Mugen Civic Type R hatchback restores former glory [w/VIDEO]
Mugen Honda Civic Type-R hatch - Click above for high-res image gallery
Honda's Euro-market Civic Type R hatchback has been called out for being a successor that hasn't exactly succeeded. Seems a bit of the thrill is gone from the new car compared to the old one. Enter tuning firm Mugen, whose modifications to the Type R hatch should make it even better than it once was.
Not much is known about the changes in store. However, based on changes made for Mugen's Japan-spec Civic Type RR 4-door sedan, these pictures, and the fact that this car might take on the Renault R26.R, you can expect much: upgraded suspension and 18-inch wheels, giant front splitter and rear wing, huge exhaust, and a powerplant putting out 237 bhp and 160 lb-ft.
If the pictures don't lie, however, it looks like the bigger Brembo brakes might not appear, and the back seats will remain in place. You can check out the details for yourself in the high-res gallery below. Thanks to Ryan for the video
Gallery: Mugen Civic Type R Hatch
[Source: 4 Wheels News]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Rob 4:52PM (6/20/2009)
OooooooOOoooo 160 ft lbs of torque, dannnngggggg.
ROFL!
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chconline 4:58PM (6/20/2009)
Last time I checked, that's a 2.0L naturally aspirated engine. 160lb-ft is pretty good for an engine with that kind of displacement.
Kattleox 5:57PM (6/20/2009)
2.0L naturally aspirated...but I doubt for long. Mugen drivers have never big fans of stock cars; I foresee 300-400hp versions running around with massive turbos, and honestly, I'm looking forward to it.
Rev 9:11PM (6/20/2009)
chconline, a regular, naturally aspirated Impreza (not a WRX) in 2002 had MORE torque and it wasn't even a sports car. That's almost ten years ago and now WRXs are faster/stronger, Mazda creates the performance-bargain MS3, nevermind other offerings from Chevy, Nissan and others. I don't see how this can be considered a performance car in any way, shape or form. Even when VTEC kicks in, yo.
I remember driving a CRX Si when I was in my teens and wasn't impressed then. Twenty years later, these little golf carts still don't cut the mustard.
Torque is a good thing. Especially considering the whole "pedal to the metal" thing and the price of this glorified econobox...
smeck 6:59AM (6/21/2009)
@ rev,
that the difference between an inline and a boxer engine. Also the wrx only has a fraction of the hp from a type-r (125 vs 237)
snowtarded 2:16PM (6/21/2009)
@smeck:
"Also the wrx only has a fraction of the hp from a type-r (125 vs 237)"
lol Get your dyslexia checked Wrx does not have 125 hp. My base impreza has 170hp. the wrx has 225hp.
And as for the comment about difference between boxer engine and an inline, I have no clue what you're trying to imply. Subaru's are going to have more torque because they are designed for driving in tougher weather conditions where you'll need a little more torque than driving to and from your classes at a junior college.
ambientFLIER 6:29PM (6/21/2009)
It has nothing to do with the arrangement of the engine, whether it's inline or boxer. The impreza is simply a 2.5 liter, which means more torque.
PauloBecker 5:07PM (6/20/2009)
"Restores former glory"?
Not with THAT rear spoiler it doesn't!
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snowtarded 2:17PM (6/21/2009)
no one is allowed to complain about the new STIs anymore after this civic
Shaun 5:17PM (6/20/2009)
LOL. the back looks disgusting. utterly disgusting.
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tanjim 5:32PM (6/20/2009)
i love it :)
f u autobloggers that dont appreciate some of teh smaller things
.. i kid, 50% anyways
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arturo 5:48PM (6/20/2009)
You should learn how to properly write a sentence. This car has no appeal to me, it just looks like a kid's car.
tanjim 5:51PM (6/20/2009)
each to his own, you dont like it, i like it. and no thank you to the grammar thing, no offense but i like writing comments and informal stuff like this, ill worry bout formality and correctness when my english prof's up my ass.. not you.
Juggernaut 6:18PM (6/20/2009)
if you do not practice all the time, man, how are you going to get him off your ass?
from the sound of it, you like him up in there, don't you?
naggs 1:55AM (6/22/2009)
i agree w tanjim
this is the interwebz
your rulez do not apply yo
i talk how i want, when i write i'm all MLA like a mofo
naggs 1:57AM (6/22/2009)
ps
double space 4 life
Nateb123 5:46PM (6/20/2009)
I think I like the back more than the front! Less ostentatious vents, holes and bits. Still that's like saying I prefer getting punched in the face over getting shot in the knee...
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middaymoon21 5:52PM (6/20/2009)
How are you supposed to see out of the back of the car? I mean the window is pretty small as is, but the massive ugly wing makes it look that much more difficult.
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Franz 5:56PM (6/20/2009)
I'm usually a Honda & Mugen fan, but I think that's awful.
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Jeff Johnson 6:27PM (6/20/2009)
heh 160ftlbs..
problem that some kid is going to buy that,and then go all fast and furious on the road.
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