Honda NSX prototype excites race fans at Mid-Ohio demonstration lap

As reported earlier, Honda lapped the highly anticipated prototype version of the NSX at the 3.86km Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, before the Honda Indy 200. The demonstration run showcases the steady progress being made toward the planned 2015 launch of Honda s next generation, mid-engine supercar.

Ted Klaus, Chief engineer of Honda R&D Americas, Inc. said, "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. 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."

Sport Hybrid SH-AWD is an all new, three-motor high performance hybrid system that combines torque vectoring all-wheel drive with advanced hybrid efficiency through the use of three electric motors - one motor integrated with the V6 engine and its all new dual-clutch transmission (DCT) driving the rear wheels, and two motors driving the front wheels.

The 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.