Honda Super GT racer unleashed

Honda has unleashed the world’s coolest – and scariest – Super GT racer on earth: the Honda HSV-010 GT.

The super-sexy GT racer will compete in the GT500 class of the 2010 Super GT Series, racing against the monster Nissan GT-R GT500.

View images of the Honda Super GT racer and the Nissan GT-R GT500

The HSV-010 (short for Honda Sports Velocity) racer features a 3.4-litre naturally-aspirated V8 engine developing “500bhp or more” and 290lb/ft of pulling power.

Honda said no performance figures have been verified for the beast but with a kerb weight of just 1,100kg (less than a Ford Fiesta) expect a 0-62mph time of around three seconds or less.

The Honda GT racer is built on a bespoke platform – Honda told us “a one-off” – and features a sequential six-speed box with steering wheel mounted paddles sending those 500 horses to the rear-wheels.

While this ‘one-off’ will debut in the 2010 GT Series, we’re politely asking Honda to make this beast a production car.

What with the demise of the superb Honda NSX, there’s definitely space for a Japanese supercar to take on the mighty Lexus LF-A.

We’re pretty sure this thing is probably cheaper than an LF-A too…

Vijay Pattni.

Video: Check out the Lexus LF-A