Acura/HPD's future plans

[hondafan37]

http://www.endurance-info.com/fr/hpd...upe-pour-2015/

[HORNDAWG]

http://sportscar365.com/wec/hpd-conf...ject-unlikely/







L.P.

[JoestForEver]

So no more P1 chassis,but a drivetrain is fully available there. Hummmm, hopefully some teams in WEC will buy P2s other than Oreca 03.

[MagVanisher]

Originally Posted by JoestForEver

So no more P1 chassis,but a drivetrain is fully available there. Hummmm, hopefully some teams in WEC will buy P2s other than Oreca 03.

I wish Honda should join in for the LMP1 car.

Anyway, I hope they only concentrate on LMP2 instead of making DPs.

[Mal]

It is a shame as they clearly could afford it if they wanted to!

Honda doubles net profit to £1bn in the three months to December, thanks to increasing global sales and a weaker yen

From Sky News this morning

[TF110]

Their concentration is F1 it seems. Funny though, if Nissan joins the wec next year you gotta wonder, "where's Honda?"

[Mal]

Interestingly though in Joe Sawards blog it says that Wirth Research are currently recruiting technical staff. It doesnt say what for though ......

http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2014/...-from-enstone/

[CTD]

With both Toyota and Nissan running in WEC in the future, Honda is really missing from the party.
Very much like when it was only Mercedes and Audi in DTM.

[Victor_RO]

Originally Posted by Mal

Interestingly though in Joe Sawards blog it says that Wirth Research are currently recruiting technical staff. It doesnt say what for though ......

http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2014/...-from-enstone/

Honda are developing an IndyCar aero kit for 2015 too, let's not forget.

[Jack Spratt]

http://sportscar365.com/imsa/tusc/ho...sebring-debut/

[FstrthnU]

http://www.racer.com/index.php/imsa/...coupe-for-2015
HPD ARX-04b LMP2 coupe to be ready for 2015

[Disraeli Eers]

Cool.... I'm excited to see a new closed-top car.

Also the article mentions they had a P1 car ready to manufacture but there wasn't enough interest.

[carbon_titanium]

Originally Posted by Disraeli Eers

Cool.... I'm excited to see a new closed-top car.

Also the article mentions they had a P1 car ready to manufacture but there wasn't enough interest.

Very probably the 2015 lmp2 is a reworked lmp1 with the V6 HPD engine (or maybe the 3.5 that is going to debut in the starwork riley DP)

[joeb]

Originally Posted by Disraeli Eers

Cool.... I'm excited to see a new closed-top car.

Me too. They mentioned that it will look a bit different from the current design of closed top LMP's. I'm not sure what that means, but I am intrigued!

[MagVanisher]

Originally Posted by FstrthnU

http://www.racer.com/index.php/imsa/...coupe-for-2015
HPD ARX-04b LMP2 coupe to be ready for 2015

Finally, there's news for the LMP2 coupe! I'm hoping that Wirth Research won't be slapping a NSX body onto the prototype. Or rather, let's hope that it's still eligible through 2017 and beyond.

[Bobby_GT6262]

If Honda were to go fulls works LMP1 in WEC it would orchestrated by Honda Racing not HPD. I hope you guys know that HPD and Honda Racing are two separate entities.

[Christian Mogami]

Originally Posted by Bobby_GT6262

If Honda were to go fulls works LMP1 in WEC it would orchestrated by Honda Racing not HPD. I hope you guys know that HPD and Honda Racing are two separate entities.

HPD is a racing division of HNA.Honda Racing is paying the bill to test the new 2015 P1 engine with ERS to help with their F1 engine.It would be a legal way of getting more testing miles on the new power-train tech.All you have to do is look at the new Renault F1 engine and that would explain why Honda would like more testing.

AHM(sales division of HNA)is funding the new P2 Coupe and new NSX racing engine.

[Bobby_GT6262]

Originally Posted by Christian Mogami

HPD is a racing division of HNA.Honda Racing is paying the bill to test the new 2015 P1 engine with ERS to help with their F1 engine.It would be a legal way of getting more testing miles on the new power-train tech.All you have to do is look at the new Renault F1 engine and that would explain why Honda would like more testing.

AHM(sales division of HNA)is funding the new P2 Coupe and new NSX racing engine.

