2011 Honda Hybrid Cars CR-Z Mugen Concept

2011 Honda Hybrid Cars CR-Z Mugen Concept

Twelve modified 2011 Honda CR-Z sport hybrid coupes are featured prominently in the Honda booth at the 2010 SEMA Show, LAS VEGAS, which opens today. The 2011 Honda Hybrid Cars CR-Z Mugen Concept is the sporty evolution of the Honda CR-Z, prepared by the Japanese Mugen Motorsports, officially associated with Honda. Honda has teamed up with Mugen again for a new hotrod special - but this one's a hybrid. The new 2011 Honda Hybrid Cars CR-Z Mugen Concept is a slightly more ecologically sound proposition than the banzai 2009 Civic Type R Mugen, and brings the race car treatment to Honda's hybrid coupe.

2011 Honda Hybrid Cars CR-Z Mugen Concept

As the first available sport hybrid, the CR-Z demonstrates new opportunities for vehicle personalization among the import tuner community. Several significant vehicles are being unveiled at the show, including a 2011 CR-Z equipped with MUGEN* accessories, the Honda Performance Development, Inc. (HPD) CR-Z Hybrid R Concept, the HPD CR-Z Racer and several vehicles equipped with Honda Genuine Accessories.

2011 Honda Hybrid Cars CR-Z Mugen Concept

Also unveiled today were two concept vehicles from HPD: the CR-Z Hybrid R Concept and the HPD CR-Z Racer. Though neither vehicle is intended for sale, HPD, Honda’s North American racing company, was determined to demonstrate the potential of the CR-Z for both street and racing performance. Both vehicles share many performance enhancements, with the CR-Z Hybrid R Concept highlighting Honda-designed street styling and the HPD CR-Z Racer opting for serious racing capability. To demonstrate that capability, HPD will campaign two HPD CR-Z Racers at the 25 Hours of Thunderhill endurance race in December. HPD enhancements to both cars include: a turbocharger and upgraded IMA™ hybrid system, resulting in an estimated combined 200 horsepower and 175 lb-ft. of torque; performance clutch; limited-slip differential; ‘circuit-tuned’ suspension; upgraded brakes and aerodynamic components.

2011 Honda Hybrid Cars CR-Z Mugen Concept

Two vehicles were on display to demonstrate currently available Honda Genuine Accessories. For the CR-Z, Honda displayed a vehicle equipped with 17-inch alloy wheels; side, front lip and tailgate spoilers; a rear diffuser; an illuminated door-sill trim and an interior armrest. Additionally, a 2010 Accord Coupe equipped with dealer-installed Honda Factory Performance™ (HFP™) components melded a distinctive, custom appearance with an enhanced level of handling performance. All Honda Genuine Accessories offer the same 3-year/36,000 mile bumper-to-bumper warranty as the rest of the vehicle, when installed at the time of new vehicle purchase, and are engineered to be fully compatible with each Honda vehicle.

2011 Honda Hybrid Cars CR-Z Mugen Concept

Mugen Euro has developed a highly-tuned version of the 2011 Honda Hybrid Cars CR-Z Mugen Concept that aims to deliver up to 200PS and 215Nm of torque by boosting the hybrid's petrol-electric powertrain. The goal of the project was to prove hybrid cars can be exciting to drive, by producing "Civic Type R-like" performance from the hybrid coupe while remaining sympathetic to the original Honda direction for the CR-Z. Torque 2011 Honda Hybrid Cars CR-Z Mugen Concept provide 50 percent greater power and use electric as the fuel. Obviously this is a good concept for a Honda hybrid sport. Mugen Honda CR-Z uses a 5-speed adjustable front and mounted on the back, which would increase the width base and weight of the settlement.

2011 Honda Hybrid Cars CR-Z Mugen Concept

Colin Whittamore from Mugen Euro explains the philosophy behind the creation of the 2011 Honda Hybrid Cars CR-Z Mugen Concept: “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”.

2011 Honda Hybrid Cars CR-Z Mugen Concept

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 Hybrid Cars CR-Z Mugen 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.

2011 Honda Hybrid Cars CR-Z Mugen Concept

Among factors that features the sportiveness stands out the lowered bumper, a large roof spoiler and the carbon-fiber bonnet which, according to Honda, is an important technical detail. The weight of the 2011 Honda Hybrid Cars CR-Z Mugen Concept then was reduced by more than 50 kg, through the use of lightweight materials as, again, the carbon-fiber, and first tests seem very positive.

