Equipment
3.2-liter V6 paired with a six-speed manual transaxle and a limited-slip differential. Additional equipment includes a removable roof panel, forged 17? alloy wheels, power-adjustable seats, automatic climate control, cruise control, and a Bose sound system.
Condition
9300 miles and very clean.
Market commentary
The first base (non Zanardi edition) NSX to sell above $200k and the second highest sale of all time. The NSX, has, like pretty much all Japanese sports cars of the 1990s and early 2000s, ridden a wave of appreciation in recent years. Unlike the Mazda RX-7 and Toyota Supra, however, it never really fell into used-car territory, meaning its value increases have historically lead those cars. So, when we saw a 1995 Supra leap ahead by selling for $206k three months ago, we figured it was only a matter of the "right" NSX hitting the market to hit the same mark. This was the right car. Like other high-dollar NSXs, this one was pristine. It had just 9300 miles, which would be considered unexceptional on other supercars (see: 2005–06 Ford GT) but stands out here since owners tend to treat their NSXs like, well, Hondas. It''s also a later-production model, which most collectors (flip-up headlamp partisans aside) tend to prefer. In 1997, Acura offered an optional 3.2-liter V-6 that increased power to 290 hp—an option nearly every buyer ticked. Acura also gave the NSX a 6-speed manual, replacing the old 5-speed unit, thereby addressing complaints about the long-gearing in earlier cars. The new powertrain dropped the 0-to-60 mph time to below 5 seconds. Since sales had steeply declined by the time of these updates, most NSXs don''t have these bragging points Only 88 were sold in the United States in Long Beach Blue Pearl—a color only offered in the final four years of production (2002–2005). Only 33 of those had the blue leather interior to match. And only 4 were produced in this color combo for 2003. While not the rarest exterior/interior matching color combo—14 Rio Yellow-over-yellow and nine Grand Prix White over white—blue over blue makes for a good conversation starter. So, of course, does that price.