HPD testing 2015 F1 engine? Where are you getting your info? HPD focus in on NA activities such as INDYCAR, TUSSC, PWC, and grassroots stuff. Honda Racing are focus in European and Asian series such as F1, Super GT, Super Formula, WTCC, etc. If Honda were to go full works LMP1 and not built cars for privateers it would be orchestrated by Honda Racing. Check out Hondas 2014 motorsport activities conference theres no word about P2 couples because it being develop by HDP.

[Christian Mogami]

Originally Posted by Bobby_GT6262

HPD testing 2015 F1 engine? Where are you getting your info? HPD focus in on NA activities such as INDYCAR, TUSSC, PWC, and grassroots stuff. Honda Racing are focus in European and Asian series such as F1, Super GT, Super Formula, WTCC, etc. If Honda were to go full works LMP1 and not built cars for privateers it would be orchestrated by Honda Racing. Check out Hondas 2014 motorsport activities conference theres no word about P2 couples because it being develop by HDP.

I didn't say HPD was testing the 2015 F1 engine!HPD will be helping with the testing and development of the ERS,Turbo Design and Cooling(the three biggest challenges of the new F1 Engine) to help and better understand the tech.The engine is the easiest part(don't need a lot of testing) of the new F1 Power-Unit.HPD will be using the HR22t to test the new tech and that will help HondaF1 Racing.

And if more manufactures join P1,Honda will follow but first they are putting all their might to the F1 Power-Unit and McLaren.

[Bobby_GT6262]

Originally Posted by Christian Mogami

I didn't say HPD was testing the 2015 F1 engine!HPD will be helping with the testing and development of the ERS,Turbo Design and Cooling(the three biggest challenges of the new F1 Engine) to help and better understand the tech.The engine is the easiest part(don't need a lot of testing) of the new F1 Power-Unit.HPD will be using the HR22t to test the new tech and that will help HondaF1 Racing.

And if more manufactures join P1,Honda will follow but first they are putting all their might to the F1 Power-Unit and McLaren.

You're right there 100% focus on F1 right now. All they need now is a high profile driver to be a strong contender. But who knows what can happen in the future. Figuratively speaking say Toyota wins the constructors and Nissan moves from garage 56 to works LMP1 that should be enough to bring Honda to LMP1 haha. Do you have any info on the NSX GTE program?

[Christian Mogami]

Originally Posted by Bobby_GT6262

You're right there 100% focus on F1 right now. All they need now is a high profile driver to be a strong contender. But who knows what can happen in the future. Figuratively speaking say Toyota wins the constructors and Nissan moves from garage 56 to works LMP1 that should be enough to bring Honda to LMP1 haha. Do you have any info on the NSX GTE program?

Working on it but at the moment there is no place to race it unless there are rule changes and that might not happen until 2016/17.Honda wants to race it hybrid only.But there is talks with series at the moment to push up that date allowing Hybrids in GTE or GTLM for next year.

There might be some info at Geneva Auto Show in the Morning.

[Articus]

Originally Posted by Christian Mogami

Working on it but at the moment there is no place to race it unless there are rule changes and that might not happen until 2016/17.Honda wants to race it hybrid only.But there is talks with series at the moment to push up that date allowing Hybrids in GTE or GTLM for next year.

There might be some info at Geneva Auto Show in the Morning.

Hybrids in GTE is just one big can of worms...

[MagVanisher]

Originally Posted by Articus

Hybrids in GTE is just one big can of worms...

Well, it is applied on the current ruleset. If Honda can successfully lobby a change of rules in the upcoming GT regs, hybrids can be raced internationally.

Oh yeah, and if hybrids are allowed, that means the NSX will be raced anywhere while the CR-Z will be relegated to Super GT.

[Koenigsegg]

It does make sense to allow hybrids. Almost all of the biggest manufacturers have a hybrid car. And if the ACO wants to racing a bit greener, they need hybrids. Don't think it will be mandatory, for example Aston Martin and SRT doesn't have a hybrid car at the moment. I also don't think the hybrid option has to be on the road car. I do see the likes of BMW switching to the BMW i8 for racing, or turn the M4 into a hybrid race car. The Porsche 911 (991) already has room for an electric engine in the road version and Porsche already raced with an hybrid car in ALMS (unclassified).

[Bobby_GT6262]

Originally Posted by MagVanisher

Well, it is applied on the current ruleset. If Honda can successfully lobby a change of rules in the upcoming GT regs, hybrids can be raced internationally.

Oh yeah, and if hybrids are allowed, that means the NSX will be raced anywhere while the CR-Z will be relegated to Super GT.

How soon can see hybrids in GTE or GT3?