Shipped from 2002 to 2003, this NA2 Acura NSX with a Comptech blower kit and about 9,100 miles on it cost $89,745 when it was brand new. In modern money, it’s about $157,500. How much would it cost to convert this Silverstone Metallic NSX to cash? It wouldn’t even come close to what it sold for on Bring a Trailer. When the bids hit $260,000, two people fought for more than two days until the hammer fell at an amazing $370,000. That is the most expensive NSX that has ever been sold on the website. It’s a lot more expensive than the $315,000 that was paid in December for a gray car with only 2,000 miles on it. Over the past five years, the prices of both NA1 and NA2 super-low-mileage cars have stayed around $170,000. This was the first car in their class to sell for more than $300,000 on BaT. The strange thing about this is that you wouldn’t expect record-breaking bids for a “modified” car. Before giving the car to its first owner, Pikes Peak Acura in Colorado, the NSX’s supercharger, a custom exhaust system, and a rear strut tower brace were all added by the dealer. It’s about the most real or true mod you can get, and it may have helped this NSX more than it hurt it. Reports say that silverstone shiny on gray leather was a one-of-a-kind option in 2002. Some people like New Indy Yellow/New Formula Red more than I do, but I like rarity. The post-sale comments shows that current NSX owners were thrilled and shocked by the final price. People may say that a car is only worth what the market will bear if you ask them why they would spend so much money on it right now. Yes, I love the NSX as much as the next kid who grew up in the 2000s, but love has edges. I never know how to feel about these kinds of sales. In one sense, no one will stop you from getting a NA2 if you have $370,000 lying around. (Why should they? I thought the NSX-R would be a good fit, but they usually cost at least twice as much. But RM Sotheby’s tried to sell a NA1 NSX-R in Miami last year, thinking it would fetch around $500,000. No one was interested, so these things may have a ceiling. All Japanese sports cars from the 1990s are now too expensive for me to buy, but I would still rather drive an NSX than a Skyline GT-R any day of the week. Aside from that, NSXs don’t have to pay the Hollywood tax. Last but not least, one buyer can break a roof. To the person who just bought this NSX: just drive it.
