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Acura NSX 1st Generation (NA1/NA2)

1991–2005 · NA1/NA2 · coupe

The first-generation NSX, sold in the US for 1991 through 2005, was Honda's everyday supercar and the world's first production car with an all-aluminum semi-monocoque body. It used a mid-mounted VTEC V6, a 3.0L unit (C30A) at launch making about 270 hp, growing to a 3.2L (C32B) with a 6-speed manual on later cars. Ayrton Senna gave development input on chassis rigidity, and the car was famous for pairing exotic performance with Honda reliability and usability. A 4-speed SportShift automatic was offered alongside the manual, and a 2002 facelift swapped the pop-up headlights for fixed units.

Watch out: Values are now firmly in collector territory, so the priority is verifying originality, service history, and any accident or paint repair, since aluminum-body repair is specialized and expensive. Mechanically these are robust, but the timing belt and water pump service is critical and labor-intensive on the mid-mounted V6, and snap-ring transmission issues affected some early manual cars, so confirm both before buying.

What your NSX takes

The parts and fluids that fit this generation. Specs we publish are confirmed against two independent sources; the rest fill in as we verify them.

  • Tire pressure33 / 40 psi (front / rear)✓ VerifiedView
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