Honda End Speculation

After assumptions from the media Honda have confirmed they will build the Civic Type R MUGEN concept.

MUGEN EURO Co., Ltd has confirmed the development of a highly-tuned Honda Civic Type R 'MUGEN' concept prototype road car, using the same powertrain as the Civic MUGEN RR saloon launched in 2007 in Japan.

The car is being developed in Japan by MUGEN EURO – the Northampton-based subsidiary of Honda’s long standing tuning partner MUGEN – and will be brought to the UK for testing later in the year.

At this stage, the car is being prepared purely as a prototype model. To enhance the performance of the already-impressive Civic Type R, MUGEN EURO will tune Honda’s 2.0-litre i-VTEC engine to produce more power and torque, as well as developing the brakes, exhaust and suspension.

Externally, the Civic will take on an even more aggressive appearance, with a new aerodynamic package including a larger rear boot spoiler.

"In standard trim, the Civic Type R is a thrilling machine to drive," said Hiro Toyoda, Vice President of Mugen Euro.

"It is a fantastic base model from which we hope to develop one of the quickest point to point front-wheel-drive road cars in the country."

There are currently no plans for a production model but following successful testing we may be seeing a few fly out of our showrooms in the future.

E. Dooley

03/07/2009