The Acura Integra Sort S offers loads of thrills with its rorty turbo-4 energy and agile strikes. It even performs properly on a racetrack, however now it seems Acura needs to offer its compact pocket rocket extra efficiency and magnificence.
On Thursday night time earlier than its public debut on Friday at Monterey Automobile Week’s The Quail: A Motorsports Gathering, Acura launched the Integra Sort S HRC Prototype, a automobile chock stuffed with aerodynamic, suspension, engine, braking, and weight-savings efficiency elements upgrades that could possibly be supplied by way of Honda Racing Company.
“Each spec of the Acura Integra Sort S HRC Prototype screams efficiency,” mentioned Jon Ikeda, senior vp, Honda Racing Company USA. “Every little thing is purposeful—if it does not add efficiency it is not on the automobile.”
Acura Integra Sort S HRC Prototype
Acura Integra Sort S HRC Prototype
Acura Integra Sort S HRC Prototype
The elements, which had been developed by HRC US race engineers utilizing their expertise engaged on the Acura Integra Sort S TCX race automobile, are aimed toward enhancing efficiency on the road and observe. Aero components embody a brand new entrance fascia with a bigger splitter and cooling ducts, bigger hood vents, the addition of aspect splitters, and an adjustable carbon fiber rear wing with aluminum uprights. The prototype is painted Indy Yellow Pearl, which was used on the second-generation NSX, and it sports activities customized aluminum HRC badges on the entrance fenders, grille, and trunklid.
Inside, the automobile will get black Alcantara upholstery and yellow seat belts, stitching, and trim.
Acura Integra Sort S HRC Prototype
Acura Integra Sort S HRC Prototype
Acura Integra Sort S HRC Prototype
A number of carbon-fiber gadgets assist save weight. They embody the hood, rear door panels, and Recaro bucket seats. The rear seat has been eliminated and changed by a carbon shelf designed to mount 4 wheels and tires to move to the observe. A complete of 200 kilos could be saved with the non-compulsory air-con delete.
Acura did not share how a lot further energy the two.0-liter turbo-4 makes above its commonplace 315 hp, however the firm mentioned that output, response, and cooling are all improved due to a bigger intercooler, twin oil coolers, and a light-weight cat-back exhaust system. All of those parts had been developed for the Sort S HRC TCX race automobile.
Dealing with will get a lift as properly by decreasing the suspension 0.6 inch with coilovers, and utilizing an adjustable rear anti-roll bar and adjustable entrance and rear camber plates. The automobile sits on light-weight solid 19×9.5-inch wheels with elevated adverse offset that widens the observe by 1.2 inches. These wheels mount sticky 265/30 Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R tires. The tires’ 60 treadwear ranking signifies they’re good for just a few observe runs earlier than they put on out.
The construction is stiffer, too, due to a rear bulkhead bolstered with an X-brace to behave as a mounting level for a multipoint harness. The brace is painted the identical coloration because the physique.
The brakes are additionally upgraded with 15.0-inch two-piece entrance rotors and 6-piston Brembo calipers versus the inventory automobile’s 13.8-inch rotors and 4-piston pinchers. The rear makes use of two-piece rotors to scale back unsprung weight. Brake cooling is improved due to bigger ducts within the entrance fascia.
Do not search for Acura to supply a manufacturing model of the Integra Sort S HRC Prototype, but it surely’s possible many of those parts will probably be supplied by way of HRC. Keep tuned.