1995 Acura NSX-T

1995 Acura NSX-T
VIN. JH4NA1185ST000105
Engine no. C30A1-5300108
2,977cc DOHC V6
Programmed Fuel Injection with Variable Volume Induction System
270bhp at 7,100rpm
5-Speed Manual Transmission
4-Wheel Double Wishbone Independent Suspension
4-Wheel Power-Assisted Ventilated Disc Brakes

*21,000 original miles
*Meticulously documented and maintained from new
*Clean CARFAX report
*Lovely example of a next generation collector car

THE ACURS 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.

The sleek aluminum body had a drag coefficient of 0.32. Suspension of the moncocque 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.

THE MOTORCAR OFFERED

This NSX-T was completed in March of 1995 delivered new to Precision Acura in Roanoke, Virginia. A copy of the Manufacture Certificate of Origin states it was sold to its first owners, a couple from St. Petersburg, Florida in the fall of 1995. Finished in Formula Red over Black leather, it is one of 327 NSX-Ts to be trimmed in that color scheme in 1995.

Since rolling off the showroom floor, the car has been through only three careful owners covering a mere 21,000 miles. Meticulously maintained since new, a thick dossier of receipts and paperwork trace the car from the window sticker it had at Precision Acura when it sold new to its recent service with NSX experts at Acura North Scottsdale.

Showing much like it did when new, the only deviation from factory original are the alloy wheels that were chromed by the first owners and show well today. A driver's car through and through, the fact that 90% of NSXs were ordered with manual transmissions speaks to the type of enthusiastic owners who purchased these cars when new and continue to enjoy them today. That being said, few NSXs are in the low mileage, beautifully maintained and documented shape in which this example presents.

Lauded when new for their performance, engineering prowess, and Honda-like reliability (little coincidence there), it is no surprise that they continue to have a growing following bolstered even further by the recent reintroduction of the model after an over decade long absence.