http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/18/0-300-in-10-minutes-honda-civic-mugen-rr-a-sellout-in-japan/ Autoblog Comments for 0-300 in 10 minutes: Honda Civic Mugen RR a sellout in Japan http://www.autoblog.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.autoblog.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/18/0-300-in-10-minutes-honda-civic-mugen-rr-a-sellout-in-japan/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/18/0-300-in-10-minutes-honda-civic-mugen-rr-a-sellout-in-japan/
Why can't ricers make their cars look like this?

I don't see a huge wing or a ground touching bodykit.
No oversized rims either.

It does have a large spoiler and rims though.
The right ones for the car that is.]]>Sep 18th 2007 7:11PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/18/0-300-in-10-minutes-honda-civic-mugen-rr-a-sellout-in-japan/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/18/0-300-in-10-minutes-honda-civic-mugen-rr-a-sellout-in-japan/Sep 18th 2007 9:53PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/18/0-300-in-10-minutes-honda-civic-mugen-rr-a-sellout-in-japan/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/18/0-300-in-10-minutes-honda-civic-mugen-rr-a-sellout-in-japan/Sep 21st 2007 4:53AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/18/0-300-in-10-minutes-honda-civic-mugen-rr-a-sellout-in-japan/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/18/0-300-in-10-minutes-honda-civic-mugen-rr-a-sellout-in-japan/Sep 18th 2007 7:22PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/18/0-300-in-10-minutes-honda-civic-mugen-rr-a-sellout-in-japan/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/18/0-300-in-10-minutes-honda-civic-mugen-rr-a-sellout-in-japan/Sep 18th 2007 7:36PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/18/0-300-in-10-minutes-honda-civic-mugen-rr-a-sellout-in-japan/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/18/0-300-in-10-minutes-honda-civic-mugen-rr-a-sellout-in-japan/Sep 18th 2007 7:36PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/18/0-300-in-10-minutes-honda-civic-mugen-rr-a-sellout-in-japan/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/18/0-300-in-10-minutes-honda-civic-mugen-rr-a-sellout-in-japan/
When did this change? Or is this a track car?]]>Sep 18th 2007 7:58PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/18/0-300-in-10-minutes-honda-civic-mugen-rr-a-sellout-in-japan/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/18/0-300-in-10-minutes-honda-civic-mugen-rr-a-sellout-in-japan/Sep 18th 2007 8:19PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/18/0-300-in-10-minutes-honda-civic-mugen-rr-a-sellout-in-japan/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/18/0-300-in-10-minutes-honda-civic-mugen-rr-a-sellout-in-japan/
Or not. ]]>Sep 18th 2007 8:28PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/18/0-300-in-10-minutes-honda-civic-mugen-rr-a-sellout-in-japan/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/18/0-300-in-10-minutes-honda-civic-mugen-rr-a-sellout-in-japan/
if 4.7mill yen is actually, 40k us.........300 people just flushed their money down the toilet.

i don't see many japanese collector cars out there......and i doubt you ever will.

underpowered & ridiculous styling (when they're not coping from another manufactor) don't make collectors pieces.

note to autoblog--enough of this japanese only release crap. no one cares.]]>Sep 18th 2007 8:38PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/18/0-300-in-10-minutes-honda-civic-mugen-rr-a-sellout-in-japan/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/18/0-300-in-10-minutes-honda-civic-mugen-rr-a-sellout-in-japan/There are people that's out there who enjoy turning left and right and stepping on the brakes rather than going in circle or straight. Your little mind can't comprehend much more than what you can see in front of you and the little understanding you have of the subject.
Last time I checked better part of the consumers don't buy a car expecting it to be a collector's item. Ironic that you call your self Common Sense. You seem to lack that very thing.
Note to Autoblog... Some of us are enthusiasts and enjoy reading about ALL form of automobiles and we do care.. Keep up the good work.]]>Sep 18th 2007 8:50PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/18/0-300-in-10-minutes-honda-civic-mugen-rr-a-sellout-in-japan/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/18/0-300-in-10-minutes-honda-civic-mugen-rr-a-sellout-in-japan/Sep 18th 2007 10:13PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/18/0-300-in-10-minutes-honda-civic-mugen-rr-a-sellout-in-japan/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/18/0-300-in-10-minutes-honda-civic-mugen-rr-a-sellout-in-japan/
8.5k RPM redline??? Count me in.

