2011 Honda Sport Cars Hybrid CR-Z Mugen Concept
2011 Honda Sport Cars Hybrid CR-Z Mugen Concept
Twelve modified 2011 Honda CR-Z sport hybrid coupes are featured prominently in the Honda booth at the 2010 SEMA Show, LAS VEGAS, which opens today. The 2011 Honda Sport Cars Hybrid CR-Z Mugen Concept is the sporty evolution of the Honda CR-Z, prepared by the Japanese Mugen Motorsports, officially associated with Honda. Honda has teamed up with Mugen again for a new hotrod special - but this one's a hybrid. The new 2011 Honda Sport Cars Hybrid CR-Z Mugen Concept is a slightly more ecologically sound proposition than the banzai 2009 Civic Type R Mugen, and brings the race car treatment to Honda's hybrid coupe.
2011 Honda Sport Cars Hybrid CR-Z Mugen Concept
As the first available sport hybrid, the 2011 Honda Sport Cars
Hybrid CR-Z Mugen Concept demonstrates new opportunities for vehicle
personalization among the import tuner community. Several significant
vehicles are being unveiled at the show, including a 2011 CR-Z equipped with MUGEN* accessories, the Honda Performance Development, Inc. (HPD) CR-Z Hybrid R Concept, the HPD CR-Z Racer and several vehicles equipped with Honda Genuine Accessories.
2011 Honda Sport Cars Hybrid CR-Z Mugen Concept
Also
unveiled today were two concept vehicles from HPD: the CR-Z Hybrid R
Concept and the HPD CR-Z Racer. Though neither vehicle is intended for
sale, HPD, Honda’s North American racing company, was determined to
demonstrate the potential of the CR-Z for both street and racing
performance. Both vehicles share many performance enhancements, with the
CR-Z Hybrid R Concept highlighting Honda-designed street styling and
the HPD CR-Z Racer opting for serious racing capability. To demonstrate that capability, HPD will campaign two HPD CR-Z Racers at the 25 Hours of Thunderhill endurance race in December. HPD enhancements to both cars include: a turbocharger and upgraded IMA™ hybrid system,
resulting in an estimated combined 200 horsepower and 175 lb-ft. of
torque; performance clutch; limited-slip differential; ‘circuit-tuned’
suspension; upgraded brakes and aerodynamic components.
2011 Honda Sport Cars Hybrid CR-Z Mugen Concept
Two vehicles were on display to demonstrate currently available Honda Genuine Accessories. For the 2011 Honda Sport Cars
Hybrid CR-Z Mugen Concept, Honda displayed a vehicle equipped with
17-inch alloy wheels; side, front lip and tailgate spoilers; a rear
diffuser; an illuminated door-sill trim and an interior armrest.
Additionally, a 2010 Accord Coupe equipped with dealer-installed Honda
Factory Performance™ (HFP™) components melded a distinctive, custom
appearance with an enhanced level of handling performance. All Honda
Genuine Accessories offer the same 3-year/36,000 mile bumper-to-bumper
warranty as the rest of the vehicle, when installed at the time of new
vehicle purchase, and are engineered to be fully compatible with each Honda vehicle.
2011 Honda Sport Cars Hybrid CR-Z Mugen Concept
Mugen Euro has developed a highly-tuned version of the Honda CR-Z that aims to deliver up to 200PS and 215Nm of torque by boosting the hybrid's petrol-electric powertrain. The goal of the project was to prove hybrid cars
can be exciting to drive, by producing "Civic Type R-like" performance
from the hybrid coupe while remaining sympathetic to the original Honda
direction for the CR-Z. Torque Mugen Honda crz provide 50 percent
greater power and use electric as the fuel. Obviously this is a good
concept for a Honda hybrid sport cars. 2011 Honda Sport Cars
Hybrid CR-Z Mugen Concept uses a 5-speed adjustable front and mounted on
the back, which would increase the width base and weight of the
settlement. 
2011 Honda Sport Cars Hybrid CR-Z Mugen Concept
Colin
Whittamore from Mugen Euro explains the philosophy behind the creation
of the CR-Z Mugen: “We wanted a car that has genuine performance
available at the touch of a button, but can perform just like a standard
CR-Z and offer good fuel economy when the driver wishes. For that
reason, we’ve kept the three driving modes, so the driver can select
“eco” or “normal” to switch to economy and low emissions for daily
driving, but press the Mugen button for the full-blown weekend-warrior
settings”.
2011 Honda Sport Cars Hybrid CR-Z Mugen Concept
In
addition, Mugen’s engineers also widened the 2011 Honda Sport Cars
Hybrid CR-Z Mugen Concept’s front and rear tracks and fitted stiffer
5-step adjustable dampers and a limited slip differential to maximize
traction. The Honda CR-Z Mugen stops courtesy of larger brake discs and
4-pot calipers. 2011 Honda Sport Cars Hybrid CR-Z Mugen Concept comes
with sporty interior, there are Recaro sports seats, a
different gear knob and a carbon rear view mirror cover, but your
attention will be instantly drawn by the addition of three gauges that
display water and oil temperature and pressure.
2011 Honda Sport Cars Hybrid CR-Z Mugen Concept
Among factors that features the sportiveness
stands out the lowered bumper, a large roof spoiler and the
carbon-fiber bonnet which, according to Honda, is an important technical
detail. The weight of the 2011 Honda Sport Cars Hybrid CR-Z Mugen
Concept then was reduced by more than 50 kg, through the use of
lightweight materials as, again, the carbon-fiber, and first tests seem
very positive.
2011 Honda Sport Cars Hybrid CR-Z Mugen Concept
