2011 Honda CR-Z Mugen Hybrid Concept

Recently, most people talking about Honda CR-Z Mugen. According to company’s European division, the car sets out to prove that hybrid cars can be exciting to drive, with the one-off special producing “Civic Type R-like performance” while also remaining true to the original, eco-friendly character of the run-of-the-mill CR-Z

The Honda CR-Z Mugen is still with the regular model’s IMA electric motor and the 1.5-litre gasoline engine, the latter being rebuilt with upgraded and strengthened internal components. And then there’s of course the addition of the Mugen iCF system, which stands for Integrated Centrifugal Forced-induction and works with the electric motor-engine combination. So, the Mugen edition delivers a 50%+ increase in power and torque over the standard model, with maximum output reaching 200-horsepower and peak torque 215 Nm (158.6 lb-ft).



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”.



In addition, Mugen’s engineers also widened the car’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 CR-Z Mugen Hybrid 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.