Honda GT-500 HSV-010 GT

Honda has just released the final spec sheet for their 2010 Super GT contender, the HSV-010 GT..

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And it looks like a cracker! Honda announced today their participation in the 2010 Super GT series with what was going to be their FR V10. Honda will take part in the GT500 series after saying sayonara to the  previous NSX which it used until last season. The NSX was effectively cut out of Super GT after new rules stipulated that participating cars must be Front Engine and Rear wheel drive. The killer though is how Honda managed to wriggle their way out of the “Must be a production ready car”, claiming that the FR V10 which was put on the back burner last year is technically still ‘production ready’. Or so at least they say. What this means for us is that while Honda will still be able to partake in GT500 but we’re probably likely not to see the car in a road going form any time soon.

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Other than the major details listed below, Honda only went on to confirm which teams will be participating and who the drivers will be. In total there will be five teams, looking something like this.

Team Details:

Team	Drivers
Arta #8	Ralph Firman	Yuji Ide
Real Racing #17	Toshihiro Kaneishi	Kodai Tsukakoshi
Dome Racing #18	Takashi Kogure	Loic Duval
Nakajima Racing #32	Ryo Michigami	Yuki Nakayama
Team Kunimitsu	Takuya Izawa	Naoki Yamamoto

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And the Car Details:

Engine	Engine Name	HR10EG
	Cylinders and Arrangement	Liquid Cooled Longitudinal V8
	V-Angle	90 Degrees
	Valve Train	Gear Driven DOHC with 2 Intake & 2 Exhaust Valves Per Cylinder
	Displacement	3,397cm3
	Bore & Stroke	93.0 x 62.5
	Compression Ratio	-Withheld-
	Maximum Power Output (kw / ps)	370kw / 500ps (Or Over)
	Maximum Torque (Nm / kg/m)	392Nm / 40.0kg/m (Or Over)
	Throttle Control	Mechanical
	Fuel Supply System	Honda PGM-FI (Programmed Fuel Injection)
	Lubrication	Dry Sump
	Gasoline	Unleaded Premium Gas

Dimensions Weight	Length	4675mm
	Width	2000mm
	Height	-Withheld-
	Weight	1100kg (or over)

Powertrain and Suspension	Transmission	Constant Mesh
	Shift Method	Steering Wheel Paddle Shift
	Steering	Electric Power Assisted Rack & Pinion (EPS)
	Tyres Front	330/40 18”
	Tyres Rear	330/45 17”
	Brakes	Ventilated Hydraulic System
	Suspension	Front & Rear Double Wishbone
	Stabilizer	Front & Rear Torsion Bars
	Tyres Front	330/40 18”
	Tyres Rear	330/45 17”

Oh and if you’re wondering what the HSV stands for, its for Honda Sports Velocity.

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Peter