TheHonda HSV-010 GT (an abbreviation forHondaSportsVelocity)[1] is agrand touringrace car manufactured and designed byHonda. The HSV-010 GT served as the successor to thefirst generation Honda NSX-GT and competed in the JapaneseSuper GT racing series, where it raced from 2010 to 2013.
On October 23, 2009, Honda officially announced the end of the mid-engineNSX-GT's participation inSuper GT racing, as it was only allowed to participate as an exception inthe 2009 season. In principle, Super GT's 2009 regulations allowed the use of onlyfront-engine rear-drive cars, and Honda did not have a FR successor car ready due tothe economic environment at the time.[2]
On November 15, 2009, Honda announced that, despite withdrawing the NSX from Super GT competition, it would campaign a car for the 2010 season. Honda revealed that the car would be based on the cancelled"New NSX" production vehicle. Unlike typical Super GT cars, the vehicle is not based on any production vehicle that is made available to purchase by the general public. It is reported that although the Super GT normally requires racing vehicles to be based on production cars, the use of a production-ready car is also allowed.[3][4] The 3.4 L (210 cu in) HR10EGV8 engine was based on the HR09E built forFormula Nippon. On December 22, 2009, Honda announced the HSV-010 GT as the successor to the NSX Super GT in theSuper GT series.
The Honda HSV-010 GT officially debuted in the2010 Super GT Series with five GT500 entries fromWeider Honda Racing,Autobacs Racing Team Aguri,Keihin Real Racing,Nakajima Racing, andTeam Kunimitsu.[5] Weider Honda Racing won the teams' championship, withTakashi Kogure andLoïc Duval winning the drivers' championship.[5]
For the2011 season, the HSV-010 GT'sradiator was divided in two and relocated to the sides of the car, with the goal of quicker cornering via a reducedmoment of inertia with respect toyaw. However, in doing so, thecentre of mass was raised, and configuration and adjustment became a more difficult and time-consuming task.[2]
For the2013 season, the last season under 2009 regulations, the radiator was moved back to the front of the car with lightened equipment. Instead, a shorterexhaust system with exhaust exits on both sides was used, allowing the V8 engine to rev higher.[2] The HSV-010 GT's overall potential was improved, with the #17Keihin HSV-010 placing second overall in the Teams' Championship.[6]
The HSV-010 GT was superseded by theHonda NSX Concept-GT for2014, based on the second generation NSX Concept.
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