Honda recently lifted the veils off of its new NSX GT3 race car (called the NSX-GT), and now, the company has released the first episode of a “special” movie series that chronicles the development of the Super GT participant.
In the 51-second video, we see a busy Honda Racing crew hard at work setting up the NSX racer for a bout of testing at the Autopolis international racing circuit in Japan. There’s plenty of carbon-fibre for the eyes to see, and lovely noises from the car’s 2.0 litre turbo four-pot for the ears to listen to.
Said mill is said to develop at least 590 hp, which gives the NSX GT3 a power-to-displacement ratio of almost 300 hp per litre. It replaces the standard 3.5 litre twin-turbo V6 found in the road-going NSX, and meets Super GT regulations.
The rear-wheel drive GT3 race car also comes with a plethora of aero bits, including dive planes and a splitter for the front bumper, a massive rear wing and diffuser, and there are plenty of vents carved into the extended wheel arches.
All together, the NSX GT3 tips the scales at 1,049 kg with a driver onboard but without fuel. The car will compete in the 2017 Super GT against compatriots such the Lexus LC GT500 and Nissan GT-R.
GALLERY: Honda NSX at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show
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Our Proton far better than this NSX. Can pull any chic in town if you drive an Exora.
Hahaha “pull chick with an Exora”
This is the Honda NSX-GT for the GT500 class. This car has absolutely nothing in common with the road going NSX car, save for the body silhouette and perhaps the lights & the grille. The Honda NSX GT3 shares the same bodyshell & turbo V6 engine (minus the hybrid of course) of the road car, and IMHO this is the most interesting version since it will compete againts the world’s best real GT racecars. The GT500 is unfortunately is just like DTM, a glorified domestic racing formula..