GT3 version of Acura NSX supercar revealed ahead of works project
A GT3 version of the forthcoming Acura NSX supercar has been unveiled ahead of a full factory programme in North America next year
The Acura NSX GT3, which is powered by a 3.5-litre twin-turbo 3.5-litre V6, was revealed on Wednesday at the New York International Auto Show.
It was announced at the same time that Acura would field a factory team in an undisclosed North American championship in 2017.
An Acura spokesman explained that both the Pirelli World Challenge, in which the Honda brand is already represented with the TLX GT, and the GTD class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship are under evaluation.
"It could mean either or both, but we are not ready to make an announcement of where the car is going to race," he told Autosport.
No team or teams have been selected to run the programme, but the spokesman suggested that Acura partner in the PWC, RealTime Racing, would be involved should the marque remain in the series.
He also suggested the NSX could potentially race this season once the car has received its FIA homologation, which is being undertaken by the Honda Performance Development in the USA, in the autumn.
The NSX GT3 has been jointly developed by Honda R&D in Japan and the Italian JAS organisation that has masterminded Honda's World Touring Car Championship campaign.
The first prototype NSX GT3 was built by JAS in Italy and was given a shakedown in Europe before continuing its testing in Japan.
Acura stressed that it was committed to building customer cars for 2018 and, according to the spokesman, "hoped to see NSX GT3s racing all over the world".
The second-generation NSX road car, which has been developed in the USA and will be built at Acura's Ohio production facility, is a four-wheel-drive hybrid.
GT3 regulations prohibit the car's hybrid system and demand it must be two-wheel-drive.
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