RE: Honda Civic Type R Mugen concept
Friday 15th January 2016
It wasn't going to take long, was it? The Civic Type R has only been out a few months but already the tuners have their take on it. Set for a Tokyo Auto Salon debut in a couple of days, this is the Mugen Civic Type R.
Yes for one exhaust pipe!Details on the car are pretty light so far, but the pictures should tell you most of the vital information. The front bumper is now even more aggressive, the rear arches are wider, four exhausts are replaced by one and that wing is lighter than standard. See also the new wheels, Mugen badges and what look like some very fancy seats too. The GT3 RS-style front wing vents have gone as well, which doesn't say much for how functional they really are.
Honda Civic Type R Mugen concept
Y'know, just in case the standard car was a little too meek and restrained
Yes for one exhaust pipe!
Now most Mugens feature some kind of crazy engine upgrades - see the wild FN2 from a few years back - but there's been nothing announced for this car just yet. A nice round 350hp would take it to the Focus RS just nicely...
The Auto Salon is open to the public from January 15-17, so expect more details to be forthcoming then. In the meantime, here's a reminder of just how bonkers Mugen Civics can be.
Video here.
Discussion
GTEYE said:
That is one seriously ugly looking car.
For all the hype on PH, I've yet to see a standard new Type R on the roads.
It seems the buying public aren't stupid after all.
I've seen quite a few. From all the new hot hatches with last years number plates this is the one I have seen the most.For all the hype on PH, I've yet to see a standard new Type R on the roads.
It seems the buying public aren't stupid after all.
For this car I think there is only so far you can push fwd and 300bhp was arguably already over that line.
delta0 said:
GTEYE said:
That is one seriously ugly looking car.
For all the hype on PH, I've yet to see a standard new Type R on the roads.
It seems the buying public aren't stupid after all.
I've seen quite a few. From all the new hot hatches with last years number plates this is the one I have seen the most.For all the hype on PH, I've yet to see a standard new Type R on the roads.
It seems the buying public aren't stupid after all.
For this car I think there is only so far you can push fwd and 300bhp was arguably already over that line.
delta0 said:
GTEYE said:
Maybe you live somewhere close to Swindon...
I live in London. I saw two near Swindon just before they were released. I have seen a handful in London. 1 near Cambridge, a few near Bristol and when I used to commute up the M1 until late last year I saw 2.I don't know the sales figures but I'm struggling to understand who will buy the new Type R. I'm a Honda fan, having owned a Civic Type R, Integra Type R and an S2000. I owned them all in my early/mid 20's and whilst they weren't new, their lower RRP and subsequent used value meant they were attainable. They also looked suitably aggressive / different to the rest of the Honda range but not in an obtrusive way.
I just can't see, generally speaking, how anyone who can afford to spend £30k on a car being any younger than late 20's. And at that age, personally and professionally, it's hard to get past just how Demon Tweeks the car looks.
I could quite easily turn upto work, or meet a client in something like a Golf R. But doing the same in a Type R? Not sure.
Something like the Focus RS with its devout followers can get away with garish but I just don't think the Type R has as much of a cult following to make that work.
I just can't see, generally speaking, how anyone who can afford to spend £30k on a car being any younger than late 20's. And at that age, personally and professionally, it's hard to get past just how Demon Tweeks the car looks.
I could quite easily turn upto work, or meet a client in something like a Golf R. But doing the same in a Type R? Not sure.
Something like the Focus RS with its devout followers can get away with garish but I just don't think the Type R has as much of a cult following to make that work.
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