{"id":62322,"date":"2018-06-25T20:58:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-25T17:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-acura-tlx-gt-cards-class-win-and-third-overall-as-acura-sets-multiple-records-at-2018-pikes-peak-international-hill-climb\/"},"modified":"2018-06-25T21:00:02","modified_gmt":"2018-06-26T01:00:02","slug":"el-acura-tlx-gt-logra-victoria-en-la-clase-y-tercer-lugar-en-general-mientras-que-acura-establece-multiples-records-en-la-subida-de-montana-internacional-de-pikes-peak-de-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/el-acura-tlx-gt-logra-victoria-en-la-clase-y-tercer-lugar-en-general-mientras-que-acura-establece-multiples-records-en-la-subida-de-montana-internacional-de-pikes-peak-de-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Acura TLX GT Cards Class Win and Third Overall as Acura Sets Multiple Records at 2018 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>PIKES PEAK, <span class=\"xn-location\">Colorado<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 25, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0Acura once again showcased its performance credentials with a multiple record-setting campaign of the 2018 Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, its seventh consecutive run to the mountain&#8217;s 14,115-foot summit. Acura&#8217;s &#8220;Race to the Clouds&#8221; was highlighted by the Acura TLX GT as the fastest production-based car, earning Acura an overall third-place finish; by the Acura NSX, which set a new Hybrid record; by the TLX A-Spec, posting a new course record for a front-wheel-drive car; and the 2019 RDX making its motorsports debut third-in-class. <\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg3672left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg3672left\" title=\"Acura TLX GT First in Open Class, Third Overall as Acura Sets Multiple Records at 2018 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Acura TLX GT First in Open Class, Third Overall as Acura Sets Multiple Records at 2018 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb\" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/710562\/Acura_TLX_GT_First_in_Open_Class.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We love Pikes Peak. It&#8217;s a tremendous test of Acura technology and of our performance capabilities,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Jon Ikeda<\/span>, vice president and general manager of Acura. &#8220;Congratulations to <span class=\"xn-person\">Peter Cunningham<\/span> and the RealTime Racing team, along with our associates at Honda R&amp;D and Honda Performance Development who helped make this another exciting year for Acura at Pikes Peak.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The TLX GT, driven by <span class=\"xn-person\">Peter Cunningham<\/span>, posted an impressive, record-setting time of 9:27.352, earning Acura its third straight Open Class victory and an overall third place finish, bested only by two bespoke, highly specialized racing machines. This year&#8217;s TLX GT featured a power-enhanced J35 twin-turbo V6 motor with new software mapping, new transmission gearing, revised suspension geometry and Pirelli racing slicks. Long-time Acura racing partner and owner of RealTime Racing, <span class=\"xn-person\">Peter Cunningham<\/span>, was last year&#8217;s Pikes Peak Rookie of the Year. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m so proud of our Acura and RealTime Racing team, who, as usual, brought their A-game to the top of the mountain,&#8221; said Cunningham. &#8220;We had some incredibly tough competition this year, but all of our hard work, building on the great fundamentals of the Acura TLX, paid off in a big way again this year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The production-based Acura NSX, piloted by Honda R&amp;D engineer <span class=\"xn-person\">James Robinson<\/span>, posted a new Hybrid record, besting its own 2017 record with a time of 10:02.448, finishing fourth in the Time Attack 1 Class. Building on the successful modifications from last year&#8217;s run, the TA1 NSX featured larger turbos, new software and new aerodynamic elements including a bigger wing and front splitter. <\/p>\n<p>The Acura TLX A-Spec, piloted by Honda R&amp;D engineer and five-time Pikes Peak veteran <span class=\"xn-person\">Nick Robinson<\/span>, set a new course record for a front-wheel-drive car with a time of 10:48.094. This year&#8217;s TLX A-Spec competed with an updated 500-horsepower 3.5-liter V6 turbo powerplant, a limited-slip differential and a revised aerodynamic package. <\/p>\n<p>Pikes Peak rookie, and Honda R&amp;D engineer <span class=\"xn-person\">Jordan Guitar<\/span>, debuted the all-new 2019 RDX on the Exhibition Class podium despite deteriorating weather that forced race officials to truncate the course in its closing hours. <\/p>\n<p>This is the seventh consecutive year that Acura has raced vehicles in the historic Pikes Peak event. Acura also served as the Official Pace Car sponsor of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, with a 2019 RDX A-Spec driven by Olympic figure skating bronze medalist <span class=\"xn-person\">Chris Knierim<\/span>. <\/p>\n<p><b>About Acura Motorsports<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Over three decades, Acura has utilized racing as a means to test its mettle and prove out its performance capabilities, capturing numerous national endurance and sports car racing titles along the way. Today, Acura is racing the ARX-05 Daytona Prototype, campaigned by Team Penske, in American endurance sportscar racing competition, and the NSX GT3, partnered with Meyer Shank Racing, in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship series. Acura is also celebrating its seventh year of racing at the Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb and serves as Official Pace Vehicle of the annual &#8216;Race to the Clouds&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Acura<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Acura is a leading automotive luxury nameplate that delivers Precision Crafted Performance, representing the original values of the Acura brand \u2013 a commitment to evocative styling, high performance and innovative engineering, all built on a foundation of quality and reliability.