Acura's arx-05 DPI prototype has been one of the most beautiful cars in IMSA for many years. According to the first forecast of the brand's follow-up car arx-06, this continuity should continue As the sixth generation prototype car of Acura, arx-06 will compete in the new lmdh level in 2023.
Arx-06, full name Acura racing empirical, generation 6, was designed by the team of Acura Design Studio in Los Angeles, California. The stylists there cooperated with the engineers of Honda performance development department and chassis supplier oreca to complete this work. The design process of arx-06 is the same as that of mass production vehicles. Designers start with sketches and then turn to scale models and wind tunnel tests. In addition, it must meet all performance goals while still having identifiable Acura Design clues, which may be particularly difficult for these radical prototype cars.
The sharp front end of the car uses a huge spear shaped LED lamp, whose shape echoes the lighting characteristics of cars with the same production capacity as integra. The wild Type-S coating makes it difficult for people to see other details, but the arx-06 has a huge front splitter and rear diffuser, a tail wing with top mounted fender, cool air passing elements and blue brake calipers. As for the powertrain, no other information has been announced except the news that the arx-06 will use a hybrid engine.
Acura said that it would continue to cooperate with Meyer shank and Wayne Taylor in the 2023 season. The predecessor of arx-06 won the IMSA DPI championship in 2019 and 2020, won the Daytona 24-hour endurance race in 2022, and won the podium results in other major competitions in 2021. In 2023, arx-06 will share the track with other lmdh cars from BMW, Cadillac and Porsche. In 2024, alpine and Lamborghini will also participate in this competition.