At the Goodwood Festival of Speed earlier this year, Honda surprised hot-hatch fans with the Honda CR-Z Mugen RR – a supercharged 1.5-liter CR-Z equipped with an IMA hybrid system, pumping out 197-hp and 181 lb-ft of torque. That gave it the ability to go from 0 to 60 mph comes in at approximately 6.6 [...]
The Honda CR-Z Mugen is pretty much everything that the original Honda CR-Z should have been. Power for the Honda CR-Z Mugen will come from a 1.5L i-VTEC gasoline engine that will get a supercharger, pumping output to 200-ps (197-hp) with a maximum torque of 181 lb-ft. Click here for more news on the Honda CR-Z. [...]
We here at egmCarTech love the new Honda CR-Z. Though we were a bit surprised by the lack of any decently measureable amount of performance. Sure, we weren’t expecting an all out tire-roasting hatchback as it is built to also be kind to the environment. But we thought it could use some extra power since [...]
Last month, Honda and MUGEN Euro released the first images and details of the upcoming Supercharged Honda CR-Z Mugen. Power for the Honda CR-Z Mugen will come from a 1.5L i-VTEC gasoline engine that will get a supercharger, boosting output to 200-ps (197-hp) with a maximum torque of 181 lb-ft. Click here for more news [...]
Honda’s UK-based performance tuning division Mugen Euro has admitted to wanting to develop a high-performance version of the Jazz/Fit. The brand, which is responsible for the upcoming supercharged CR-Z hybrid said they’ve been yearning to do a hot version of the Fit. Currently, Mugen offers styling packages for the Jazz in Japan, where the car [...]
We recently tested the 2011 Honda CR-Z and were fairly impressed by the hybrid hatchback. However, we kept finding ourselves yearning for more power and more zip for a hatchback that looked as aggressive as the CR-Z. Well, our thirst is about to be quenched… sort of. Honda’s tuning arm Mugen has officially confirmed that [...]
Honda’s in-house tuner MUGEN in Europe and Honda UK are currently developing a heavily tuned version of Honda’s new CR-Z sport hybrid. Being prepared for a world debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July, MUGEN Euro claims that the new model will deliver “Type R-like” performance with the potential of delivering better fuel [...]
While the Honda CR-Z was already out to prove that hybrids don’t have to be boring, the company’s tuning arm Mugen thought it could make new hybrid sports coupe just a little more exciting with a couple of cosmetic upgrades. Added by Honda dealers, buyers will be able to choose from a number of modifications [...]
Just yesterday, the guys over at Temple of VTec posted leaked images from Honda’s CR-Z Hybrid’s JDM brochure. Today, they have released images from Mugen’s brochure showing us our first look at the modified CR-Z Hybrid coupe. Refresher: Power will come from a 1.5L i-VTEC engine mated Honda”s Integrated Motor Assist hybrid technology. That will allow for [...]
Could tuning packages for hybrid vehicles create a whole new market for third-party and in-houe tuning firms? Apparently so – Mugen said that it could very well build a bespoke tuned version of the upcoming Honda CR-Z hybrid sports car. Hiroki Toyoda, the firm’s European vice president, told AutoCar that “the hybrid powertrain would create [...]
