Mugen had a project to build 20 very special Honda Civic Type R's. "MUGEN has used its expertise to develop the Civic Type R MUGEN especially for UK roads"
Like so many good things in life it's a wholly British project! The donor cars are made in Swindon and then Mugen in Northampton use alchemy to cast their spell and deliver a special car. See
They needed a solution to enable them to easily build the cars in their Northampton HQ, problem is that the building can't accommodate a 4 post and they cannot drill or let into the floor to install a 2 post, full height scissor or flush mid rise lift!
They visited the Strongman Tools Showroom for a fitting!
The Clifton was ideal for the job but these new more than sporty Civic's are so low that without up-ramp extensions, not possible due to space constraints, getting the donor car on would be possible but removing it once it has trick suspension, wheels and body kit enhancements would be impossible! The solution, they use HyJack vehicle skates to slide the car onto the lift - sideways....
It all worked well in principle so they had one installed and now it all works out for real!
The engine looks special, and they reeled off enough tweaks and additions to make me dizzy. The new exhaust is a work of art, at both ends, and will you look at those brakes!
UPDATE.......AUTOSPORT SHOW
We were lucky enough to get the loan of one for The Strongman Tools Stand at the Autosport Show
it also meant I was forced to drive one!!!! Can't tell you how amazingly fast it was, the handling pin sharp but the truly stunning thing about this car is the STOPPING, I have never driven anything that stopped so quickly and with so much control.... down to these amazing brakes!!
