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Old 06-25-2015, 11:16 AM
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Acura: NSX Pace Car News

From here: Acura NSX Serves As Official Pace Car For 2015 Pikes Peak Hill Climb

This weekend is the Pikes Peak Hill Climb in Colorado, and one of the more standout cars racing to the 14,110-foot summit will be this Acura NSX supercar. It’s serving as the official pace car for this year’s event, and it’s just one of four Acura models that will be present. The others are an original NSX as well as the latest ILX and TLX luxury sedans.

In a Pikes Peak first, Acura will install 24 cameras along the course to capture the NSX pace during a special run. All the sequences will eventually be compiled together to create a single video that Acura will post on its social media channels. Driving the car will be Sage Marie, a Honda public relations staffer who also happens to be a two-time Pikes Peak competitor and road racer.

As the pace car, the NSX won’t be running in competitive mode, but fans will still get a first glimpse of the unique character, performance and handling of the hybrid supercar in a one-of-a-kind racing environment—in this case the 12.4-mile, 156-turn course that is the Pikes Peak Hill Climb.

Apart from its livery, the NSX pace car will be completely stock. It features a sexy body wrapped around a lightweight, multi-material spaceframe chassis in which a twin-turbocharged V-6 is paired with a nine-speed dual-clutch transmission and joined by a trio of electric motors. One electric motor is connected to the engine and transmission at the rear and is used to aids acceleration, braking, and transmission shift quality as well as recharge the car’s lithium-ion batteries. Up front, the remaining two electric motors help provide more forward traction, as well as vector torque to improve handling.

Practice for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb is currently underway, with the actual run to take place Sunday, June 28.
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So, wonder if it will be running at a quick pace or just a slow one for the commercial to be filmed? Either way, pretty cool.
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I think the livery is actually pretty sharp looking. I approve.
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Yeah a lot of people don't like the livery. I do
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For fuck sakes I wish they would finally release the specs for this thing rather than keep teasing stupid shit like a pace car lap. We all know what the car god damn looks like. It's supposed to be released in like 3 months. And there's still no fucking specs.
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Originally Posted by Ken1997TL
Yeah a lot of people don't like the livery. I do
Wanna know how many people like the no-specs/info thing Honda/Acura is pulling?
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It will set the record at Pikes Peak for fastest pre-production no-spec Acura ever.

(sorry Acura, we still love you LOL)
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Remember folks: Honda hates you.
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Looks unique.
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