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Honda Civic Type R Mugen

Honda civic type r mugen - The Honda Civic Type R Mugen is going into production. Yes, it could have been the worst kept secret in the world, but now Honda and Mugen have officially announced that they will produce a limited number of tuned and adjusted Euro-spec Civic Type R to the United Kingdom.

Only 20 will be made, each one will cost £ 38.599, and if you mark the check boxes of the correct option you can make sure that your car is exactly like the original concept of Mugen. CAR just to drive the pre-production version of the Honda Civic Type R Mugen, so keep reading to find out how it differs from the concept.
Honda Civic Type R Mugen

£ 38.599 is a lot of money - presumably for that much cash the production Honda Civic Type R Mugen will be identical to the concept car? Not exactly. The race is limited to guarantee exclusivity, and goes some way to justifying the pricetag, but you don't get everything that was in the concept. So while there are engine, suspension, brake and aero settings, you have to pay extra for the panels, of light body and the inside stripped.
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Will there be enough people in the Uk ready to cough up the money? Mugen is sure that there will be - when he launched the 300 Risks Civic specifications japanese in their country of origin, all were sold in only 6 minutes. And if buyers from the Uk don't get this new car, Mugen knows that there are many customers in Europe who will be happy to have one.

Honda Civic Type R Mugen

Let's start with the engine, which is where most of the money goes - Mugen says that the engine is worth around £ 16k. There is an air intake system revised, different cams, new pistons and a stainless steel exhaust very complicated. Together with a power of the higher compression ratio goes up to 198bhp at 7800rpm to 237bhp at 8300rpm, while the rev-limit has also been raised to 300 rev to 8600rpm screaming. The torque output is also up, from 142lb ft at 5600rpm to 157lb ft at 6250rpm.
Honda Civic Type R Mugen

Mugen knew that these results were achievable however - the trick was to get with an exhaust as restrictive. The Civic has a fuel tank in the center of the car so that the piping can not only run backwards, so that the company has put a lot of work in the development of a new system (including cats) that gives a bark, but gets rid of the Resonance that made the concept of Mugen a perspective daily painful.
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Beyond that, the suspension is new, but also different from the concept car. That car offered a setting that was medium stiff to the asphalt japanese super-soft, but that Mugen admitted it was too strong for Great Britain. There is now a softer version.

Then there is a new spoiler front lip, new rear bumper with oval instead of trim triangular exhaust, and the rear wing bigger that it really does not affect rear visibility. In addition, the rear brakes get a different material from the cushion, while the front brakes are 20mm larger and have a new caliper monobloc four-pot that weighs actually less than the smaller items in the regular car. Finally, a box of changes of shot more short, forged wheels - they weigh 32% less than the alloys cast in the standard car - and a handful of badges Mugen to complete the transformation.

The total reduction of weight is about 20kg, but the power to weight ratio goes up from 156bhp / tonne to 190 stunning. And the 20 car will be white because Mugen will use the Championship LSD equipped as the White Type R as a base, With conversions carried out at its headquarters in Northampton.

Honda Civic Type R Mugen: What if I want more?

Then, Mugen will sell you a Track Pack which brings the buckets Recaro and harness four-points, the removal of the rear seats, but in addition of a rear bulkhead comprising, a trio of gauges of temperature and pressure, and some tricks of rubber Yokohama . Beyond that the lightweight compound ventilated bonnet and front wings will also be available, and while all of the foregoing shall be shaved at least another 80 kg of kerbweight, it's also going to knock the price up to over £ 50,000. Existing Type R will be able to buy all of the above - bar the mods of the engine - as aftermarket accessories.

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