it’s noticeably wider around its hips, but there’s still no mistaking it for anything other than an NSX – especially since it still retains the original’s pop-up headlights.
Although JAS Motorsport is yet to confirm precisely what will power the Tensei, it has confirmed that it will feature a V6 engine “inspired” by the 3.0-litre atmo VTEC engine of the original NSX. It has also been confirmed that it will only be offered with a six-speed manual gearbox.
On the other side of the equation, while Pininfarina has given us a better look at the Tensei’s stunning exterior design, the interior is still being refined so we don’t have any images of it on hand just yet.
Pricing is still yet to be confirmed, but if similar restomods we’ve seen lately are anything to go by, expect a price tag in the high six or low seven-digit region.
Until then, just sit back and admire how good this thing looks. We can’t wait to see the final product for ourselves.
