1,350 Hp 4-Motor Sh-Awd Nsx Ev Concept To Race @ Pikes Peak

Acura volition plain a distich of 2017 Acura NSX supercars inwards the 100th Anniversary of the running of the Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on June 26, mark the North American racing debut of Acura's next-generation NSX: the pinnacle aspect of Acura Precision Crafted Performance as well as the solely supercar made inwards America.

The 2 Acura NSX supercars volition compete inwards the Time Attack one as well as 2 classes as well as volition last piloted past times brothers James as well as Nick Robinson, respectively, both from the company's North American engineering team. In addition, Acura volition crusade an NSX-inspired epitome vehicle inwards the Electric Modified Class, featuring a farther evolution of the experimental all-electric, 4-motor Super Handling All-Wheel Drive (SH-AWD) powertrain that won concluding year's Pikes Peak Challenge Exhibition class.

"Pikes Peak is similar no other race inwards the basis as well as offers a unique chance to showcase the mightiness as well as functioning of our products," said Jon Ikeda, vice president as well as full general director of the Acura Division. "We are excited for this year's 'Race to the Clouds' to examination the endurance as well as engineering of the Acura NSX as well as our advanced powertrain technologies – every bit good every bit an aspect of our racing spirit."

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 squad of North American R&D engineers has been working on both NSX entries, which characteristic the same three-motor Sport Hybrid Super-Handling All-Wheel Drive powertrain (Sport Hybrid SH-AWD) every bit the production NSX. This powertrain features a twin-turbo V6 engine mated to a 9-speed dual clutch transmission as well as Rear Direct Drive Motor, as well as a forepart Twin Motor Unit amongst a world's showtime electrically powered torque vectoring capability inwards the supercar realm. Modifications to the NSX competing inwards the Time Attack one shape included chassis lightening as well as a custom high-flow racing exhaust.

The NSX competing inwards the Time Attack 2 shape is a production machine amongst the required security equipment for competition. The Time Attack one NSX volition last driven past times James Robinson of the company's North American powertrain evolution group, who drove a first-generation NSX inwards the Pikes Peak Hill Climb from 2012 to 2015. His blood brother Nick Robinson, an engineer inwards accuse of the novel NSX's dynamic functioning during its development, volition drive the Time Attack 2 NSX. Nick is likewise the reigning PP250 winner from the 2015 Pikes Peak Hill Climb.

The supercar-inspired 4-Motor EV Concept volition last driven past times Tetsuya Yamano, who campaigned concluding year's CR-Z-based electrical prototype. The EV Concept is the ultimate embodiment of the all-wheel-drive Electric SH-AWD powertrain featuring a 4 motor torque vectoring powertrain similar to that used past times Mitsubishi Motors MiEV Evolution III at Pikes Peak inwards 2014. The Electric SH-AWD powertrain, an evolution of the CR-Z epitome powertrain, produces iii times the full organisation output of concluding year's electrical epitome (an estimated 450 horsepower) Giving the NSX bodied version approx 1,350 hp.

As Official Pace Car sponsor, Acura volition characteristic iii stride cars – the NSX, the seven-passenger MDX performance-luxury SUV as well as the TLX sports sedan. President of Polyphony Digital as well as Producer of the Gran Turismo serial Kazunori Yamauchi as well as Pikes Peak legends Randy Schranz as well as Leonard Vahsholtz volition Pb the plain of 100 entrants to the top of the 14,115-foot Colorado peak.

For Pikes Peak race attendees, the NSX as well as other stride cars volition look at a release of pre-race activities, including the pop Fan Fest inwards downtown Colorado Springs, five to 10 p.m. MDT Friday, June 24.

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