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june 26, 2018 - Acura

Acura TLX GT Cards Class Win and Third Overall as Acura Sets Multiple Records at 2018 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

  • TLX GT wins Open Class, finishes third overall and is the fastest production-based car up #pikespeak in 2018
  • NSX earns Hybrid record, finishing fourth in Time Attack 1 Class
  • TLX A-Spec establishes new FWD record in its sophomore year
  • Podium finish for 2019 #acura RDX in race debut

Acura once again showcased its performance credentials with a multiple record-setting campaign of the 2018 Broadmoor #pikespeak International Hill Climb, its sEventh consecutive run to the mountain's 14,115-foot summit. Acura's "Race to the Clouds" was highlighted by the #acura #tlxgt as the fastest production-based car, earning #acura an overall third-place finish; by the #acura NSX, which set a new Hybrid record; by the TLX A-Spec, posting a new course record for a front-wheel-drive car; and the 2019 RDX making its motorsports debut third-in-class.

"We love #pikespeak. It's a tremendous test of #acura technology and of our performance capabilities," said Jon Ikeda, vice president and general manager of #acura. "Congratulations to Peter Cunningham and the RealTime #racing team, along with our associates at Honda R&D and Honda Performance Development who helped make this another exciting year for #acura at #pikespeak."

The #tlxgt, driven by Peter Cunningham, posted an impressive, record-setting time of 9:27.352, earning #acura its third straight Open Class victory and an overall third place finish, bested only by two bespoke, highly specialized #racing machines. This year's #tlxgt featured a power-enhanced J35 twin-turbo V6 motor with new software mapping, new transmission gearing, revised suspension geometry and Pirelli #racing slicks. Long-time #acura #racing partner and owner of RealTime #racing, Peter Cunningham, was last year's #pikespeak Rookie of the Year.

"I'm so proud of our #acura and RealTime #racing team, who, as usual, brought their A-game to the top of the mountain," said Cunningham. "We had some incredibly tough competition this year, but all of our hard work, building on the great fundamentals of the #acura TLX, paid off in a big way again this year."

The production-based #acura NSX, piloted by Honda R&D engineer James Robinson, posted a new Hybrid record, besting its own 2017 record with a time of 10:02.448, finishing fourth in the Time Attack 1 Class. Building on the successful modifications from last year's run, the TA1 NSX featured larger turbos, new software and new aerodynamic elements including a bigger wing and front splitter.

The #acura TLX A-Spec, piloted by Honda R&D engineer and five-time #pikespeak veteran Nick Robinson, set a new course record for a front-wheel-drive car with a time of 10:48.094. This year's TLX A-Spec competed with an updated 500-horsepower 3.5-liter V6 turbo powerplant, a limited-slip differential and a revised aerodynamic package.

Pikes Peak rookie, and Honda R&D engineer Jordan Guitar, debuted the all-new 2019 RDX on the Exhibition Class podium despite deteriorating weather that forced race officials to truncate the course in its closing hours.

This is the sEventh consecutive year that #acura has raced vehicles in the historic #pikespeak #Event. #acura also served as the Official Pace Car sponsor of the #pikespeak International Hill Climb, with a 2019 RDX A-Spec driven by Olympic figure skating bronze medalist Chris Knierim.

About #acura Motorsports
Over three decades, #acura has utilized #racing as a means to test its mettle and prove out its performance capabilities, capturing numerous national endurance and sports car #racing titles along the way. Today, #acura is #racing the ARX-05 Daytona Prototype, campaigned by Team Penske, in American endurance sportscar #racing competition, and the NSX GT3, partnered with Meyer Shank #racing, in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship series. #acura is also celebrating its sEventh year of #racing at the Broadmoor #pikespeak International Hill Climb and serves as Official Pace Vehicle of the annual ‘Race to the Clouds'.

About Acura
Acura is a leading #automotive luxury nameplate that delivers Precision Crafted Performance, representing the original values of the #acura brand – a commitment to evocative styling, high performance and innovative engineering, all built on a foundation of quality and reliability.

The #acura lineup features six distinctive models – the RLX premium, luxury sedan, the TLX performance luxury sedan, the ILX sport sedan, the five-passenger RDX luxury crossover SUV, the seven-passenger #acura MDX, America's all-time best-selling three-row luxury SUV and the next-generation, electrified NSX supercar as a new and pinnacle expression of #acura Precision Crafted Performance.

Five of the six models in the #acura lineup are made exclusively in central Ohio1, including the ILX and TLX luxury sports sedans (Marysville #auto Plant), the RDX and MDX luxury SUVs (East Liberty #auto Plant) and the #acura NSX supercar, which is built to order at the Performance Manufacturing Center in Marysville, Ohio.

For More Information
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