{"id":406251,"date":"2022-01-21T15:27:18","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T15:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=406251"},"modified":"2024-01-24T14:27:34","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T14:27:34","slug":"second-gen-acura-nsx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/second-gen-acura-nsx\/","title":{"rendered":"Unloved &#038; Ignored: The Intriguing Case of the Second-Gen Acura NSX"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p>In August 2021, Acura announced that 2022 would be the last model year for the second-gen Acura NSX. The send-off was marked by the release of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/2022-acura-nsx-type-s-revealed\/\">a limited-series NSX variant<\/a> called the Type S. It is the end of what has been a rather unremarkable run for the hybrid supercar. Last year, the carmaker only managed to sell 123 units of the NSX in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>By comparison, Porsche sold over 9,100 911s in the States over the same period. The picture is even worse in Canada, where less than 30 units were shipped to customers over the same period. It&#8217;s not just about 2021, too; the Acura NSX just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodcarbadcar.net\/acura-nsx-sales-figures-usa-canada\/\">never really did well in terms of sales<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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