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12-28-2009, 12:24 AM
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/01-honda-hsv-010-spy-630op.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/honda-hsv-010-spy-shots-at-suzuka/#2)Honda HSV-010 - Click above for image gallery
With the exception of a singular shot and a brief press release (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/21/nsx-no-more-honda-hsv-10-gt-ready-to-race-in-supergt/), Honda is predictably mum on details about its GT500-bound NSX replacement. Thankfully, one fan in Japan was able to snag shots of the HSV-010 undergoing testing at the Suzuka Circuit ahead of its first race in May, and judging by the pics below and videos after the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/27/video-honda-hsv-010-caught-testing-at-suzuka/#continued), SuperGT fans have plenty to be excited about.
Based on reports from the ground, Honda will campaign four HSV-010s in the 2010 season, each of which was testing at the racetrack late last week (check the differing window banners in the gallery below). The driver line-up hasn't been officially disclosed yet, but the new coupes will bear the numbers 8, 18, 32 and 100 at their debut May 20-21 at Suzuka.
Powering the HSV-010 (which stands for Honda Sports Velocity) is a 3.4-liter V8 mounted in front and sending power to the rear wheels through a six-speed sequential gearbox -- the same transmission used by Nissan and Toyota on its GT500 contenders. The styling bears some resemblance to prototypes (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/06/17/spy-shots-acura-nsx-hits-the-streets/) that ran the Nurburgring (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/06/17/spy-shots-acura-nsx-prototype-lifts-wheel-at-the-ring/) in recent years, but it's decidedly curvier, more aerodynamic and -- to our eyes -- damn sexy, particularly in matte black with the angry LED eyebrows.
As previously reported (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/11/report-honda-nsx-running-in-supergt/), Honda has no plans to sell a road-going version of the HSV-010 to consumers. Instead, the Big H has found a loop-hole in the SuperGT regulations that allows the automaker to campaign a car in the series that's "production feasible" but not in production. So unless Honda reverses course and pulls an LFA (http://www.autoblog.com/model/lfa), the closest you'll come to seeing and hearing the all-new NSX is in the videos after the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/27/video-honda-hsv-010-caught-testing-at-suzuka/#continued).
Gallery: Honda HSV-010 Spy Shots at Suzuka (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/honda-hsv-010-spy-shots-at-suzuka/low/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/01-honda-hsv-010-spy_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/honda-hsv-010-spy-shots-at-suzuka/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/02-honda-hsv-010-spy_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/honda-hsv-010-spy-shots-at-suzuka/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/03-honda-hsv-010-spy_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/honda-hsv-010-spy-shots-at-suzuka/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/04-honda-hsv-010-spy_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/honda-hsv-010-spy-shots-at-suzuka/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/05-honda-hsv-010-spy_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/honda-hsv-010-spy-shots-at-suzuka/low/)
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VIDEO: Honda HSV-010 caught testing at Suzuka (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/27/video-honda-hsv-010-caught-testing-at-suzuka/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/01-honda-hsv-010-spy-630op.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/honda-hsv-010-spy-shots-at-suzuka/#2)Honda HSV-010 - Click above for image gallery
With the exception of a singular shot and a brief press release (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/21/nsx-no-more-honda-hsv-10-gt-ready-to-race-in-supergt/), Honda is predictably mum on details about its GT500-bound NSX replacement. Thankfully, one fan in Japan was able to snag shots of the HSV-010 undergoing testing at the Suzuka Circuit ahead of its first race in May, and judging by the pics below and videos after the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/27/video-honda-hsv-010-caught-testing-at-suzuka/#continued), SuperGT fans have plenty to be excited about.
Based on reports from the ground, Honda will campaign four HSV-010s in the 2010 season, each of which was testing at the racetrack late last week (check the differing window banners in the gallery below). The driver line-up hasn't been officially disclosed yet, but the new coupes will bear the numbers 8, 18, 32 and 100 at their debut May 20-21 at Suzuka.
Powering the HSV-010 (which stands for Honda Sports Velocity) is a 3.4-liter V8 mounted in front and sending power to the rear wheels through a six-speed sequential gearbox -- the same transmission used by Nissan and Toyota on its GT500 contenders. The styling bears some resemblance to prototypes (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/06/17/spy-shots-acura-nsx-hits-the-streets/) that ran the Nurburgring (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/06/17/spy-shots-acura-nsx-prototype-lifts-wheel-at-the-ring/) in recent years, but it's decidedly curvier, more aerodynamic and -- to our eyes -- damn sexy, particularly in matte black with the angry LED eyebrows.
As previously reported (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/11/report-honda-nsx-running-in-supergt/), Honda has no plans to sell a road-going version of the HSV-010 to consumers. Instead, the Big H has found a loop-hole in the SuperGT regulations that allows the automaker to campaign a car in the series that's "production feasible" but not in production. So unless Honda reverses course and pulls an LFA (http://www.autoblog.com/model/lfa), the closest you'll come to seeing and hearing the all-new NSX is in the videos after the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/27/video-honda-hsv-010-caught-testing-at-suzuka/#continued).
Gallery: Honda HSV-010 Spy Shots at Suzuka (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/honda-hsv-010-spy-shots-at-suzuka/low/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/01-honda-hsv-010-spy_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/honda-hsv-010-spy-shots-at-suzuka/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/02-honda-hsv-010-spy_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/honda-hsv-010-spy-shots-at-suzuka/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/03-honda-hsv-010-spy_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/honda-hsv-010-spy-shots-at-suzuka/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/04-honda-hsv-010-spy_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/honda-hsv-010-spy-shots-at-suzuka/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/05-honda-hsv-010-spy_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/honda-hsv-010-spy-shots-at-suzuka/low/)
[Source: Circuit Diary (http://www.kansenzyuku.com/circuitdiary/diary.cgi?no=129) via TOV (http://vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=870726)]Continue reading VIDEO: Honda HSV-010 caught testing at Suzuka (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/27/video-honda-hsv-010-caught-testing-at-suzuka/)
VIDEO: Honda HSV-010 caught testing at Suzuka (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/27/video-honda-hsv-010-caught-testing-at-suzuka/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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