Honda Racing Corporation's David Salters on the Benefits of Hybrids
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- Honda, like every automaker that goes racing, does so for myriad reasons.
- The same day that we sat down with Salters, Honda released a new television campaign that directly ties Honda's roadgoing hybrids (the Accord, Civic, CR-V, and Prelude) to the brand's race cars.
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The comments come after Honda released a new TV ad directly comparing the hybrid systems in its race cars to those found in roadgoing models.
Josh Hernandez/Penske Entertainment In a roundtable interview with Car and Driver, the president of the Honda Racing Corporation USA, David Salters, directly tied Honda's hybrid race cars to its street-legal models.The comments followed the launch of the company's new television ad showcasing the brand's "relentless spirit," making the same comparison. Salters explained how race cars' dependence on software helps tie them to modern road cars, specifically modern hybrids. Despite recently announcing that it will be withdrawing the Acura brand from the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at the end of the 2026 season, Honda re-committed to the NTT IndyCar series on a multi-year deal in February. According to Honda Racing Corporation U.S. (HRC U.S.) President David Salters, the automaker's ability to lend a hand in shaping the future of IndyCar's engine regulations is "critical" to Honda staying in the sport. After all, as Salters pointed out to Car and Driver several times ahead of the 2026 Indy 500, racing is a business, and somebody needs to make sure the ledgers are balanced.
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