Thursday 9th July 2009

Honda Mugen Competition - Don't Forget To Enter!

Fly to Japan with PH and Honda, and be first to sample the amazing Honda Civic Type R Mugen

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Honda and PistonHeads have teamed up to offer one lucky reader the opportunity of a lifetime to visit the Mugen factory in Japan - and get a high-speed passenger ride in the eagerly-anticipated Civic Type R Mugen as it completes its final shake-down at the test track.

Full details of the competition and how to enter can be found here and the competition closes on Friday July 10th. Don't forget to enter for your chance to win this truly amazing prize!

Type R Mugen - sample it first with PH!

 

[VladD]

That looks awful, what were they thinking.

[St3veM]

+1

Looks like they ramraided Halfords with superglue all over the car.

[adycav]

Come on guys it's a great prize for a performance car enthusiast, and all you can do is slag off the car's looks?

[Mieran]

I've already entered.

Why is the deadline been extended though?

[deevlash]

did they put the wheels from a shopping trolley on it?

[Staffy1984]

Mieran said:

I've already entered.

Why is the deadline been extended though?

Probably because no one can be arsed writing 250 words for an overpriced, underpowered honda, Would be great to give it a spin, but not in a million years would i buy it when I could pick up a second hand litchfield type 20/25 for less, 230 bhp FF versus 420bhp AWD with active rear diff control, porsche brakes, and a cossy engine, no contest honda, TRY HARDER.

[Garlick]

Staffy1984 said:

Mieran said:

I've already entered.

Why is the deadline been extended though?

Probably because no one can be arsed writing 250 words for an overpriced, underpowered honda, Would be great to give it a spin, but not in a million years would i buy it when I could pick up a second hand litchfield type 20/25 for less, 230 bhp FF versus 420bhp AWD with active rear diff control, porsche brakes, and a cossy engine, no contest honda, TRY HARDER.

Sorry for offering such a rubbish prize, please accept sincere apologies from PH for your upset.

Membership fee refund is in the post.

[SkinnyBoy]

Garlick said:

Staffy1984 said:

Mieran said:

I've already entered.

Why is the deadline been extended though?

Probably because no one can be arsed writing 250 words for an overpriced, underpowered honda, Would be great to give it a spin, but not in a million years would i buy it when I could pick up a second hand litchfield type 20/25 for less, 230 bhp FF versus 420bhp AWD with active rear diff control, porsche brakes, and a cossy engine, no contest honda, TRY HARDER.

Sorry for offering such a rubbish prize, please accept sincere apologies from PH for your upset.

Membership fee refund is in the post.

Is this open to us colonials in satan's ahole, Australia?

[Mr Gear]

Garlick said:

Staffy1984 said:

Mieran said:

I've already entered.

Why is the deadline been extended though?

Probably because no one can be arsed writing 250 words for an overpriced, underpowered honda, Would be great to give it a spin, but not in a million years would i buy it when I could pick up a second hand litchfield type 20/25 for less, 230 bhp FF versus 420bhp AWD with active rear diff control, porsche brakes, and a cossy engine, no contest honda, TRY HARDER.

Sorry for offering such a rubbish prize, please accept sincere apologies from PH for your upset.

Membership fee refund is in the post.

Ha! It's mad isn't it? I'd do it for the trip to Japan! Let alone a chance to do something fun in a new car.

[Garlick]

Sadly not. It's to do with the flights and stuff sadly

[SkinnyBoy]

Damn, i'd give a left nut to go to Mugen and drive that beast. I do love the Mugen stuff, my car is dripping in rare Mugen, its like crack for cars!

[EDLT]

How long is the trip, it seems like the ride and factory trip could be done in a day, are you free to roam around Japan for the rest of the week?

[Staffy1984]

Garlick said:

Staffy1984 said:

Mieran said:

I've already entered.

Why is the deadline been extended though?

Probably because no one can be arsed writing 250 words for an overpriced, underpowered honda, Would be great to give it a spin, but not in a million years would i buy it when I could pick up a second hand litchfield type 20/25 for less, 230 bhp FF versus 420bhp AWD with active rear diff control, porsche brakes, and a cossy engine, no contest honda, TRY HARDER.

Sorry for offering such a rubbish prize, please accept sincere apologies from PH for your upset.

Membership fee refund is in the post.

Look, I didn't enter, and I was OK with that, But i'm not slating PH, you guys do a great job and i'm on your site every day for that very reason, I'm lazy and whilst i normally enter your comps, I wasn't about to enter a comp where i had to write a good reason that I should be chosen to test a car that doesn't appeal to me on the basis of, price and power.

I really don't care how much quicker round a track this is going to be compared to the standard type R, when you pt this car up against the like of the new Focus RS, which was excellently reviewed BTW, it just isn't going to keep up, I know this and I haven't driven either car.

PH's effort and the prize isn't the problem, and i'm sure you've had a great response from the honda fans out there (but i know i'm not the only one that baulked at the Price to power ratio), based on the figures provided by PH the car seems to be a dissapointment when compared to it's cheaper competition and would have to have the mother of all tricks up its sleeve to win me round.

If you would like, please accept this as my entry into the competition. You never know it might just change my mind on the car.

[SR06]

deevlash said:

did they put the wheels from a shopping trolley on it?

God I hate when people don't think about their repies long enough!

[Justayellowbadge]

SR06 said:

God I hate when people don't think about their repies long enough!

Not silvery, not goldy, but similar...

[Art_Vandelay]

Damn! Why did I have to send my passport away for an application. I wont have it back for another month so that makes entering a waste of time. Always fancied a trip to Japan and I really like the recent Honda lineup (bar the lack of a new S2000) especially, for some reason, the new Accord.

[The Venn]

i think honda have turned it all round... fn2 type r was slagged to high hell upon relase... but various motoring powerhouses said how great it was, with the legend that is Sir Tiff being one to praise very highly!!

then the Champ White type r was released, probably how it should have been from the off to be honest, and what a car - anyone who has driven one will tell you it'll handle with the best of them with the lsd now equipped.

this mugen type r is balls to the wind... may not be as powerfull as the others but its a drivers hot hatch for a generation that straps on a turbo for power... this car is n/a! and i would bet alot of spon-doolies that round a track she wont be too shabby?! look at what mugen did to teh already outstanding JDM spec fd2!

i have entered this comp, and probs wont win... but god knows id love chance just to see how that mugen factory is set up, how the car is set up... fair enough the car may not be as fast as the new RS focus or the Meggy R26R but i near on guarentee that the parts mugen have added are 100% perfect!

i know this is a bit of a rant, but mugen and the red H are always given bad rep in this country - probs why we didnt see the DC5 (my weapon of choice, hence the rant!) or the FD2 itself.

Calum

[Gold]

Let's all jump on the Honda bashing.


But seriously this is now probably the highlight of their range....

What has become of the company that brought us the NSX, Integra and S2000 now have nothing of real interest to anyone who is a petrolhead?

[sospan]

Enter for FREE
Win
Get car and trip
Sell car to whoever wants it
Pocket ££££



SIMPLES TCH
as Alexander would say

[adycav]

sospan said:

Enter for FREE
Win
Get car and trip
Sell car to whoever wants it
Pocket ££££



SIMPLES TCH
as Alexander would say

I don't think that you win a car, just the trip.