How Many Honda NSXs Have Been Made & Sold?

If you are a keen car enthusiast, you have probably noticed a rise in interest for Japanese sports cars from the ’90s. Models like Toyota Supra, Nissan 300ZX, or Mitsubishi 3000 GT are all considered modern classics and are sought-after by collectors. Amongst all Japanese sports cars from the period, one of the best and most interesting is the legendary Honda/Acura NSX. Introduced in 1989, NSX was the bravest and most accomplished Japanese sports to date. It not only set the standard for other brands; it also showed that Honda was capable of challenging Ferrari at its own game. Even today, 30 years since the NSX hit the streets, this two-seater is still a competent car that can provide its owners’ plenty of driving excitement and fun. So, let’s see how many of them were made.

First Generation

The first-generation NSX was introduced in 1989 as a 1990 model. It stayed in production for 15 years until 2005 and had one mid-cycle restyle. The 1990-2002 model is called NA1, and the 2002 to 2005 model is called NA2, which is an internal chassis code. The main differences between the two versions are 3.2-liter V6 (290 HP), which replaced earlier 3.0-liter V6 (272 HP) and exposed headlights in later models, which replaced the signature pop-up headlights NSX is known for.

Since the NSX was an almost hand-built car produced on its own assembly line, the overall production number is relatively low at exactly 18,685 vehicles built for 15 years. Of that number, 8997 vehicles were sold in the United States and 701 in Canada. Honda sold 1559 units in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and 7420 examples in right-hand configuration for domestic Japanese, Asian and Australian markets.

但是，在其生产运行期间，本田提供了几种特殊的版本或子模型，其数量有限。本田NSX-R是日本唯一的模型，并于483份副本生产，3.0升V6发动机。Mere 140实施例中产生了与后3.2升单元的NSX-R。本田还制作了一个叫做NSX GT-R的非街道法律赛车模型，其中少数例子（总共5辆车）以及1999年的Alex Zanardi版，这是美国规范模型，只有51辆汽车。还有一个NSX类型的版本，它再次仅适用于日本市场，并非常罕见为四年（1997年至2001年）制作的209例示例。

Second Generation

After several concept cars and prototypes, Honda announced the return of its legendary model for the 2016 model year in the form of the second generation NSX (NC1 chassis code). Once again, NSX was a wedge-shaped two-seater sports car, but the current model features an all-wheel-drive system, hybrid powertrain paired with a twin-turbo V6 engine with 3.5-liter displacement and combined power output of 500 HP. Equipped with 9-speed dual-clutch transmission, host of electronic aids and systems, the new NSX is one of the most advanced cars in its class and true engineering masterpiece.

Unfortunately, the sales figures for NSX NC1 are not as good as its predecessor, and overall worldwide sales are estimated to be close to 2000 examples. In the last three years, Honda managed to sell only 207 cars in Europe and 1,258 in the United States during the same period. In January of 2020, Honda managed to sell only 9 vehicles, which are a far cry from Honda’s original estimate of 800 cars per year and 6000 units in the first three years of production. Despite the fact that second-generation NSX is a fantastic sports machine, its high price (MSRP is $159,495) and stiff competition are obviously a big problem for Honda. On the Chinese market, the base price for NSX exceeds $500,000 due to extremely high import taxes, so it’s expected for sales numbers to be disappointing.