1991 Honda NSX Coupe (UK/manual)

• UK-supplied right-hand drive Coupe with the coveted manual gearbox
• This is car #T000170, being an early 3.0-litre model with non-power steering, considered the most desirable
• In arguably the best and most iconic NSX colour combination of Formula Red with a Black roof canopy, as used by Honda to launch the car back in 1990
• Full UK Honda dealership service history, last serviced in February 2019 at 63,529 miles (current mileage). 2,500 miles per year since 1991

The legendary Honda NSX (New Sportscar Experimental) was developed by the Honda Motor Corporation between 1984 and its eventual launch in 1990. With the NSX, Honda produced the world's first everyday-usable supercar, which left the Italian competition for dead in terms of reliability, practicality and build quality. These same qualities make it a joy to drive and own today. Its revolutionary chassis and suspension – all aluminium like the bodywork – making the car very light and extremely strong, were perfected at Suzuka with input from three-times F1 World Champion, Ayrton Senna.
The NSX featured a state-of-the-art, 3.0-litre, 24-valve, V6 'VTEC' engine (Variable Valve Timing), and despite being developed during F1's turbo-era, the engine was normally aspirated. Equipped with this new valve timing technology, the free-revving all-alloy unit produced 270bhp initially, which was good enough for a top speed of 168 mph and a 0-60 mph time of less than 6.0 seconds. Those performance figures put the NSX on a par with Ferrari's 348 GTB, but in terms of comfort, ergonomics, driving dynamics, and build quality, the NSX was in a different league entirely. Sadly, this superiority was not translated into sales, and by the time production ceased in 2005 fewer than 20,000 NSXs had been sold – consequently making them relatively rare and much sought-after today.
The car presented here is a UK-supplied, RHD example, with full Honda dealership servicing history, whilst also combining features which are widely regarded as the most coveted for any NSX – it's a coupÚ (as opposed to a Targa), an early example with the original specification 3.0-litre engine and non-power steering, fitted with a manual gearbox, and in arguably the best NSX colour combination of Formula Red with a Black roof canopy, as used by Honda to launch the car back in 1990.
This car has always been very well cared for and is on offer privately from a true NSX-enthusiast, having owned a few examples previously. With this particular example, he sought out the very best early manual/coupe he could find, enjoying it since 2014 and ensuring its continued mechanical servicing has been carried out exclusively at Honda main dealers from new. He describes the car's condition as very original, with a few minor external marks that are commensurate with its age and verifiable mileage (which is 63,529 = 2,500 miles per year since 1991)
This great NSX represents a rare opportunity to acquire one of the defining supercars of the 1990s at a very attractive estimate.

(Registration '100 NSX' is to be offered for sale separately in Silverstone Classic Automobilia Sale on 28th July 2019)