Honda Racing's Tiago Montiero said it was an easy car to drive. This may be true if you have an F1 driver on your resume, but my racing experience is limited. More like. At least I had an idea of where the track was headed, having put in a few laps on Honda's Civic TCR. Honda NSX GT3 Review: The Gentleman GT3 Honda is taking its supercar competition to the next, with the NSX increasing the number of GT3s on its global grid. Montero wasn't lying when he said driving was easy. That's relative terms of course, and it might be useful to have some racing experience before you visit JAS Motorsport in Milan, which Honda has commissioned to build its running NSX GT3 race car. Milan has a rich history building Honda racing and designed the NSX with gentleman racing in mind. The only requirement? To some, it's a small change, even if it's a little jarring with my reality. Only this time I was strapped into the driver's seat, with Montero sitting next to me. Stripped and focused with its aerodynamic enhancements, lighter carbon fiber bodywork, sponsor livery and huge slick tires running on 18-inch alloy wheels, the NSX GT3 looks every inch purpose-built racing. Larger air scoops behind the doors feed the 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6, which is built alongside the production version in the United States. There's hybrid assistance in the road-going NSX, but in the GT3 the battery and engine have been shelved, not only to save weight, but because they won't work with current FIA GT3 regulations. A pity, really. Outputs vary via the FIA's often controversial Balance of Performance (BoP) formula, but think around 500bhp and you'd be right. The forced-induction V6 drives the rear wheels only through a six-speed sequential racing gearbox, and the paddles are mounted on a steering wheel that wouldn't fit my four-year-old with it and a bunch of sharp blades. It will be more colorful. Each dial does something important, from calling the pits, to getting a drink, to changing brake bias a
Honda Racing's Tiago Montiero said it was an easy car to drive. This may be true if you have an F1 driver on your resume, but my racing experience is limited. More like. At least I had an idea of where the track was headed, having put in a few laps on Honda's Civic TCR. Honda NSX GT3 Review: The Gentleman GT3 Honda is taking its supercar competition to the next, with the NSX increasing the number of GT3s on its global grid. Montero wasn't lying when he said driving was easy. That's relative terms of course, and it might be useful to have some racing experience before you visit JAS Motorsport in Milan, which Honda has commissioned to build its running NSX GT3 race car. Milan has a rich history building Honda racing and designed the NSX with gentleman racing in mind. The only requirement? To some, it's a small change, even if it's a little jarring with my reality. Only this time I was strapped into the driver's seat, with Montero sitting next to me. Stripped and focused with its aerodynamic enhancements, lighter carbon fiber bodywork, sponsor livery and huge slick tires running on 18-inch alloy wheels, the NSX GT3 looks every inch purpose-built racing. Larger air scoops behind the doors feed the 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6, which is built alongside the production version in the United States. There's hybrid assistance in the road-going NSX, but in the GT3 the battery and engine have been shelved, not only to save weight, but because they won't work with current FIA GT3 regulations. A pity, really. Outputs vary via the FIA's often controversial Balance of Performance (BoP) formula, but think around 500bhp and you'd be right. The forced-induction V6 drives the rear wheels only through a six-speed sequential racing gearbox, and the paddles are mounted on a steering wheel that wouldn't fit my four-year-old with it and a bunch of sharp blades. It will be more colorful. Each dial does something important, from calling the pits, to getting a drink, to changing brake bias and traction control. Then I won't bother them. Driving time: With seat belts and fear, there's no seat more comfortable than a racing seat. In other words, after you are held down by someone's hands, twist the belt and tighten it so tightly that breathing becomes a problem. Nothing gives people a more connected feeling than a race car, and the NSX GT3 is no exception. Fire it up and it's immediately noticeable that you feel and hear the engine. This isn't as muffled as a hybrid, and even so, it doesn't sound like a Honda Civic TCR, and it didn't take long for me to jump out. There's no clutch, at least no pedal, requiring a steady throttle, a bit of button push and paddle to pull out of the garage, as the automatic clutch saves you from all-too-easy racing stalls. It stuttered on the pit lane, and like any race car, the speed limit was the opposite of what it was designed to do. That makes the transition all the more explosive when it breaks free from the confines of the pit and becomes the first long right hand. Ten laps was my allotment, more than I expected and a real opportunity to build on its performance. Acceleration is supercar quick and you feel the lack of quality work in the engine's favor, the GT3 alerts and immediately. With the right aerodynamics, the faster you push, the faster it can go. This is the biggest change in a road car, requiring a recalibration of what you think is possible, how hard you can brake, how much speed you can carry, through and through a corner. It's wise to take a few familiarization laps before this, but the NSX didn't show any shortcomings and it felt easier, more predictable, and more balanced than previous TCR racers. There's tremendous grip, incredible brakes, and the sheer speed you can pedal your way through them and believe they'll shrug is absolutely, literally, breathtaking. Cornering is equally reliable, with responsive steering, good weight and precision, making all road cars feel sluggish by comparison. The engine delivers its performance at its top up to the rev counter sweep, but there's a low-rpm urge, too. The engine, whose docile linear delivery allows you to push the accelerator with confidence, responds with steady predictability, and the cruelest thing is thumping a gear through the finger-flick while another fires up, as you hear the revs through the lights. , watch Dash, appeal. Montiero is right, this is actually an easy car to drive, which might sound ridiculous on a 500-horsepower race car with wings and slick tires. This is well thought out, as drivers need to be hopping around the track for hours, while many of their rivals need to blast around the track for 24 hours. Gentleman Hybrid Pro, turn racing in an exciting hybrid supercar. Honda NSX GT3: The verdict is all about making for a close, compelling race car that's close to reality, or at least realistic for those with the pockets to take part. My father had always instilled in me the idea of being a gentleman since I was a kid, but I guess I liked the idea of being a gentleman racer.
