The Expert Podcast

The original body style version of the Acura NSX from the early 2000s is exploding in value, and this article from The Rob Report says it very well: the most well-engineered, fastidiously built sports car of the early 2000s. They go on to describe why it was a groundbreaking car. It was an exclusive sports car only sold by Acura dealers, even though it was made by Honda. The Honda dealers didn’t have them; they created a new franchise model of Acura, which extended into many other vehicles, but the NSX was a tremendous example of that.

The NSX still retains the qualities that made it such a gratifying car to drive back in the day. When Porsches still looked like Porsches, and the most exotic thing from Japan was the Supra, the NSX was tremendously different. It had an aluminum body, and even now, the values are skyrocketing. Prolific blogger and video producer Doug Demuro talks about why their prices are increasing. He has an example of a low-mileage version on his auction site, Cars and Bids, priced at $68,000, and discusses why the values have been skyrocketing, surpassing even the Ferraris it was originally pitted against.

Here’s the reason why: A 20-year-old Acura NSX is still going to be 20 years old. It’s still going to need some maintenance and repairs, but much less so than a Ferrari. For instance, a valve adjustment on a Ferrari might need to be done every couple of months, and that could cost a couple thousand dollars. In comparison, an Acura is going to be more reliable, like a Honda.

These vehicles are still very timeless in terms of their design. You can see how the lines and designs of the NSX still look acceptable in today’s market. It’s not a brand-new car, but it still looks reasonable in terms of how it appears on the road. Doug even gets into the history of why it was a new venture for Honda at the time. They only made small, economical cars that were reliable. What they did was take that reliability and apply it to what was then the version of a supercar.

Even to this day, the new NSXs are just as much of a supercar. The early NSX only had 250 horsepower, but it was very light, which made it quick and reliable. There are performance upgrades available that can make it even more powerful. This is a couple of good examples of why the values are increasing. The Rob Report had a great article, and Doug Demuro's piece talks about how it fits into the marketplace, making it a very desirable classic car for an investor to buy and even use as an everyday driver.