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june 03, 2022 - Acura
Acura teases new ARX-06 Prototype
June 3, 2022 — TORRANCE, CA
- First images released of #acura ARX-06 LMDh Prototype
- Exterior design work led by #acura Design Studio
- Sixth-generation #acura prototype to compete in 2023 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar GTP Championship
Acura Motorsports today released the first images of the company's new, electrified #acura ARX-06 LMDh prototype, which will race in the #imsaweathertechsportscarchampionship hybrid-powered GTP category beginning in 2023.
The #acura ARX-06 [Acura Racing eXperimental, generation 6] is the latest in a successful line of endurance prototypes fielded by the brand, beginning in 1991. Exterior styling of the newest prototype race car was led by the #acura Design Studio in Los Angeles, Calif., in conjunction with Honda Performance Development, the #racing arm for #acuramotorsports and Honda #racing in North America, and chassis-supplier ORECA [ORganisation Exploitation Compétition Automobiles].
"The process we used in creating the exterior design for the #acura ARX-06 is exactly the same as how we create a new #acura passenger vehicle," said #davemarek, #acura Executive Creative Director.
"The same world-class stylists that lead #acura production car design created initial sketches, then pared those down to several potential designs. Next we created a scale model, did aero and wind tunnel model testing, and brought HPD and our partner teams in for their feedback.," Marek recounted. "The design continued to be refined throughout the testing and evaluation process, until we came up with a final treatment that met our performance goals while maintaining all-important #acura styling cues. It's been an exciting process."
The #acura ARX-06 will be the latest in a line of endurance prototypes to be fielded by the company dating back to 1991, just five years after the 1986 launch of the #acura brand. Based on the ORECA LMDh chassis, the ARX-06 will feature Acura-specific bodywork, aerodynamics and internal combustion power unit.
Acura will continue its partnerships with the proven, race- and championship-winning Wayne Taylor #racing and Meyer Shank #racing organizations to campaign the hybrid-powered #acura entries in 2023.
In addition to sweeping all three major IMSA DPi championships in both 2019 and 2020 – for Manufacturers, Drivers and Teams – #acura has won the Rolex 24 at Daytona in both 2021 and '22, including a 1-2 finish for the manufacturer at this year's twice-around-the-clock endurance classic. Additional podium finishes at Sebring, Watkins Glen and the Petit Le Mans in 2021 resulted in a sweep of IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup titles for #acura and partner Wayne Taylor #racing.
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