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In the final episode of season nine of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, host Jerry Seinfeld and his guest caffeinate themselves in between drives in a then-new 2017 Acura NSX. The car, chassis number 0004, was ordered with over US$40,000 of extras by the 65-year-old comedian and then gifted to his friend, late comedian – and the guest in that episode – Bob Einstein. (Seinfeld still has one of the most impressive celebrity car collections in the world, even without the NSX.)Sadly, Einstein passed away in January, and the car is currently up for auction on Bring A Trailer as part of his estate.The 2017 NSX shows 2,556 miles (4,113 km) on the odometer and is finished in Nord Gray Metallic with a saddle leather interior. It’s been optioned with carbon-ceramic brakes, exclusive wheels, a new audio system and a bunch of carbon fibre inside and out. Acura’s twin-turbo 3.5-litre V6 works alongside a trio of electric motors making a combined power output of 573 horsepower and 476 lb.-ft. of torque, which moves the NSX to 96 km/h in 2.9 seconds and pushes on up to a top speed of 307 km/h. The car comes with its original sticker, which show a 2017 price of $200,500. As of the time of writing, the auction price was at
Origin: 2017 Acura NSX bought new by Seinfeld comes up for auction

1996 Lamborghini Diablo SV RClayton Seams / Driving For years, Lamborghini has been best-known for building the supercars in posters hung on your childhood bedroom’s wall, as a constant reminder to finish your homework on time. The Italian automaker was also known for something else, however — being perpetually broke. In 1987, Lamborghini was owned by brothers Robert, Jean-Claude, and Patrick Mimran, three Swiss billionaires who made their money in the sugar industry. However, nothing was as sweet as this week 32 years ago, when they sold Lamborghini to Chrysler for US$25.2 million. They were the only people to ever make money owning Lamborghini, according to Road and Track. Ouch. Chrysler was excited about the acquisition, investing almost double the purchase price back into Lamborghini. To show off the new venture, it decided to go all-out with a concept called the Portofino, but it’s not even close to the Ferrari that wears the name today. Instead, it was a mid-engined sedan with four scissor doors, a five-speed manual transmission, and the screaming V8 from the Jalpa — from which it also borrowed the chassis. Folks within Lamborghini called it a Big Potato, but they still had their jobs. The concept ended up being developed into designs that would define Chrysler for decades, so Chrysler owed them one. A big one. Enter the Diablo. Codenamed Project 132, it debuted on January 1, 1990 in Monte Carlo and the specs were insane, starting with a 492 horsepower V12 that could kill a Jaguar or Bugatti, in addition to a zero-to-60 mph time of just 4.5 seconds and a top speed of 202 mph — making it, at the time, the fastest car in the world. Marcello Gandini, who also designed the Miura, was responsible for the iconic lines and Dodge Viper designer Tom Gale also worked on the final design. Priced at a staggering US$211,050, the Diablo went on to earn Lamborghini US$1 million in profits by 1991. It seemed like Lamborghini was on top of the world — until it wasn’t. Chrysler began siphoning money from Lamborghini a year later after sales fell through the floor, and it was dropped like a big, hot potato. From gutter to glory, and back
Origin: Remember that time Chrysler bought Lamborghini?