Most Expensive Honda Vehicles of All Time: Rare Legends Worth Millions
Honda is known for reliability and value. But the brand also built some of the rarest, most expensive machines ever auctioned. Here’s the ranking you didn’t know existed.
Por: Danniel Bittencourt
08/05/2026
Most people think of Honda as the brand that makes bulletproof Civics and Accords that run forever. And that reputation is well earned.
But there’s another side to Honda that rarely makes headlines. A side built in limited numbers, tested on closed circuits, and sold — when sold at all — at prices that rival European supercars.
These aren’t cars you’ll find on a lot in Ohio or California. They show up at Barrett-Jackson, Bonhams, and Broad Arrow. They sell for seven figures. And the people buying them know exactly what they’re getting.
This is the ranking of the 10 most expensive Honda vehicles ever made — from the Club Racer roadster to the auction record holder that changed how the world sees Japanese performance cars.
| Ranking de Valor — Honda | Valores Estimados |
|---|---|
| Honda NSX-R GT (2005) | US$ 770.000 • R$ 4.235.000 |
| Acura NSX VIN #001 (2016) | US$ 1.200.000 • R$ 6.600.000 |
| Honda NSX-R (NA2) (2003) | US$ 1.064.000 • R$ 5.850.000 |
| Honda HSV-010 GT (2010) | US$ 900.000 • R$ 4.950.000 |
| Honda NSX-R GT by Spoon (2007) | US$ 368.000 • R$ 2.020.000 |
| Honda NSX-R (NA1) (1992–1995) | US$ 357.000 • R$ 1.965.000 |
| Acura NSX Type S VIN #001 (2022) | US$ 1.100.000 • R$ 6.050.000 |
| Honda RC213V-S (2016) | US$ 237.700 • R$ 1.307.000 |
| Honda Civic Mugen RR (2008) | US$ 127.000 • R$ 698.000 |
| Honda S2000 CR (2009) | US$ 205.000 • R$ 1.127.000 |
No. 10 — Honda S2000 CR (2009)
The S2000 was already one of the purest sports cars Honda ever built. The CR — Club Racer — took everything that made the base model special and stripped away anything that didn’t serve the driver.
Recalibrated suspension, a removable hardtop, a stripped interior, and a front-engine rear-wheel-drive layout that punished lazy driving and rewarded commitment. Around 650 units were built, and clean examples have crossed $205,000 at auction.
In an era dominated by turbos and driver aids, the S2000 CR feels like a time capsule. That’s exactly why collectors keep pushing the price up.
Specs
| Engine | 2.2L I4 VTEC naturally aspirated |
| Power | 237 hp @ 7,800 rpm |
| Transmission | 6-speed manual |
| 0–60 mph | ~5.5 sec |
| Estimated value | $205,000 |
No. 9 — Honda Civic Mugen RR (2008)
Mugen is Honda’s performance arm, and the Civic Mugen RR is one of the most extreme things they’ve ever put on public roads. Only 300 numbered units were produced, sold exclusively in Japan.
Under the hood: a 2.0L naturally aspirated four-cylinder spinning to 8,000 rpm and producing 240 horsepower. Recaro seats, a center-exit dual exhaust, and race-tuned suspension made it feel nothing like the Civic sitting in your neighbor’s driveway.
Today, well-preserved examples command over $127,000 — remarkable territory for a front-wheel-drive sedan, and a clear sign that the JDM collector market has gone mainstream.
Specs
| Engine | 2.0L I4 K20A naturally aspirated |
| Power | 240 hp @ 8,000 rpm |
| Transmission | 6-speed manual |
| Production | 300 numbered units |
| Estimated value | $127,000 |
No. 8 — Honda RC213V-S (2016)
Technically a motorcycle. But when something sells for nearly a quarter million dollars and shares its DNA with a MotoGP championship machine, it belongs on any list of Honda’s most valuable vehicles.
Honda built just 213 units of the RC213V-S globally. New, it listed for around $184,000. At auction in 2021, a virtually unridden example with 100 miles on the clock sold for $237,700 — with the optional HRC Race Kit installed, which added titanium exhaust and a race-spec ECU.
