VIDEO: Acura NSX pace car races up Pikes Peak

It doesn’t get any better than this, really. Here’s a great one-minute video that you should watch of the Acura NSX racing up the Pikes Peak. Honda’s new hybrid supercar, set to be built in Ohio, US, served as the official pace car this year in the race up the 4,302-metre mountain.

Honda R&D Americas Inc. prepared it with a unique livery and its senior PR representative, Sage Marie, got behind the wheel to give the viewer a truly enthralling spectacle of the run. With a selection of in-car Go Pros and 24 cameras along the 20 km route and its 156 turns, be prepared for a great viewing experience.

Just to recap, the Acura NSX has a 75-degree twin-turbo V6 engine mated to a nine-speed dual-clutch transmission, and a three-motor Sport Hybrid Super Handling All-Wheel Drive (SH-AWD) system. Put together, the total system output is 550 hp.

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Anil Prabha

Anil Prabha has always been a petrol head. He also has a strange knack for remembering car models and their respective registration plates. Naturally aspirated engines are always better than turbocharged or supercharged ones, in his opinion. Ultimately, he believes that there is nothing better in life than just going for a drive.

 

Comments

  • tinmilo on Jul 14, 2015 at 12:18 pm

    One of my many regrets… that I didn’t have the money to buy the NSX Type R then. Damn I should have figured out I don’t need 2 kidneys to live….
    The high rev NA vtec engine with Honda famous slick manual. I am still lusting for that over this…

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  • bettergetgtr on Jul 14, 2015 at 1:10 pm

    Better get Nissan GT-R..

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    • karam singh on Jul 14, 2015 at 7:59 pm

      why not all those 3 supercars made in Japan.
      GTR,LFA & NSX
      GTR big godzilla with big loads of tuning capability.
      LFA best supercar sound, limited edition only for real car enthusiast.
      NSX is a fast cornering with high tech stuff also its a hybrid.
      3 of a kind.

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