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There’s no doubt the NSX, both with the Honda and Acura badge affixed, is a hot collector item. It wasn’t always that way, but it seems enough people with deep pockets feel nostalgic about the mid-engine Japanese sports car (dare we call it a supercar?) to drive up prices.
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It seems like records are being set and broken fairly often, and it recently happened again after a 2002 Acura NSX auctioned for $370,000 on Bring A Trailer. While that’s not the highest top bid for an NSX at auction, it’s apparently a new high for any NA2 NSX, which before sat at $315,000.
What’s more, that high bid sets a record for any NA1 or NA2 auctioned on Bring A Trailer. Needless to say, people are excited about that and what it means for future values of Honda’s exotic machine.
We know opinions of the NSX are varied these days. While the car was revolutionary back when Honda first revealed it back in 1989 as a concept it was boundary-pushing and a legitimate threat to Ferrari and other European exotics.
However, it didn’t take long for the more exclusive brands to leave it in their dust as competition heated up. By the late 90s, the NSX was considered slow and outdated by many, but Honda loyalists still revered the model.
While for a time one could pick up a used NSX for a shockingly low amount, those days seem to be long gone. Values for the vehicle have climbed as younger collectors and enthusiasts with big budgets have been willing to shell out big money for clean examples.
The one that just auctioned on Bring A Trailer looks exceptionally clean outside and in. Not only does it have the 6-speed manual transmission, it boasts just 9,000 original miles. That means it’s still like a brand new vehicle, which surely helped drive the high bid to its lofty amount.
We just wonder how much more NSX values will climb as time marches on. S
See this NSX’s lot listing on Bring A Trailer here.
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