I love american muscle, don't get me wrong, but this car's engine has better technology than most cars that cost MUCH more.]]>Sep 18th 2007 8:58PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/18/0-300-in-10-minutes-honda-civic-mugen-rr-a-sellout-in-japan/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/18/0-300-in-10-minutes-honda-civic-mugen-rr-a-sellout-in-japan/
1. How can you possibly, for a second, say that the new Civic's styling was copied from another company (I personally love it)?

2. Even without the high output engine, this car is probably the best handling FWD car available]]>Sep 18th 2007 9:04PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/18/0-300-in-10-minutes-honda-civic-mugen-rr-a-sellout-in-japan/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/18/0-300-in-10-minutes-honda-civic-mugen-rr-a-sellout-in-japan/
"...if 4.7mill yen is actually, 40k us.........300 people just flushed their money down the toilet."

The Japanese economy works differently from the US. Everything there's much, much, much more expensive than the comparable American product.

To the Japanese, a product like this is worth it, since it's basically their equivalent of a Nova SS, not to mention all the parts thrown in by Mugen.

Besides, as some of us already said, a Type-R is bought not for looks, but for usable performance. It's basically a much more practical Lotus Elise and if you can't afford this thing, you could always buy the 15K version.]]>Sep 18th 2007 9:45PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/18/0-300-in-10-minutes-honda-civic-mugen-rr-a-sellout-in-japan/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/18/0-300-in-10-minutes-honda-civic-mugen-rr-a-sellout-in-japan/
@Daniel. It's called hate. It doesn't have to make sense. Which is ironic...]]>Sep 18th 2007 9:47PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/18/0-300-in-10-minutes-honda-civic-mugen-rr-a-sellout-in-japan/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/18/0-300-in-10-minutes-honda-civic-mugen-rr-a-sellout-in-japan/I doubt this car gets 30 mpg. Given that the S2000 (which has similar specs) gets such poor mpg and it's a lot smaller.

The Pontiac Solstice GXP, on the other hand, makes 261HP from a 2.0L 4-banger (it isn't n/a though) and gets 31mpg highway.

And common_sense:
Some people do care about foreign cars. Keep it up, autoblog.]]>Sep 18th 2007 11:24PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/18/0-300-in-10-minutes-honda-civic-mugen-rr-a-sellout-in-japan/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/18/0-300-in-10-minutes-honda-civic-mugen-rr-a-sellout-in-japan/
Then check out the Solstice GXP/Sky Redline. Yes, they're boosted, but they get better than the numbers you listed out of a 2L.

The real question is what's the TORQUE rating on this Honda engine? Is it a gutless glory like the S2000?]]>Sep 19th 2007 9:31AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/18/0-300-in-10-minutes-honda-civic-mugen-rr-a-sellout-in-japan/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/18/0-300-in-10-minutes-honda-civic-mugen-rr-a-sellout-in-japan/
I'd just like to point out, while a good effort, straight from the Pontiac site, the mileage for the GXP is 19/28, which really isn't better than the S2000's.

And I wouldn't really call the S2000 gutless, at least not compared to the GXP. The GXP, with an unpowered soft top, has 130 pounds of fat on top of the S2000, which has a powered soft top. Take out the motor for the soft top on the S2k, and you're probably looking at another 20 pounds shaved. Finally, the S2000 appears to have much more structural reinforcements out the door. Because of it's "midship" design, it was possible for Honda to add a giant cross beam that goes between the front wheels, alleviating the need for a strut bar. From the engine bay shots of the GXP, I see nothing like that.

Finally, the transmission in the S2000 has been decorated by car periodicals many times, whereas, not so much the GXP. But overall, the GXP's an excellent deal.

http://www.kcrscca.org/solo/results/2007/

I look forward to running against one some day.]]>Sep 19th 2007 11:50PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/18/0-300-in-10-minutes-honda-civic-mugen-rr-a-sellout-in-japan/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/18/0-300-in-10-minutes-honda-civic-mugen-rr-a-sellout-in-japan/
Otherwise, I can just claim the Solstice is a fat, poorly engineered roadster just as easily as you can claim the S2000 is a gutless glory, but I'm not going to say that, because I still think the GXP is a pretty good bargain.]]>Sep 20th 2007 12:27AM