Acura Introduces Hybrid LMDh Hypercar: Competing at IMSA 2023

Giant luxury and sports car brand Acura announced today that the hybrid IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will start in 2023. It will be in the GTP category. shared the first official photos of the ARX-06, the car.

The prototype race car, based on a chassis designed by ORECA, Compliant with LMDh regulations and also qualified to compete in the top class of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The vehicle has a camouflage design. Acura’s creative director, Dave Marek, shared some details on how the exterior of the vehicle was designed.

Acura ARX-06, which makes your eyes tired while looking

Marek said:The process we used to create the exterior of the Acura ARX-06 is exactly the same as how we create a new Acura passenger car. The same world-class stylists who led Acura production car design created the initial sketches and then narrowed them down to a few potential designs.”

Marek said the team had built the cars to run aero and wind tunnel model tests. created scale models stated. Acura’s designers then enlisted the help of Honda Performance Development to get their feedback on the car:

“The design continued to be refined throughout the testing and evaluation process until we found a final finish that met our performance goals while retaining all key Acura styling cues. It has been an exciting process.”

The car’s name is a reference to Acura’s previous racing experience, which dates back to 1991, just five years after the company was founded. ARX-06 name, 6th generation Acura Racing eXperimental is the abbreviation.

With much more recent experience in IMSA’s DPi class, Acura will drive Wayne Taylor Racing and ARX, with teams winning the Manufacturers, Drivers and Teams championship titles in 2019 and 2020. Meyer Shank Racing will continue to partner with What do you think about the design? Please do not forget to share your thoughts with us in the comments.