First production model of all-new Acura NSX fetches almost ten times its book price at auction
One of the world’s biggest car fans has snapped up the first production model with the coveted VIN #001 vin of the Acura NSX for a cool £1.2 million (£842,500), Making it the highest charity sale of a VIN #001 manufacturer car in the auctioneer’s 45 year history
The car was bought by Rick Hendrick, owner of the Hendrick Motorsports NASCAR team, with every dollar raised donated to children’s charities the Paediatric Brain Tumour Foundation (North Carolina) and Camp Southern Ground (Georgia). The NSX will join his collection of first-edition performance cars, which he keeps in a museum in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Specifically designed to bring a “new sports experience” to the supercar segment, the NSX challenges conventional beliefs about supercars, much as the first generation did a quarter of a century ago. This philosophy is realised through an all-new three motor electric hybrid system, a twin -turbo V6 engine 9-speed DCT transmission and multi material body architecture with a range of cutting edge manufacturing practices.
Developed under the concept of a “human-centred supercar,” a car that puts the driver first in every aspect of its design, the next-generation NSX leverages its state-of-the-art hybrid supercar power unit, body and chassis to deliver exceptionally intuitive and immediate response to driver inputs
The NSX will be on sale in the UK later this year.
