JAS Motorsport Tensei: Pininfarina NSX Reborn in Carbon Fibre
JAS Motorsport has released critical new details about its first high-performance road car, developed with Pininfarina. The project reimagines the 1990-generation Honda NSX and delivers a modern Grand Touring interpretation of the NSX DNA. JAS aims to offer high performance, a perfect balance, and reassuring safety, while keeping the car at home on the road or the track for enthusiasts and collectors.
JAS Motorsport and Pininfarina continue their cooperation on schedule as they move towards dressing the working development prototype. Pininfarina styled the car and will provide an ultra-modern carbon fibre body. JAS will build an ultra-limited series at JAS Motorsport’s Atelier in Arluno (MI). The team will start with an existing early-1990s donor Honda NSX, chosen for its chassis and mechanical base, then refine it with motorsport-derived mechanical elements that reflect JAS’s long competition heritage. Buyers will be able to choose left-hand or right-hand drive.
Pininfarina has also carried its signature blend of beauty and function into the cockpit. The designers start from the first NSX interior layout and celebrate the original philosophy introduced in 1990. "A car functions through a direct connection with the driver and passenger, wrote Honda 35 years ago. “Its quality is determined by whether or not it inspires enthusiasm in the driver."
JAS will power Tensei with an NSX-inspired naturally aspirated V6, engineered to deliver top levels of power, torque and responsiveness. The team will pair the engine with a six-speed manual gearbox to sharpen performance, dynamic behaviour and driving emotion. This focus on advanced mechanics and competition expertise reinforces JAS Motorsport’s global recognition over the past 30 years.
JAS is proud to confirm that it will name its first supercar ‘Tensei’. Meaning ‘rebirth’ in Japanese, the name reflects the philosophy behind this ultra-modern Honda NSX-based reinterpretation. JAS gave the name a world premiere to a select group of customers at an event hosted by its Asian sales partner, SPS Global Ltd, at Fuji Raceway in November. The company now shares the Tensei name with the wider world as it prepares to reveal further project details, leading to the car’s first public unveiling by the first half of 2026.
