Acura NSX sets Pikes Peak production hybrid record

Acura has captured a sixth consecutive podium at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, with driver James Robinson finishing third in the highly competitive Time Attack 1 class. Robinson's time of 10 minutes and 01.913 seconds in a 2019 NSX bested his previous fast time of 10 minutes 02.448 seconds (set in 2018) to establish a new record for a production vehicle with a hybrid powertrain.

Two race prepared 2021 Acura TLXs also made their motorsports debut at the 2020 'Race to the Clouds', ahead of the second generation sport sedan's arrival at dealers in the U.S.A on 28 September 2020. Drivers Jordan Guitar and Justin Lumbard, both engineers at the company's Ohio R&D Centre, finished fifth and sixth in class, respectively.

A third 2021 TLX, an early development prototype for the upcoming Type S high performance variant, served as the hill climb's official Pace Car. Driving the TLX Type S was Nick Robinson, a principal engineer in the company's Chassis Development Group and a Pikes Peak veteran with class wins on both two and four wheels and current front-wheel drive record holder.

Pikes Peak serves as a test bed for new Acura performance technologies and as an opportunity for the company's engineers to further sharpen their performance-focused driving and engineering skills.

The Acura Pikes Peak race team is comprised of a group of volunteer engineers who are responsible for all aspects of competition, including the development of vehicles, race prep, crew support and navigating race cars to the finish line.