Italdesign has reworked the second-gen NSX with styling nods to the 1989 original—adding modern cues while pulling from the Japanese supercar's design language. It's a what-if study that asks the right questions about restraint versus contemporary trends, even if it's ultimately a one-off that won't touch road cars.

Italdesign dusted off the mid-engine hybrid formula and designed what Honda should've kept alive—a cleaner, more purposeful update that borrows from the original's DNA without the corporate dilution. The design study suggests what happens when you let designers dream instead of letting product planners play it safe.