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Heritage-inspired Long Beach Blue Pearl paint option comes to 2021 Acura NSX

Chris Teague

Chris Teague

A new, old Long Beach Blue Pearl paint job is available on the 2021 Acura NSX.
For the last 11 years, the Long Beach Grand Prix has been part of the IndyCar circuit. The event has its roots in CART/Champ Car racing with its earliest years in the mid- to late-1990s focused on that level of racing. Since 2019, the event has been called the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach after the automaker came on board as the presenting sponsor of the event.

The 2021 Acura NSX will carry with it a part of the Long Beach Grand Prix history with its newly available paint color – Long Beach Blue. The color has its roots in the first-generation Acura NSX palette and continues the company’s legacy of naming NSX paint colors after famous race tracks and corners.

During a four-year run (2002-2005) of the first-gen NSX, just 88 cars were painted with the color making it one of the rarest colors originally applied ever on an NSX. Long Beach Blue replaced Monaco Blue Pearl in the Acura paint lineup. Monaco Blue Pearl was only available in 2000 and 2001.

The Acura NSX is handcrafted at the automaker’s Performance Manufacturing Center in Marysville, Ohio. It’s powered by a hybrid 3.5-liter V6 engine that’s paired with a nine-speed dual clutch transmission. Semi-Aniline Leather with Alcantara, four-way power-adjustable sport seats are standard on the model, as are aluminum pedals, an ELS Studio Premium Audio System, and navigation.

The 2021 NSX is now available to order. It has a starting MSRP of $157,000 excluding any delivery fees or taxes. The destination charged is $1,995. Opting for the Long Beach Blue Pearl paint color adds $1,000 to the price. There are a number of other extras available including interwoven wheels, Pirelli tires, and carbon ceramic calipers.

Acura recently made other news in the world of motorsports when it announced that the company’s partnership with Team Penske in the DPi class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship would be ending after the current season.

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