Acura ARX-01

Acura

MarqueAcura
PowerNNN hp
Race record24 wins from 57 races · 2 (2009 ALMS LMP2, 2010 ALMS LMP) championships

Some cars leave a paper trail; the Acura ARX-01 left a name and a place in Acura's list. What follows is what can be said with a source behind it. Its designer of record is Nick Wirth.

The story

The Acura ARX-01, later known as the HPD ARX-01, is a series of Le Mans Prototypes built for sports car racing, specifically in the American Le Mans Series, Le Mans Series, and at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It is the first purpose-built race car by the Acura division of Honda Motor Company, part of their multi-year program to eventually compete in endurance racing.

The car debuted in 2007 in the American Le mans Series before expanding to customers in Europe. Over the years various specifications of the ARX-01 chassis have been developed, each signified by a letter suffix. In 2010 Acura withdrew their name from the program and Honda Performance Development which developed the car for Acura continued the program into 2011.

What is underneath

it is rated at NNN hp. Kerb weight is appr. 825 kg. The wheelbase is 2870 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.

Its place in the line

Where it sits in Acura's history is not in doubt: the Acura ARX-02 followed it. Nearby in the Acura catalogue sit the Acura ADX and the Acura ARX-06.

Specifications

Kerb weightappr. 825 kg
Wheelbase2870 mm
DesignerNick Wirth
SuccessorAcura ARX-02
Catalogue IDQ344715
SourceWikipedia