Here is an excerpt of the NSX Concept GT500 news from RE.
"Hideo Sasaki, the head of motorsports department at Honda discussed the new car at its launch, “we will be competing with a GT500 car built based on the concept model of the new ‘NSX,’ which is planned to be launched in the market in 2015. To preserve the image of NSX, we could not compromise the mid-engine and hybrid. I would like to express my appreciation to the JAF, GTA, Toyota, and Nissan for their understanding on this subject. It was very difficult and disadvantageous to go with a mid-engine since a standardised monocoque designed for a front-engine car had to be used, but, on the other hand, it was a good challenge for our development team. For the hybrid, the system used in the CR-Z GT of GT300 class will be evolved and adopted.”
4 complete article:
http://www.racecar-engineering.com/articles/gt500-2014-the-shape-of-the-future-revealed/2/
Of course with money and resources, anything can be done but his sure sounds like an afterthought if ALL teams using the same monocoque w/ FE except Honda.
"Hideo Sasaki, the head of motorsports department at Honda discussed the new car at its launch, “we will be competing with a GT500 car built based on the concept model of the new ‘NSX,’ which is planned to be launched in the market in 2015. To preserve the image of NSX, we could not compromise the mid-engine and hybrid. I would like to express my appreciation to the JAF, GTA, Toyota, and Nissan for their understanding on this subject. It was very difficult and disadvantageous to go with a mid-engine since a standardised monocoque designed for a front-engine car had to be used, but, on the other hand, it was a good challenge for our development team. For the hybrid, the system used in the CR-Z GT of GT300 class will be evolved and adopted.”
4 complete article:
http://www.racecar-engineering.com/articles/gt500-2014-the-shape-of-the-future-revealed/2/
Of course with money and resources, anything can be done but his sure sounds like an afterthought if ALL teams using the same monocoque w/ FE except Honda.
