Honda NSX (NC1)
Why 4.5: A genuinely clever hybrid supercar that nobody asked Honda for, discounted new and appreciating quietly since. Owners treat it like the collectible it accidentally became.
Layout
Natural habitat
Ride comfort
Sound
Honda gave the twin-turbo V6 a 75-degree bank angle and ran an intake sound pipe to the bulkhead, so the intent was there. But it is boosted, hybrid-assisted and often running silently on motors, and it stays flat where a supercar should escalate.
6-cylinder · turbocharged · 7,500 rpm redline · rated 5.4 / 10 for engine sound
Market value
Median asking price, good condition · €138k (2017) → €133k (2026), trending down · illustrative data
Child seats · ISOFIX
There aren't any — strict two-seater.
Honda's own 2017 child-seat compatibility chart explicitly excludes the NSX from ISOFIX support, and the owner's manual only warns never to place a rear-facing child seat in the passenger seat.
No factory manual switch — forum consensus (NSX Prime) is that owners wanting to deactivate the airbag pursue NHTSA's dealer on-off-switch program; as a 2016+ US-sold car it's also subject to the federal advanced-airbag/occupant-sensing rule regardless.
Honda Japan child-seat compatibility chart (2017, via compactcar.net) + 2017/2022 Acura NSX owner's manual (techinfo.honda.com) + US FMVSS 208 advanced-airbag rule (owner-community sourced, not manufacturer documentation)
The long version
Honda discounted these hard in the back half of the run just to move them, which put a run of NSXs into the hands of buyers who would never have paid sticker — and those are often the ones still driving theirs, having gotten in cheap enough not to sweat the miles. Appreciation since has pulled a later wave of buyers who arrived already thinking about resale, and their cars tend to stay cleaner and shorter-legged. Both camps agree the hybrid twin-turbo V6 undersells itself on paper and overdelivers on a back road.