The No. 188 Honda NSX GT3 is one of the more recognisable GT300 entries in recent Super GT history. Running under the Team Up Garage banner, the car carried the branding of Up Garage — a well-established Japanese used-car parts retailer — and entrusted the wheel to Takashi Kobayashi and Kosuke Matsuura for the 2020 campaign. Spark Model has documented this entry in resin at 1:43, adding it to the brand's ongoing SGT series.
The Honda NSX GT3 is derived from the NC1-generation NSX road car and developed in collaboration between JAS Motorsport and Honda Racing Corporation. For GT3 homologation, the road car's SH-AWD hybrid system was removed entirely, leaving a rear-wheel-drive configuration powered by a 3.5-litre twin-turbocharged V6. Output is managed under Balance of Performance regulations, as is standard across the GT3 class globally. The result is a purpose-built racing machine sharing its fundamental architecture with a road car produced in low volumes.
Car No. 188 and the 2020 GT300 Season
The 2020 Super GT season ran a reduced schedule of seven rounds due to COVID-19 restrictions, visiting circuits including Fuji Speedway, Autopolis, Sugo and Motegi. Within this condensed calendar, the No. 188 Team Up Garage entry — fielded with Takashi Kobayashi and Kosuke Matsuura sharing duties — competed in the GT300 class throughout the season. The Up Garage livery has a consistent presence in the GT300 paddock across multiple seasons, making it immediately identifiable to regular followers of the series.
Spark Model's SGT Series at 1:43
Spark Model produces this replica in resin, the material consistent with the brand's 1:43 racing car range. The SGT series represents one of the very few sources for 1:43 scale model coverage of GT300 machinery — a segment that attracts relatively limited attention from other manufacturers at this scale. The model reproduces the No. 188 car's livery and race number, with Kobayashi and Matsuura listed as the drivers for the 2020 Super GT GT300 entry.
In the Display Cabinet
At 1:43, this model sits naturally alongside other Spark SGT releases from the 2020 season — such as the No. 360 Team Mach entry — as well as earlier Up Garage and Team Mach NSX GT3 models from the 2018–2019 seasons. For collectors focused on Japanese domestic motorsport, the Up Garage livery carries strong visual identity across multiple years and makes a coherent thematic group with other GT300 NSX GT3 entries from the same era.
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What car does this Spark Model represent?
It represents the No. 188 Honda NSX GT3 entered by Team Up Garage in the 2020 Super GT GT300 class, with Takashi Kobayashi and Kosuke Matsuura as drivers.
What material is the model made from?
Spark Model produces this at 1:43 in resin, consistent with the brand's standard construction for GT300 and GT500 racing replicas in their SGT series.
Why did the 2020 Super GT season have fewer rounds than usual?
The 2020 Super GT calendar was reduced to seven rounds due to COVID-19 restrictions, a departure from the usual schedule of eight or more rounds.
Who are Takashi Kobayashi and Kosuke Matsuura?
Both are established Japanese GT racing drivers. Kosuke Matsuura has a long Super GT career, and together they shared the No. 188 Team Up Garage NSX GT3 throughout the 2020 season.
