The identify “Senna” is a magnet on the earth of motorsport — of all sport, interval —and when one among his private cars surfaces for gross sales, flags wave and fireworks explode. This time it’s his shiny pink Honda NSX, one among three NSX automobiles he owned, and it is at present being supplied for about $622,000 by AutoTrader in the UK.
This explicit mannequin is from 1991, and Senna stored it at his house in Portugal. He was typically seen tooling across the Algarve within the Honda, and it was featured within the 1992 Senna documentary “Racing Is in My Blood.” Powered by a 3.0-liter V6 making 271 horsepower, the automotive has a high pace of 165 mph. It has 39,100 miles on the clock.
Senna, an Method 1 idol from Brazil who received three drivers’ world championship titles, reportedly had a hand in convincing Honda to stiffen the mannequin’s chassis after testing a pre-production automotive in Japan throughout its improvement.
At the moment, the NSX is owned by Robert McFagan, who purchased it in Portugal in 2013 and has since saved it in his house exterior London. This similar automotive was pushed on the Imola Circuit in Italy 5 years in the past at an occasion commemorating the twenty fifth anniversary of Senna’s dying on the observe.
“Being a huge Senna fan myself, I was delighted when I was able to get my hands on the NSX, which was crafted to perfection,” mentioned McFagan. “It’s been a real pleasure owning what is one of the most famous cars belonging to a true sporting legend, and the thrill of driving Senna’s car never goes away.”
Even three many years after his passing, reminders of Senna floor recurrently. Earlier this 12 months, Lego launched a mannequin of his McLaren MP4/4 race automotive, typically ranked as probably the most profitable F1 race automobiles of all time.
Full specs on the NSX and phrases of buy are listed on the AutoTrader UK web site.