Acura shows up in force at Pikes Peak

No less than four Acuras will be at the start of the legendary climb of Pikes Peak (Colorado) this Sunday. Honda's American name will see four of its R&D engineers take the start of the "Race to the Clouds" in different models, with hybrid powertrains featured.

An MDX Sport Hybrid specifically developed with a 3,7-liter V6 unit coupled to three electric motors offering 405 hp, an RDX A-Spec featuring a 2,0-liter VTEC engine with supercharging based on a 48 V micro-hybrid system ( 354 hp), and two NSXs, one strictly production (bi-turbo V6 coupled to three electric motors for 580 hp), the other receiving a preparation pushing the power to 633 hp with a reduction in mass, will be aligned .

The RealTime Racing team, which is fielding the Acura NSX GT3 in the Blancpain GT World Challenge America, will operate a TLX GT, with all-wheel drive and equipped with a suspension specially designed for the constraints of hillclimb racing, a car which had signed a podium in 2018 with the record in Open Class.