Good morning. Welcome to the Acura press conference, and thank you all for coming. These are exciting times for Acura, driven by a stable of great Acura products. Products like this all-new Acura RDX. While you've seen concepts and proto...
Acura unveiled an unprecedented trio of new
vehicles at the New York International Auto Show today, including the show stopping
world debut of the MD-X Concept SUV. In addition, a production version of the
all-new RDX perform...
Acura found several enticements about the American Le Mans Series, but one
major attraction drew them into the sports car series for 2007.
"We love competition," said Robert Clarke, president of Honda
Performance Development.
...
Three teams with depth and experience in multiple forms of American motorsports
will run Acura-powered sports prototypes in the 2007 American Le Mans Series,
officials of the teams and Honda Performance Development, Inc. (HPD) an...
Testing for Acura's 2007 American Le Mans Series program got off to an excellent start this week with a successful two-day test at Firebird International Raceway in Chandler, Arizona.
Lowe's Fernandez Racing and driver Adrian Fernandez...
The launch of the Acura Automobile Division on March 27, 1986, was a uniquely historic event, not just for Acura and its customers, but also for the global automotive industry. It was the beginning of a bold and successful venture - the ...
XM Satellite Radio, the nation's leading satellite radio company with more than 7 million subscribers, announced it will be the primary sponsor of the Andretti Green Racing (AGR) Acura Courage car in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS). T...
Preparing for one of motorsports' most demanding
events, the legendary 12
Hours of Sebring, can be a difficult task for racing teams. Long hours must
be logged on and off the
track by drivers, engineers and mechanics to tak...
Owners:
Adrian Fernandez
Tom Anderson
Drivers:
Adrian Fernandez, Mexico City
Luis Diaz, Mexico City
Entering its first season in the American Le Mans Series in 2007, Lowe's
Fernandez Racing brings a wealth of motorsp...
The American Le Mans Series features four exciting races
within one event on a race weekend.
Four separate classes compete for category wins and the
overall victory during an ALMS endurance race.
The speed difference between the fast...
The new Acura American Le Mans Series teams have a tough task in front of them.
Entering the highly-competitive world of endurance sports car racing, the new
factory-backed efforts make their debut in one of the most grueling contests ...
Owner:
Duncan Dayton
Drivers:
David Brabham, Maidenhead, England
Duncan Dayton, Danbury, CN
Stefan Johansson, Sherman Oaks, CA
Highcroft Racing joins the Acura factory sports-car effort in 2007 and brings
a strong or...
Acura's commitment to performance started well before Acura Division
was founded.
Soichiro Honda, who founded Honda Motor Co., Inc., in 1948, was a racing enthusiast
at heart. He steered the company into competitions early on ...
Michelin, the world's largest tire manufacturer, has been the most dominant
tire in the history of the highly-competitive American Le Mans Series.
The renowned tire supplier has posted 73 overall race victories in the 76
event...
When entrepreneur Don Panoz introduced the American Le Mans Series in 1999,
he wanted to tie his new project to the tradition that made the famed 24 Hours
of Le Mans the most prestigious endurance race in the world.
Panoz felt...
LMP1
Premier high-tech Le Mans prototypes (LMP) feature exotic purpose-built race
cars such as the Audi R10, Lola B06/10 and Zytek O4S. Minimum weight must be
925 kilograms (2,045 lbs.). These ultra-sophisticated racing cars ...
Acura has made a historic decision in 2007.
That decision reflects Acura's position as a leader in automotive performance
and technology.
The popular marque is going racing. And in a big way too.
Acura has entered the highly-c...
Acura enters an exciting new dimension in 2007.
The popular auto manufacturer begins its third decade as one of the nation's
top performance divisions, and Acura's entry into major league motorsports
ties perfectly into the ma...
Background:
Honda Performance Development (HPD), a subsidiary of American Honda Motor Co.,
Inc., is the technical operations center for Acura and Honda's high-performance
racing engines. HPD also coordinates Acura's participa...
Owners:
Michael Andretti
Kim Green
Kevin Savoree
Drivers:
Bryan Herta, Valencia, CA
Dario Franchitti, Edinburgh, Scotland
Marino Franchitti, Edinburgh, Scotland
Tony Kanaan, Miami, FL
Andretti Green Racing, one ...
The three new Acura American Le Mans Series teams made a spectacular debut Saturday
by taking the first, second and fourth positions in the LMP2 class at the 55th annual Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring,
one of the world's most prestig...
The Acura Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg proved to a real street fight
Saturday, with some slam-bang action around the 1.8-mile circuit.
The American Le Mans Series debut in the streets of St. Petersburg lived up
to exp...
