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Honda CR-Z Mugen RR Concept


Mugen of Japan has engineered a Honda CR-Z Mugen RR design concept to demonstrate Mugen's capabilities in terms of operate, style, performance and agility. The Honda CR-Z Mugen RR was made by M-TEC in Japan for show functions only and there are currently no plans for any production.

Honda Crx budget performance car

In search of sports-car kicks, but with the abundance of speed parts and vast modification potential of a Civic? Look no further than Honda's feisty little CRX.These pocket-size coupes made their debut in 1984. Essentially a two-seat version of the redesigned Civic also introduced that year, the CRX was initially aimed at people looking for frugal displacement (base 1.3-liter versions had EPA rates fuel economy of 51 mpg city, 67 highway) .

But the real news for enthusiasts came the following year, when Honda CRX sport if his version, which included upgraded suspension, performance tires oriented, and hotter than 91 horsepower version of its engine 1.5 l - good for sub-nine-second 0-60 mph times in the featherweight car.For the year 1988, a completely new CRX bowed, based again on a new Civic platform.Wheelbase increased CRX, and this second generation design was somewhat heavier and larger in general. Fortunately, performance remained in the same league with the rating of the horsepower increased to 105 Si, then 108 the following year. For 1990, CRX four-wheel disc brakes.As sweet of a car as it was, this generation of CRX was destined to be the last - Honda discontinued the line after 1991, replacing the similar but open-roofed Del Sol several years later.Today, CRXs used are fairly easy to find, but can sometimes be difficult to gauge its true value - full actions are occurring less and less, because these cars became immensely popular sport compact fans. The price of a particular CRX can often depend on the number of updates you received.Mods are the most popular body kits, custom paint, wheels, parts, and hotter VTEC engine swaps. As with any modified car, look closely at the way the updates are running fine. In most cases, the work has been carried out by the car's owner, whose talent, budget, and experience are unknowns.Most CRXs now sell for under $ 5000, with many of them under $ 3000. The sub-$ 3k CRXs tend to be modified. And without changing CRXs also tend to be restored.

That may be an important point, since all CRXs at least 14 years - a lot of them are pretty tired. That is not likely to find a CRX with less than 100,000 miles at this time. Therefore, buyers who want a complete example of values ​​will begin to consider carefully the amount of money and patience who are willing to spend to basic mechanical repairs.

The first generation are scarce CRXs type, but if you have your heart set on its size and lighter weight trimmer, cars can be found with a little patience. And one more is that they tend to appear in the lower end of price range.

Regardless of what generation or modification level, CRXs little Honda can offer fashion and fun. They perform well, for starters, there are plenty of things available aftermarket, and prices are as low as performance cars go. Check 'em.

Honda CR-Z ESPRIT Hybrid


Honda always knew that the CR-Z would be well received among enthusiasts. With the current trend to go green, the little hybrid sports car offers something that no eco car out there has so far, like its sporty dynamics and the option of a 6-speed manual gearbox. Being reasonably lightweight the CR-Z has a lot of potential if any owner was thinking of upgrading a few things here and there, something a lot of Japanese shops and parts manufacturers have set out to prove. While down in Suzuka recently I stopped by one of Japans better known tuning garages, Esprit, where I took a look at their own take on Honda's throwback to the legendary CR-X.
 As with all of their past demo cars you can expect this CR-Z to get pretty extreme as development progresses but to start things off they have first concentrated on the exterior...


..along with the side skirts. The rear spoiler, hood and black side mirrors covers are additional little touches.
The rear bumper is just as aggressive as the front thanks to the integrated diffuser on the lower section as well as flush fitting exhaust finishers. If their crazy twin-turbo NSX is anything to go by this is one CR-Z we will have to keep an eye on! Would be cool seeing this in December for the Lap Battle event in Tsukuba Circuit.

Honda CR-Z MUGEN revealed



Development of the supercharged Honda CR-Z is on track, with performance figures already looking promising.

Early tests with a prototype car based on a standard CR-Z and a mid-tune engine have given 0-60mph times around that of the Civic Type R.

After a further 15 per cent increase in power over this 'stage 1' engine and with over 50kg reduced from the chassis, overall performance is set to meet MUGEN's original targets.

"Early fuel consumption tests have also been encouraging," says Colin Whittamore from MUGEN Euro. "We've retained the three driving modes from the standard car and economy ranges from 50+mpg in 'eco' mode to mid-30 mpg when tapping into the supercharged power in a special 'MUGEN' mode."
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