Mugen, Honda’s in-house tuner, came up with the limited edition Civic Type R Mugen last year, of which only 20 examples were built. 16 of the 20 cars, which features an upgraded version of the 2.0-litre K20 four-cylinder engine with 240bhp, has been sold, and Mugen has now taken one of the four remaining cars to produce the Civic Type R Mugen 2.2.
The capacity of the engine has been bored out to 2,156cc, and both horsepower and torque has been increased by 30% over the standard Civic Type R. The Mugen 2.2 version now churns out 260bhp and 240Nm of torque, and Mugen has also created exclusive components for this special edition, including a more hard-core suspension, uprated brakes and a new body kit.
President of Mugen Euro, Hiro Toyoda, said: “Environmental pressures mean naturally aspirated engines are being superseded by other engine architectures and technologies. We may never see the like of the K20 in a mainstream production car again, so we thought it fitting (that) we mark the occasion with this special 2.2 version of the Civic Type R.”
The capacity of the engine has been bored out to 2,156cc, and both horsepower and torque has been increased by 30% over the standard Civic Type R. The Mugen 2.2 version now churns out 260bhp and 240Nm of torque, and Mugen has also created exclusive components for this special edition, including a more hard-core suspension, uprated brakes and a new body kit.
President of Mugen Euro, Hiro Toyoda, said: “Environmental pressures mean naturally aspirated engines are being superseded by other engine architectures and technologies. We may never see the like of the K20 in a mainstream production car again, so we thought it fitting (that) we mark the occasion with this special 2.2 version of the Civic Type R.”
