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The reveal campaign for the Pininfarina and JAS Tensei NSX is continuing at full pace this week, with JAS officially taking the wraps off the interior on Monday. Alongside the fresh images, JAS has also confirmed that the complete car will be properly unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in October this year.

There is quite a bit to analyse in these cabin images. Much like the exterior, the Tensei’s interior broadly echoes the original NSX, though it brings in several major changes, some of which may be open to debate. Beginning with the elements JAS has left alone, the NSX’s upper dashboard and glovebox remain in place. The upper sections of the doors are also retained, and the demister vents are unchanged. That stands out because every other air vent has been redesigned, including the distinctive door vents that tilt upward to direct airflow towards the occupants. From these photos, it is not clear whether that tilting function has been retained, so that detail will have to wait.

The addition of modern technology is immediately obvious, with JAS fitting a double-DIN infotainment system in the space previously occupied by the radio and replacing the analogue instruments with a digital cluster. That second change is the most disappointing part of the setup to my eyes: JAS says in its release that it avoided unnecessary modern gimmicks, but I would have preferred to see a beautifully executed reinterpretation of the original analogue dials in this car. At the very least, the tachometer still displays an 8000-rpm redline, matching the limit of the standard first-generation NSX. There is also a new steering wheel with buttons that presumably operate the cluster, and its flat-bottom design pushes this restomodded NSX even further into the modern era.

JAS has also fitted a new climate control panel, though that is only the beginning of the extra buttons spread across the centre console. The traditional twist-to-start key has been removed and replaced by a new push-button start/stop system. JAS has even done away with the mechanical handbrake, substituting it with an electric switch. Just ahead of that switch sit a “Sport” button, a traction control switch, a front-end lifter button, and various headlight controls. Thankfully, the six-speed manual gear lever remains, now paired with a new shift boot and knob.

The seats are finished in black and red, with “JAS Tensei” logos on the headrests. Their bolstering is substantial and appears to be similar in spirit to NSX-R seats, making them very different from the softer padded leather seats found in a regular NSX. There is also plenty of premium trim around the doors, although the original handles have been kept. They are framed by the same metal and carbon-fibre trim seen throughout the rest of the interior.

As for colours and finishes, JAS says the final specification will largely be down to the owner’s imagination, with “hundreds” of customisable combinations set to be offered. The company has not disclosed the identity of the collaborator, but it has said it worked with a “top-tier industry partner” to create this interior. We will get a closer look and more details in a couple of months, when JAS unveils the Tensei in Paris.