It’s the closest thing to a factory MotoGP bike that money can legally buy.
Specs
| Engine | 999cc V4 DOHC |
| Power | ~215 hp |
| Production | 213 units worldwide |
| 0–60 mph | ~3.0 sec (est.) |
| Auction record | $237,700 |
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No. 7 — Honda NSX-R GT by Spoon Sports (2007)
Spoon Sports is one of Japan’s most respected tuning houses, and this car is arguably their masterpiece. Built on a bare “body in white” chassis sourced directly from Honda Racing, it was created to celebrate Spoon’s 20th anniversary and compete at the Macau Grand Prix.
The engine: a turbocharged V6 producing an estimated 440 horsepower. The livery: unmistakable blue and yellow. The production run: one car, ever.
In 2024, Bonhams sold it for $368,000. There will never be another one.
Specs
| Engine | V6 3.0L turbocharged |
| Power | ~440 hp (est.) |
| Production | 1 unit |
| Builder | Spoon Sports / Honda Racing |
| Auction price | $368,000 |
No. 6 — Honda NSX-R NA1 (1992–1995)
Before the NA2 refinements, there was the original NSX-R — and in many ways, it’s the purest version of them all.
Honda pulled 120 pounds out of the standard NSX: no air conditioning, no power steering, no stereo. In went Enkei forged wheels, Recaro carbon seats, and a suspension tuned to communicate every imperfection in the road surface.
Fewer than 500 units were built, all right-hand drive, all for the Japanese domestic market. Ayrton Senna’s involvement in developing the original NSX chassis still drives collector demand to this day. Clean examples have sold for $357,000 at Broad Arrow auctions in 2025.
Specs
| Engine | V6 3.0L C30A naturally aspirated |
| Power | 274 hp @ 7,100 rpm |
| Weight | ~2,712 lbs |
| 0–60 mph | ~5.0 sec |
| Auction value | $357,000 |
No. 5 — Honda NSX-R GT (2005)
Five units. That’s the entire global production run of the NSX-R GT.
Honda needed to homologate extreme aerodynamic modifications for the Super GT series, and the rules required a street-legal version to exist. So they built five cars with widened carbon fiber bodywork, aggressive diffusers, and a massive roof-mounted air intake — known in the community simply as “the snorkel.”
In 2005, it sold for $470,000. Adjusted for inflation and current collector demand, that number sits closer to $770,000 today. One confirmed private example exists with under 1,000 kilometers on it. The others have largely disappeared from public record.
Specs
| Engine | V6 3.2L C32B naturally aspirated |
| Power | 290 hp @ 7,100 rpm |
| Production | 5 units |
| 0–60 mph | ~4.5 sec |
| Current estimated value | $770,000 |
No. 4 — Honda HSV-010 GT (2010)
When Honda needed a Super GT replacement for the outgoing NSX, they didn’t adapt an existing platform. They built something entirely new from scratch.
The HSV-010 GT uses a front-mounted 3.4L V8 producing around 500 horsepower, wrapped in a full carbon fiber body with no road-legal equivalent. The exhaust note — high-pitched, mechanical, urgent — drew constant comparisons to the V10 Formula 1 cars of the 1990s.
It was never sold to the public. Each chassis cost an estimated $900,000 to develop and build. Convincing Honda Racing Corporation to part with one is essentially impossible.
Specs
| Engine | V8 3.4L HR10EG naturally aspirated |
| Power | ~500 hp |
| 0–60 mph | ~3.2 sec |
| Top speed | ~186 mph |
| Estimated value | $900,000 |
No. 3 — Honda NSX-R NA2 (2003)
In 2025, a 2003 NSX-R with fewer than 10,000 miles crossed the block at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este auction run by Broad Arrow. Final price: €934,375 — roughly $1,064,000.
It was the first street-legal Honda to break seven figures at open auction, with no charity component inflating the result. Just supply, demand, and 140 units ever produced for the Japanese market.
