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MUGEN means “unlimited” in Japanese and it also happens to be the name o f the independent tuning firm Honda goes to when it needs to develop competition cars or high performance components” for its road models.
. the £39,000 being asked for a Civic Type-R Mugen might lead some to attribute a different meaning. . : There’s nothing cheap about this
Civic, but what buyers get for their^ money is quite special. ‘
: Honda has given 20 Championship White special edition versions of the Civic Type-R to Mugen. These cars are taken from Honda’s manufactur ing plant in Swindon to Mugen’s Eu-: ropean HQ in Northampton - where the m’agic-'happens. The 2.0-litre i-VTEC petrol engine is set-upon by Mugen’s finest spanner-wielding technicians and completely stripped down. It’s then rebuilt with high perform
ance pistons and camshafts, a special ist air-intake system, revised engine management software and a stainless
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steel exhaust of baffling complexity. ■- The result is a 39bhp power boost to .
■. Unlimited, in this instance, refers to the
power.that’s the ultimate goal in most of Mugen’s endeavours, but ^
• •240bhp, an extension o f the rev limit : ■ to heady 8,600rpm and a 10 per cent s rise in torque to 21 INm. •The numbers don’t tell anything
; like the whole story where this car is ■ concerned . - It will-rocket from OrdOmph in un- s der six seconds* and top 140mph butf -* that, its power and its torque aren’t^ ■ ■going to,make the Mugen stand out
. amongst today’s hyper, hatchbacks; ? ; let alone amongst tire other perform-.- ance cars available for the same sort -;■ of money
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' s-sFitted with what amo’unts to araVeiii engine, the Mugen delivers an intense -; ’ driving experience that’s quite differ- ^;
ent to anything else you could buy forr the price. ■
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■ Unlike its turbocharged rivals, the-> normally aspirated Mugen produces
: a long, smooth flow of acceleration ; • in every gear. -The i-VTEG variable valve tirning system really starts to ’ •■ sing in tire mid range and by the time r
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you’re homing in on 8,000rpm, the cabiti is ringing with a mind-bending chorus of sound and vibration as the scenery rockets past.
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On exiting the Mugen, it may be wise to avoid strenuous exercise un-
itil your internal organs have stopped quivering. . ; A limited-slip differential, ■ suspension.tuned for UK roads and upgraded brakes;
( Complete the Mugen pack- •: ■ age, endowing the car with .
f; formidable potential to cov- erground quickly.
iThe ride is notoriously; . i
firih on the Civic Type-R and seems quite a bit firmer on the Mugen so it isn’t at its best transporting antique glasswear but grip levels at the front > end arc immense and the car rounds corners with unerring stability. - , A full bodykit adorns the exterior
of the Mugen with a blade-likc chin spoiler at the front that slices through the air at a little over ankle height. The rear gets aerodynamic help on an even more extravagant scale with -
. a huge spoiler that manages to avoid impairing the Civic’s already dodgy' rear visibility by being so high that you can’t even see it in the rear view
, mirror. Even at prices that knock on the door of £40,000, each Civic Type- R Mugen will make a huge loss for its creators.
■ It’s estimated that buying a regular Civic Type-R Championship White special edition and specifying it up to Mugen levels would cost iri the region of £55,000 and that doesn’t include the race-tuned engine which is not on ^ general sale to the public.—' -
That engine would cost close to £20,000 on its own.
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