Tuning

VIDEO: Autocar wrings out the 237 hp Mugen Civic Type R

Posted by Hootan Mahallati | October 05, 2009 | In honda tuning videos

What do you get when you remove the seats from a Honda Civic hatchback, tweak the suspension, and push its i-VTEC engine to pump out 237 hp at 8,500 rpm? Well, you get the Honda Civic Type R Mugen.

We brought you pictures of this Mugen rocket back in June, and it seems like the car is still being called a "concept". Considering the Mugen website's English section is still 'under construction', it is highly unlikely that Mugen will ever cross over to our market, making this and other Mugen products exotic, unattainable novelties.

[Source: Autocar]

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VIDEO: Rhys Millen Racing tunes Hyundai Genesis Coupe

Posted by Hootan Mahallati | July 15, 2009 | In hyundai motorsports rally tuning videos

Drift racer Rhys Millen, nephew of famed racing driver Steve Millen, has modified the Hyundai Genesis Coupe with parts from his eponymous tuning company. Millen is well-connected to Hyundai, having served as the driver in the Genesis Coupe launch commercials as well as the Red Bull Drift Team's Hyundai Drift Genesis.

It is hard to decide whether all the modifications to the Millen Hyundai are worth the additional cost, considering the fact that raw performance is hardly improved. However, as Edmunds reports, this tuned Hyundai does change the base Genesis's driving characteristics to a perceptible degree.

[Source: Edmunds ...

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