
The premium quality, South African designed and built Millennium 7 sports car is to be made available to more enthusiasts in the future. This will follow a decision by the main driver of the project, Chris Carstens, to put it on more of a business footing than has been the situation up to now, where production has been very limited and all the cars have vastly different specifications. The Millennium 7 is yet another take on the original Lotus 7,...

Celebrating its 50th year in America, Honda kicked off its week at the 2009 Specialty Equipment Market Association’s (SEMA) show in Las Vegas with a variety of historic and accessorized Honda vehicles, a robust Honda Performance Development (HPD) racing display and the reveal of a 2010 Accord Sedan equipped with MUGEN accessories. “Customized Honda cars factor strongly into SEMA history and are a big part of Honda’s 50 years in America,”...

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced the introduction of the all-new Step WGN. With the largest interior space in its class*1 and first in class*1 under-floor storage for third-row seats the all-new Step WGN offers more convenience than ever before and best-in-class fuel economy*1. The new Step WGN and Step WGN special-needs vehicle*2 go on sale in Japan today, with the Step WGN Spada and Step WGN Spada special-needs vehicle*2 to debut in Japan on Friday,...

Principal Mugen stockist and leading Japanese tuning house Torque Developments International Plc is pleased to announce that the full range of Honda Civic Type R FN2 upgrades are now available for the performance aftermarket. Covering engine, chassis, braking and visual enhancements, the Mugen Civic Type R FN2 product range has been subject OEM style levels of arduous design, testing and quality control tests, ensuring that the Mugen FN2 product portfolio...

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced plans to begin sales in Japan of the CR-Z sporty hybrid model in February 2010 and Fit Hybrid before the end of 2010. By combining these two models with the currently available Insight and Civic Hybrid, Honda will further enhance its lineup of compact hybrid models, which leverage the unique characteristics of Honda’s Integrated Motor Assist (IMA), including compact size, lightweight and high efficiency....

Import Drag Racing legend Adam Saruwatari and his A&L Racing team joined with Honda Factory Performance and key aftermarket partners to produce this great-looking S2000. Under the hood, performance is enhanced through the addition of a Comptech supercharger, a Comptech liquid to air charge air cooler and a custom Modula stainless steel exhaust. Components from Koni, Eibach, Comptech and Brembo beef up the suspension. Exterior modifications are...

As a dealer installed accessory, Honda’s in-house HFP products carry the same 3-year/36,000 mile bumper-to-bumper warranty as the rest of the vehicle and are designed to genuinely enhance the ownership experience. Similar to the Civic Si Coupe HFP package on sale since spring 2006, the Civic Si Sedan HFP package includes a wide range of performance- and style-enhancing products. High-performance springs reduce ride height by about one-inch...

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced that Guangzhou Honda Automobile Co., Ltd. (GHAC), an automobile production and sales joint venture with Honda and Guangzhou Auto Group Corp. in China, plans to build a second auto plant. The new plant will be located in the Zeng Cheng region in Guangzhou, to the east of the existing Guangzhou Honda plant, and will have an annual production capacity of 120,000 units. Total investment in this project is expected...

Honda revealed a prototype Civic Mugen Si Sedan prepared by legendary Honda tuner Mugen equipped with a high performance suspension, forged aluminum wheels, aerodynamic body styling and a sport exhaust system at the 2006 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show. Planned for production in a limited quantity of 500 units a year, the Civic Mugen Si will be available at U.S. Honda dealers starting in spring 2007 with a manufacturer’s suggested...

The Civic Mugen Si Sedan is equipped with a high-performance suspension, forged aluminum wheels, aerodynamic body styling and a sport-tuned exhaust system. A factory-prepared 2008 Honda Civic Mugen Si Sedan will debut in mid-October. “Honda enthusiasts have long been asking for factory-installed Mugen performance products similar to what the company offers in Japan,” said John Mendel, executive vice president of American Honda. “We’re...