Eric Minoff
Vice President, Head of Department - US
LOT 296
1991 Acura NSX Coupe VIN. JH4NA1154MT001707
Sold for US$51,520 inc. premium
Lot 296
1991 Acura NSX Coupe
1991 Acura NSX Coupe
VIN. JH4NA1154MT001707
VIN. JH4NA1154MT001707
2,977cc DOHC VTEC V-6 Engine
Electronic Fuel Injection
270bhp at 7,100rpm
5-Speed Manual Transaxle
4-Wheel Independent Suspension
4-Wheel Ventilated Disc Brakes
*Stealth black over black color scheme
*Meticulously documented and maintained from new
*Just over 39,000 miles recorded on the odometer
*Fine example of a next generation collector car
THE ACURA NSX
Until the summer of 1990, mid-engined, four-cam supercars almost always came from Italy. Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini, even Lancia, had a history of high-performance sports cars with engines right behind the driver for ideal weight distribution. One thing was certain; supercars did not come from Japan.
Just as Honda began rewriting the rules when it launched its Acura brand in the United States for the 1986 model year, it also changed those rules with the mid-engined NSX. First shown in Chicago during the 1989 auto show, the NSX debuted in mid-1990 as a 1991 model. It looked a lot like a 308 or 328 Ferrari, but it had a big difference—the build quality and reliability of a Honda. None other than the late Formula One World Champion and motoring legend, Ayrton Senna, had helped develop the NSX and drove one himself.
The sleek all-aluminum body had a drag coefficient of 0.32. Suspension of the monocoque body-chassis unit was fully independent. Capable of 0-60 in less than 6.0 seconds, the NSX could dispatch a quarter mile in fewer than 14 seconds. Today, these exceptionally well-handling, low-production and very reliable sports cars fit the "young-timer" collector car category perfectly well, and express 1990s car culture very appropriately.
THE MOTORCAR OFFERED
This stealth NSX was completed at the purpose-made NSX plant in January of 1991 and equipped for the US market. The first owner took delivery in Akron, Ohio in March of 1991, and the car is believed to have remained in the Buckeye State until 1997. The CARFAX report on file indicates that the NSX has resided in Florida ever since, and that the mileage of just over 39,000 miles is in fact genuine. This exceptionally well-preserved NSX retains its factory, no-nonsense black over black livery and is one of very few low mileage NSXs in such beautifully maintained and documented shape.
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