Acura has released a video showing the NSX in action at Mid-Ohio in Lexington, just prior to the running of the Honda Indy 200 race.
The 2015 NSX prototype with a custom blue livery was driven by a member of the Ohio-based engineering development team who lapped the 2.4-mile winding road course. Ted Klaus, chief engineer of Honda R&D Americas, said the following:
"With leadership from our R&D and manufacturing teams here in Ohio, we are developing a next generation sports car that will be equally at home on the street and on the race track, so it is natural for us to showcase the prototype vehicle here at Mid-Ohio. It is exciting for us to see the prototype running on track, reflecting the great progress we’re making toward the 2015 global launch of the NSX, as we engineer a new sports-car experience for customers around the world."
According to Acura, the NSX will be powered by a mid-mounted, direct-injected V6 engine mated to Acura's Sport Hybrid SH-AWD (Super Handling All-Wheel Drive) system that includes three-electric motors. This system "enables instant delivery of negative or positive torque to the front wheels during cornering to achieve a new level of driving performance unparalleled by current AWD systems."
