NSX ends in 2022 with a limited 350 unit run of Type S

[Xtrema]

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wasn't the original nsx 2x the price of the supra?

If I recall, I saw a Supra in Henniger for $66K in the 90s but a NSX was close to $90s. Don't recall if that's MSRP or dealer padded. When NSX ended, that last model year was close to $140K.

EDIT: You are correct based on US MSRP of 1993 model. $35K vs $70K USD.

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wasn't the original nsx 2x the price of the supra?

Difficult comparison because the NSX MSRP started under $60k USD in 1990 and by 1998 (Supra's last year sold in North America) rose to over $85k base. Supra Turbo MSRP got as high as $50k although it oscillated to the point where by 1998 it was nearly half the price.

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I feel like Acura really missed an opportunity with this car. It's a very capable car but is the automotive equivalent of an answer to a question that nobody asked. As with the GT-R most of the people that want an NSX cannot afford to pay six digits for one.

Same; feels like they screwed up to compete with the GT-R.

However... If the GT-R pulled it off, why didn't the NSX? Why didn't the NSX have enough cache to carry the price tag?

[killramos]

Because they were idiots and tried to electrify it

[vengie]

Saw a purple one today on deerfoot, it actually looked great in the colour.

Terribly overpriced car though.

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Same; feels like they screwed up to compete with the GT-R.

However... If the GT-R pulled it off, why didn't the NSX? Why didn't the NSX have enough cache to carry the price tag?

The GT-R never really pulled it off. The NSX isn't a poor seller. It's a car that pretty well nobody buys period. We are talking about an average near 200 cars total a year sold. Compared to the NSX, the GT-R looks like a success but really GT-R sales have been poor as Nissan never sold even 2000 in a single year and since 2015 have been selling between 300-600 annually. Chevy sells more Corvettes in a month than Nissan sells GT-R's in a couple of years and Porsche sells as much 911's in a month than Nissan sells GTR's in a year. The GT-R has kind of been a sales failure for Nissan but the car has built up a lot of hype and has a massive amount of fanboys that can't afford it but worship it.

[ExtraSlow]

To be a little more fair, the NSX wasn't intended to be a mass production vehicle, they weren't aiming for thousands, but I think they would have been tickled to push out 500 a year.

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To be a little more fair, the NSX wasn't intended to be a mass production vehicle, they weren't aiming for thousands, but I think they would have been tickled to push out 500 a year.

When an automaker has to heavily discount a very limited production vehicle you know it's bombed. That said the original NSX wasn't a great seller and like the A80 Supra we could be looking at a car that just didn't sell when it was available only to become sought after in the used market a decade or two later. A low mileage NSX could become a collector car especially once we go all EV and collectors start picking up all the last of the performance ICE vehicles.

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I feel like this car speaks to the same people who like the new supra

As someone in this demographic, I 100% agree.

[Team_Mclaren]

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When an automaker has to heavily discount a very limited production vehicle you know it's bombed. That said the original NSX wasn't a great seller and like the A80 Supra we could be looking at a car that just didn't sell when it was available only to become sought after in the used market a decade or two later. A low mileage NSX could become a collector car especially once we go all EV and collectors start picking up all the last of the performance ICE vehicles.

that's just it, the current gen NSX has potential to shoot up in price like the old ones. The old ones didnt sell well either.

Price is probably @ it's bottom right now. you can find good deals in the mid to high 100k range. with it being discontinue next year, price should shoot back up.

[Buster]

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that's just it, the current gen NSX has potential to shoot up in price like the old ones. The old ones didnt sell well either.

Price is probably @ it's bottom right now. you can find good deals in the mid to high 100k range. with it being discontinue next year, price should shoot back up.

I put it at a very low probability that they go back up in price.

[Team_Mclaren]

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I put it at a very low probability that they go back up in price.

Personally I dont care, it's not an investment for me. but people say that about the old ones.

in 2009 I imported a 2005 NSX for 55k USD. Everyone is saying it's trash and outdated. Since then, it's only gone up in value.

[Buster]

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Personally I dont care, it's not an investment for me. but people say that about the old ones.

in 2009 I imported a 2005 NSX for 55k USD. Everyone is saying it's trash and outdated. Since then, it's only gone up in value.

I dont think you can compare the nostalgia driven NSX value of the 1st gen with the same potential for the new gen. It's a video game car, and the nostalgia market will be demand a more pure ICE experience. Both NSXs failed in their time, but they are filled very different markets and really only shared the name.

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Personally I dont care, it's not an investment for me. but people say that about the old ones.

in 2009 I imported a 2005 NSX for 55k USD. Everyone is saying it's trash and outdated. Since then, it's only gone up in value.

These new ones are being produced in such small numbers that I have a hard time believing that they will ever be a used car bargain. Cars IMO aren't investments but I feel this NSX will hold it's value considerably better than any MB, Audi, or BMW vehicle priced in its price range. The Honda fanboys have proven they will pay for vintage models as look at the prices of clean Integra Type R's or how many people paid $10-20k over MSRP for a Civic Type R.

[killramos]

All the people who seriously want a current gen NSX already bought one.

Sure, lots of people who can’t afford them might want one. But that’s not a winning formula for value appreciation.

[Team_Mclaren]

@ close to 250k new obviously its not for everyone. That doesn't take away the fact that it's a very capable machine. Is it worth 250k? to me... no. But for around 150-180 I cant find a another car that's as good as the NSX as a "super car"

I've looked at a 911 Turbo / R8/ GTS/ Ferrari FF/ Mp4 etc.

[Buster]

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@ close to 250k new obviously its not for everyone. That doesn't take away the fact that it's a very capable machine. Is it worth 250k? to me... no. But for around 150-180 I cant find a another car that's as good as the NSX as a "super car"

I've looked at a 911 Turbo / R8/ GTS/ Ferrari FF/ Mp4 etc.

Outright performance becomes less and less relevant as cars get selected by the market for price appreciation.

It becomes about nostalgia and emotion... Neither of which the current nsx has in spades.

[Team_Mclaren]

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Outright performance becomes less and less relevant as cars get selected by the market for price appreciation.

It becomes about nostalgia and emotion... Neither of which the current nsx has in spades.

every car purchase above 100K is about nostalgia and emotions.... no one needs a supercar...

[killramos]

Hence why these didn’t sell?

[Jlude]

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I feel like this car speaks to the same people who like the new supra

I don't agree. I don't care for the Supra, but I have been fond of the NSX and this Type S actually interests me.