Acura has sweet worries. The first new 2017 Acura NSX was recently sold for nearly ten times more than listed on the price tag. The American NASCAR racing team owner, who is a passionate car collector, paid 1.1 million EUR (or 1.2 million USD) for the first 2017 Acura NSX with VIN number 001. Is this the beginning of sweet worries for Acura and Honda?

$1.2 million for the 2017 Acura NSX with the serial number 1

The fact that collector’s passion doesn’t know borders was this time proven by Rick Hendrick, the owner of Hendrick Motorsports team, which appears in the American NASCAR Championship. For the first serially produced Acura NSX (US subsidiary of Honda)  paid $1.2 million, or about 1.1 million euros, which is about ten times more than the amount that will be otherwise requested by the manufacturer for a new Acura NSX in the US market. Acura will devote all the money collected for charitable purposes.

The no.1 Acura NSX is not the first Hendricks purchase of the VIN #001 car. He already owns the first 2015 Corvette Z06, the first 2012 Camaro ZL1, the first C7 Corvette, the first 2016 COPO Camaro and the first 2016 Camaro SS.

Ayrton Senna contributed to the success of the first generation

Hendrick is known to collect the first instances of the sports cars in particular. The latest acquisition will be put on display in his car museum in Charlotte, North Carolina. As a reminder, the Acura NSX (or Honda NSX) is one of the most widely anticipated Japanese supersport cars. To show the importance of the car, Acura NSX was also featured in Super Bowl 50 during the first quarter commercial break.

The cult status of the first generation was, among others, achieved with the help Ayrton Senna. The Brazilian helped at final settings of the car underbody. The first generation Acura could, in terms the driving characteristics due to the layout of the center six-cylinder engine, compete with Ferrari of that time. They manufactured it for 15 years.

Hybrid powertrain, 573 HP, 186+ mph, $156,000

One of the main features of the new generation 2017 Acura NSX is the hybrid powertrain, which in combination of six-cylinder petrol engine and three electric motors develops 573 horsepower. Acura has a top speed of over 186 miles per hour (300 kilometers per hour) and runs from zero to 60 miles per hour in 3.5 seconds. While the accurate European prices are yet to be announced, Americans can purchase 2017 Acura NSX entry model for around $156,000 and a fully equipped version for around $205,000.

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