This was also created by the same stylists that designed Acura’s passenger cars.
Acura has published the first images for the ARX-06 LMDh prototype. It will compete against competitors from BMW and Porsche in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship next year.
Although the teasers look like Magic Eye book rejections, they conceal the hybrid’s design by using a wild wrap that is identical to the background. The front features a large splitter, which feeds into a large front opening. Massive canards are found on the outside bumper. Acura This is to keep your car on the pavement.
The same stylists who designed the company’s production cars created the racer’s design. After creating the initial sketches, they narrowed down the designs to make a scale model. After doing aerodynamics and wind tunnel testing, the team sought feedback from Honda Performance Development as well as partner teams.
“The exterior design process for Acura ARX06 is the exact same as the way we create new Acura passenger vehicles,” stated Dave Marek, Acura Executive Director of Creative.
Acura refined the race car’s design over the evaluation and testing process. This culminated in the design Acura is hiding in the teasers. Acura developed the ARX-06 with HPD and Oreca. This French chassis builder continues to be a partner of Acura.
The ARX-06 will ride on an Oreca chassis. However, the racer will have an Acura-specific internal combustion engine and unique aerodynamics. Acura will continue to partner with Meyer Shank Racing and Wayne Taylor Racing for the 2023 season.
It will be competing against fierce rivals when it arrives at the track next year. There are cars from BMW, Porsche and Cadillac. It will be thrilling to see all the automakers compete at this level. Acura Racing eXperimental generation 6 stands for the ARX-06. This is the latest addition to a long line of endurance racers that Acura Racing eXperimental has created, which began in 1991.