<\/p>\n<p>The Acura lineup features six distinctive models \u2013 the RLX premium, luxury sedan, the TLX performance luxury sedan, the ILX sport sedan, the five-passenger RDX luxury crossover SUV, the seven-passenger Acura MDX, America&#8217;s all-time best-selling three-row luxury SUV and the next-generation, electrified NSX supercar as a new and pinnacle expression of Acura Precision Crafted Performance.<\/p>\n<p>Five of the six models in the Acura lineup are made exclusively in central <span class=\"xn-location\">Ohio<\/span><sup>1<\/sup>, including the ILX and TLX luxury sports sedans (Marysville Auto Plant), the RDX and MDX luxury SUVs (East Liberty Auto Plant) and the Acura NSX supercar, which is built to order at the Performance Manufacturing Center in <span class=\"xn-location\">Marysville, Ohio<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><b>For More Information<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Additional media information including pricing, features and high-resolution photography is available at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acuranews.com\/channels\/acura-automobiles\" rel=\"nofollow\">AcuraNews.com<\/a>. Consumer information is available at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acura.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Acura.com<\/a>. Follow Acura on social media at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/acura.us\/SocialChannels\" rel=\"nofollow\">Acura.us\/SocialChannels<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><sup>1<\/sup> Using domestic and globally sourced parts<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg0547left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg0547left\" title=\"Acura TLX GT First in Open Class, Third Overall as Acura Sets Multiple Records at 2018 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Acura TLX GT First in Open Class, Third Overall as Acura Sets Multiple Records at 2018 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb\" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/710560\/Acura_2018_Pikes_Peak_International_Hill.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgf4dfleft\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgf4dfleft\" title=\"Acura NSX Sets Hybrid Record, Fourth in Class at 2018 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Acura NSX Sets Hybrid Record, Fourth in Class at 2018 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb\" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/710564\/Acura_NSX_Sets_Hybrid_Record.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg0759left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg0759left\" title=\"Acura TLX A-Spec Sets New Front-Wheel Drive Record at 2018 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Acura TLX A-Spec Sets New Front-Wheel Drive Record at 2018 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb\" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/710566\/Acura_Front_Wheel_Drive_Record.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg8576left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg8576left\" title=\"2019 Acura RDX Makes Motorsports Debut on Podium at 2018 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb \" border=\"0\" alt=\"2019 Acura RDX Makes Motorsports Debut on Podium at 2018 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb \" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/710565\/Acura_2019_Acura_RDX_Motorsports_Debut.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg82f6left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg82f6left\" title=\"Acura Logo. \" border=\"0\" alt=\"Acura Logo. \" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/592658\/Acura_Logo.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/710562\/Acura_TLX_GT_First_in_Open_Class.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/710562\/Acura_TLX_GT_First_in_Open_Class.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/710560\/Acura_2018_Pikes_Peak_International_Hill.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/710560\/Acura_2018_Pikes_Peak_International_Hill.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211;\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/710564\/Acura_NSX_Sets_Hybrid_Record.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/710564\/Acura_NSX_Sets_Hybrid_Record.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211;\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/710566\/Acura_Front_Wheel_Drive_Record.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/710566\/Acura_Front_Wheel_Drive_Record.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/710565\/Acura_2019_Acura_RDX_Motorsports_Debut.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/710565\/Acura_2019_Acura_RDX_Motorsports_Debut.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/592658\/Acura_Logo.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/592658\/Acura_Logo.jpg<\/a> <\/p>\n<p\/>\n<p>SOURCE  Acura<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>PIKES PEAK, <span class=\"xn-location\">Colorado<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 25, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0Acura once again showcased its performance credentials with a multiple record-setting campaign of the 2018 Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, its seventh consecutive run to the mountain&#8217;s 14,115-foot summit. 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