Acura ARX-05 DPi race car fails to sell despite $563,000 bid

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Dan Smith MARCH 6, 2024

Bidding for the 2022 Acura ARX-05 DPi race car closed on December 23 on popular car auction website Bring a Trailer, with a final bid of $563,000. Although the numbers were high, the reservation price was not reached and, as a result, the car did not sell.

However, while it is possible that a deal could be made as a seller, in this case, Acura's parent Honda's Honda Performance Development Motorsports division said in the comments section of the listing, "The best we can do to determine if a deal can be reached. We are in talks with bidders." ”

No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing 2022 Acura ARX-05 DPi Race Car - Photo Credit: Bring Your Trailer

With no active market for used race cars, it's difficult to judge the value of such a car, but given its pedigree, the $563,000 bid can be considered low. The race car is the No. 10 Acura ARX-05 DPi, built and raced by Wayne Taylor Racing for the 2022 IMSA Sportscar Championship season. It will be completed in the second half of 2021 and campaigned with 10 races throughout 2022. With race wins at Laguna Seca, Mid-Ohio, Watkins Glen and Road America, the team finished second in his championship. 60 Acura ARX-05 Meyer Shank Racing. Power is a twin-turbo 3.5-liter V-type 6-cylinder engine, and according to the list, the maximum output when new is 600 horsepower. This engine is mated to his 6-speed sequential transmission from Xtrac and has about 3,000 miles on it since it was installed. The listing says the car has about 11,000 full miles.

No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing 2022 Acura ARX-05 DPi Race Car - Photo Credit: Bring Your TrailerNo. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing 2022 Acura ARX-05 DPi Race Car - Photo Credit: Bring Your Trailer

The chassis is an Oreca design with double wishbone pushrod suspension, electronically assisted rack and pinion steering, an air jack system and a braking package consisting of Brembo 6-piston calipers and AP Racing carbon-ceramic rotors. Staggered Rotiform 18-inch forged aluminum wheels are fitted with Michelin Pilot Sport P2L tires. The DPi class will be replaced by the GTP class next year as the premier class in the sportscar championship. The GTP class applies to both his new LMDh race car and his existing LMH car. Acura will be competing with the new ARX-06 LMDh race car. This means that this ARX-05 DPi cannot be campaigned in future seasons of the Sportscar Championship, but the car would be an impressive addition to the private collections of Acura dealers and wealthy Acura fans. I guess.