The engine in each NA2 was hand-assembled and blueprinted — rotational components balanced individually to minimize vibration at the 8,000 rpm redline. The car weighed 220 pounds less than a standard NSX. It had no traction control, no stability system, nothing between the driver and the physics.
That’s exactly what the bidders were paying for.
Specs
| Engine | V6 3.2L C32B VTEC naturally aspirated |
| Power | 280 hp @ 8,000 rpm |
| Production | ~140 units (JDM only) |
| 0–60 mph | ~4.6 sec |
| Auction record | $1,064,000 |
No. 2 — Acura NSX Type S VIN #001 (2022)
The Type S was Honda’s farewell to the second-generation NSX — and they didn’t hold back.
Six hundred combined horsepower from a twin-turbo V6 and three electric motors. A carbon fiber roof panel. Carbon ceramic brakes. A 26-pound weight reduction over the standard car. And a production limit of 350 units worldwide, with the majority allocated to the U.S. market.
VIN #001 went to Mecum’s Monterey auction in August 2021 and sold for $1,100,000. The buyer was Rick Hendrick — the same collector who had purchased the first modern NSX five years earlier. His strategy was straightforward: own both ends of the era.
Specs
| Engine | V6 3.5L twin-turbo + 3 electric motors |
| Power | 600 hp combined |
| 0–60 mph | ~2.9 sec |
| Top speed | 191 mph |
| Auction price | $1,100,000 |
No. 1 — Acura NSX VIN #00001 (2016)
The first production Acura NSX off the line in Marysville, Ohio. Chassis number VIN #00001.
Barrett-Jackson put it on the block in January 2016. Rick Hendrick won it for $1,200,000, with every dollar going to the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation and Camp Southern Ground.
The sticker price on a standard NSX was around $160,000. Hendrick paid more than seven times that — not because he was confused about the value, but because he understood exactly what he was buying. The first of a new American-built Honda supercar, powered by a twin-turbo V6 working alongside three independent electric motors and a 9-speed dual-clutch transmission. The SH-AWD system could vector torque to each front wheel independently, letting the car rotate through corners with a precision no mechanical differential could match.
No Honda has ever sold for more at public auction. This one holds the record.
Specs
| Engine | V6 3.5L twin-turbo + 3 electric motors |
| Power | 573 hp combined |
| 0–60 mph | ~3.0 sec |
| Top speed | 191 mph |
| Auction record | $1,200,000 |
FAQ
1. What is the most expensive Honda ever sold at auction? The Acura NSX VIN #00001 from 2016, which sold for $1,200,000 at Barrett-Jackson.
2. How many NSX-R GT units were produced? Only five units total, making it one of the rarest street-legal Hondas ever built.
3. Can you buy an NSX-R at a Honda dealership? No. Type R and NSX-R variants were sold in extremely limited numbers, exclusively in Japan, and are only available on the secondary market today.
4. Why are JDM cars increasing in value so fast? A combination of extreme rarity, high-revving naturally aspirated engines, and a generation of collectors with serious buying power who grew up admiring these cars.
5. Is the Honda S2000 CR still available to buy? Yes, but only used. Clean, low-mileage examples regularly exceed $150,000 at auction.
6. Does Honda make a hypercar like Ferrari or McLaren? Not in the traditional sense. The NSX is the closest Honda has come, but the brand has never directly competed in the hypercar segment.
7. What is Mugen, and how is it connected to Honda? Mugen is an independent performance company founded by Hirotoshi Honda, son of company founder Soichiro Honda. It develops high-performance parts and special editions based on Honda platforms.
8. Can the HSV-010 GT be registered for road use in the U.S.? No. It was built exclusively for Super GT competition and was never homologated for public roads anywhere in the world.
9. What is the most valuable Honda engine ever sold? The Honda RA100E V10 engine used by Ayrton Senna during the 1990 Formula 1 season has been valued at over $700,000.
10. Are Honda collectibles a good investment? Historically, yes. Models like the NSX-R and S2000 CR have appreciated consistently, outperforming many traditional assets over the past decade.
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