Since the beginning of the mass produced automobile, car makers have long sought to create a path of stepping stones with their car lineups. The idea is to catch car buyers at a young age with affordable entry level vehicles and have them stick with the brand as they move through their life. Few companies [...]
As a FWD Honda owner and enthusiast, I really hope you guys out there are enjoying our FF mini-theme like I have. For the rest of you, at least it’s almost over! In America I’d argue that the Honda Civic is probably one of, if not the, most-tuned Japanese vehicle around; and as such, often [...]
There’s an old adage that goes a little something like “(insert noun here), can’t live with ‘em, can’t live without ‘em” and for most petrol heads, this holds very true when it comes to our project cars. At times we’ll spend every last dollar we own, take our bodies and minds to the ragged edge, [...]
Moving swiftly along with the Battle Evome coverage from Sunday, I’ve put together a quick spotlight-o-rama of five vehicles that really stood out in the paddock. Now I know there are a lot of other cars you probably wanted to see, but I guess I will have to keep those for future events. To get [...]
Everything is so fast paced at a Battle Evome meet, there is literally no time to waste. With only two hours of shooting time available, you will just about manage to hit every major trackside spot, provided you keep moving. So with a few more moments available before the drivers went out on track for [...]
To mix things up a little for our Tokyo Auto Salon coverage we thought we’d combine up a few of our spotlights together and bring you a spotlight-o-rama post from myself, Mike and Sean. We all chose two cars that stood out to us as we walked the halls of the Makuhari Messe for two [...]
It must be Tokyo Auto Salon time because here I am, in the middle of the night, already sleep deprived, attempting to put a post together. Today has been a busy day of shooting feature cars, not to mention walking the halls of the Makuhari Messe to bring you a little teaser of what to [...]
If you have ever driven a Honda CR-Z you will know that it is in fact a very good little car, light, nimble and agile through the twisty stuff, and frugal thanks to its hybrid system. But it sure does lack power. Well all you Honda aficionados can sort of stop dreaming of a Type-R version because there is something quite interesting hitting dealers at the end of the month in Japan. The Mugen RZ. The supercharged version of the CR-Z that Mugen teased us with at this year’s Tokyo Auto Salon in January is finally becoming a reality and it follows on from the mighty Civic “double-R” of five years ago. With a rumored 180 PS form its supercharged engine it should finally turn the CR-Z into the car it should have been from the get go. We can’t wait to get behind the wheel of this little beast…
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Time has a funny way of taking its toll on things. Much like the changing of the tides, trends seem to come and go with time. What is now popular will likely become old hat in coming months, only to be resurrected some years from now. Of course there are exceptions to every rule and [...]
It's shaping up to be a very interesting year for Japan's Super GT series. In addition to the GT300 class Toyota Prius and Subaru BRZ cars that have already been shown, Honda will also be jumping into the fray with a new CR-Z GT300 entry. Team Mugen is planning to debut the car by the [...]
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With Honda officially confirming that production in Japan of the K20 engine will cease, Honda enthusiasts will be wondering what the future has in store for them, particularly in terms of the venerable Type R. A glimmer of hope has come from Mugen Euro, who have unveiled a new take on the FN2 Civic Type R [...]
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I just attended this two day event called Full Speed in Rosmalen, Holland. It has a small indoor show for the true showcars and vendors and had a large outside pavilion for the car clubs and a small strip for some drag racing. On Saturday I found this Scirocco that tried to be an Audi. [...]
I live in the middle of a small city in The Netherlands. It's a great place to live, but there's one big drawback: I don't have a garage to store my cars. So you can well imagine how envious I feel when looking at this garage, especially because it houses two Mugen kitted S2000s… Oh well, [...]
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It seems that whenever Honda introduces a new model, Mugen follows immediately after with its own line of tuning parts for it. The latest car to get the Mugen touch is the new Honda Accord. Of course this isn't the same Accord that is sold in North America, but more compact JDM version which is [...]
