To hear the new supercar’s global development leader Ted Klaus describe the 2017 Acura NSX is akin to listening to an engineering philosopher wax poetic about a hallowed mechanical creation.

As Klaus describes it, the burden of reimagining the legendary NSX nameplate was heavy. But upon being tasked with masterminding one of the most anticipated automotive reissues of the decade, Klaus says Shigeru Uehara, the chief engineer behind the original NSX, conveyed clear priorities. “Uehara-san asked us to app…