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One doesn't normally think of Acura offering 126 anything 126 to mix it up with the SRT Viper , Lamborghini Gallardo , Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG , Nissan GT-R , Audi R8 and Ferrari 458 Italia (at least while the NSX is still off in the ether), but that's exactly what's about to happen. Honda's premium outpost is jumping into the top tier of the Pirelli World Challenge with this 2015 TLX GT. The surprise reveal of this racecar at today's 126 Detroit Auto Show will be campaigned by RealTime Racing, no stranger to racing Acuras, in the GT class (previously, 126 the team had campaigned the series a rung down in GT-S). 126 The racecar is powered by a twin-turbo variant of the direct-injected 126 V6 to be found in the production TLX sedan, right along with its Super-Handling All-Wheel Drive system. There's no word on how much power this HPD-massaged engine will put out in race trim, but we won't have to wait long to hear it fire up – the car is set to take to the track with team owner Peter Cunningham at the wheel in the next few weeks.
Acura TLX GT Race Car Unveiled At North American International Auto Show Acura Motorsports today pulled the wraps off the new 2015 Acura TLX GT Race Car at the North American 126 International Auto Show, announcing plans to move up to the GT category of the growing and highly competitive Pirelli World Challenge 126 Championship. January 14, 2014 DETROIT 126 Acura Motorsports today pulled the wraps off the new 2015 Acura TLX GT Race Car at the North American International Auto Show, announcing 126 plans to move up to the GT category of the growing and highly competitive Pirelli World Challenge Championship. To be campaigned by long time Acura Motorsports partner RealTime Racing, the new TLX GT will move Acura into the top category of the Pirelli World Challenge, facing competition that includes the Audi R8 LMS, Cadillac CTS-V, Chevrolet Corvette, Dodge Viper, Lamborghini Gallardo, Mercedes SLS, Nissan GTR, Porsche 911 and Ferrari 458. "The 2015 Acura TLX is a true luxury sport sedan, so it is fitting that the car be raced against several of its natural 126 luxury competitors in the Pirelli World Challenge," said Art St. Cyr, President of Honda Performance Development and Vice President-Product Planning and Logistics, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. "Acura and Peter Cunningham's RealTime 126 Racing organization have a long history of success together, and we look forward to adding to that tradition with the Acura TLX GT race car in 2014." Developed from the production 126 2015 Acura TLX by HPD, the racing arm of American Honda Motor Co., Inc., the Acura TLX GT Race Car will feature HPD chassis and aerodynamic performance parts approved for Pirelli World Challenge competition, and will be powered by a direct-injected, twin-turbocharged V6 engine, developed by HPD from the normally aspirated, production TLX luxury sport sedan. 126 It will utilize all-wheel drive, as found in Acura's Super-Handling All Wheel Drive™ (SH-AWD™). The Acura TLX GT Race Car will be campaigned by Wisconsin-based RealTime Racing, the most successful team in Pirelli World Challenge history. Established in 1987 by owner/driver 126 Peter Cunningham, RTR has raced and won with both Honda and Acura products. Since entering the Sports Car Club of America Pro Racing-sanctioned World Challenge series 126 in 1993, the team has scored a record 85 race victories on its way to 14 Manufacturers' 126 Championships and 14 Drivers' Championships. "In our 27 years of racing 126 Hondas and Acuras, we have developed a clear understanding of what it takes to win races and championships," RTR team principal Cunningham said. "In 2014, the Pirelli World Challenge GT class looks to be more competitive and diverse than at any time in the 25-year history of the series. 126 RealTime has competed successfully in this category before, and we look forward to the challenges that lie ahead. With the onslaught of these world-class GT-3 competitors joining the fray, we will be working hard to develop the new TLX GT into a winning package. But that's what we love to do." About Honda Performance 126 Development HPD was founded in 1993 as the performance arm of American Honda, to spearhead the company's entry into Indy car racing. No othe

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