2012 Acura TSX Sport Wagon: As Rare as a GT-R, Far Cheaper

The R35 Nissan GT-R is uncommon — Nissan built fewer than 50,000 worldwide over nearly 20 years, with about 13,000 sold in the U.S. That rarity helps keep used GT-R prices high. Jalopnik points out that the 2012 Acura TSX Sport Wagon is just as rare: an estimated 10,000 to 12,000 were sold in the U.S., making it every bit as scarce as the GT-R, maybe more so.

But the TSX Sport Wagon is a very different car. It's a front-wheel-drive station wagon powered by a 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine making 201 horsepower and 170 lb-ft of torque. MotorTrend tested its acceleration at 8.3 seconds to 60 mph and a 16.4-second quarter-mile. It's not fast, but it is practical — far more cargo space than the GT-R, and it's the first and only Acura wagon ever officially sold in the States. No manual transmission was offered, another thing it shares with the GT-R.

Jalopnik notes that on Cars & Bids, the current high bid is just over $2,000, and past TSX Sport Wagon auctions have never topped $12,000. Even if bidding climbs, it won't approach the price of even the cheapest clean-title GT-R. For a family that needs space and wants something uncommon without a supercar budget, the TSX Sport Wagon is a rare find that's actually affordable to own and insure.

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