2011 Honda Hybrid Cars CR-Z Mugen Concept

The 2011 Honda Hybrid Cars CR-Z Mugen Concept is purely a concept car at this stage, designed to demonstrate the potential and versatility of the Honda IMA system, with no confirmed plans for further production. Mugen and Honda (UK) will consider media and customer feedback before deciding on any next steps.

Peugeot Sport Cars Concept 20Cup

Peugeot Sport Cars Concept 20Cup

The 20Cup was designed highlight the sporty nature of the Peugeot brand and draw references between the production car derived styling of the front end and the rest of the car which has racing pretensions, with a carbon fibre chassis based around the 2 seater cockpit and a single rear wheel held by a motorcycle style swinging arm. This design should mean that the front end grip of the tyres far exceeded the rear, allowing the car to develop oversteer which is considered more the preserve of rear engined cars.

Peugeot Sport Cars Concept 20Cup

In 2006 World Car manufacturer Peugeot has successfully excluded Products new concept car, the car with the name Peugeot 20Cup Concept. Verily Car Interior and Exterior Design luxury very firmly attached to the Peugeot 20Cup Concept Car. Color Black Fitted tightly Exterior Design Peugeot Sport Car 20Cup Concept Car, makes it look luxury car Peugeot. Unique design looks seen on the Peugeot Sport Cars Concept 20Cup is, like the rear wheel Cars there only 2, and can only be driven by a maximum of 2 people, this makes Peugeot Sport Cars Concept 20Cup looks unique and cool when we use the road.

Peugeot Sport Cars Concept 20Cup

Engine From Peugeot Sport Cars Concept 20Cup is also not inferior to Peugeot Sport Cars Concept 20Cup design itself, Going with high speed and sleek design is suitable be used as the motto of this Concept Car Peugeot 20Cup. For car lovers the world must be very interested and anxious to have the Peugeot Sport Cars Concept 20Cup. expression of a new alignment of Peugeot Sport Cars Concept 20Cup is an innovative concept, so funny “dynamic synthesis and to propose an elegant both worlds – design a car in front of and behind the wheel of one wheel. Imprest stylistic characteristics of a future model through the front aspect, inform Peugeot Sport Cars Concept 20Cup style that is painful and the cats.

Peugeot Sport Cars Concept 20Cup

The Peugeot Sport Cars Concept 20Cup was designed by Peugeot to promote the new turbocharged 1.6 Petrol engine that is to feature in the fastest versions of the recently introduced 207 production car. The engine was a joint development between the brand and BMW, who will also use the engine in the top spec Mini Cooper S.

Peugeot Sport Cars Concept 20Cup

The Peugeot Sport Cars Concept 20Cup, in a more conventional form but drawing much of its inspiration from the Frankfurt concept car, will give Peugeot the basis for the development of a presence on the racing circuit. Prefiguring the stylistic characteristics of a future model through its front aspect, the 20Cup announces a Peugeot style that is even more incisive and feline. Radical by dint of its low ride height and engineering solutions taken from the world of motor sport, this concept car is built around a one-piece carbon chassis incorporating a separate two-seater cockpit located at road level.

Kawasaki ZX-770R Hypercar Concept by Sabino Leerentveld

Kawasaki ZX-770R Hypercar Concept by Sabino Leerentveld

This is Kawasaki ZX-770R Hypercar Concept by Sabino Leerentveld. The design based on Kawasaki bikes to rival the KTM X-Bow, this is more hypercar level though as it would be 770HP, mid engine layout V6 twin turbo at around 5oo kilos.

Kawasaki ZX-770R Hypercar Concept by Sabino Leerentveld

Kawasaki ZX-770R Hypercar Concept by Sabino Leerentveld, the hypercar design features a mid-mounted win turbo V6 capable of displacing 770 horses. The two-seater stands in at 1017mm high, 4427mm long and 2073mm wide with a wheelbase of 2710mm.

Kawasaki ZX-770R Hypercar Concept by Sabino Leerentveld

Weighing in at 500 kg, the Kawasaki ZX-770R Hypercar Concept by Sabino Leerentveld sits pretty on 19 and 21-inch alloys with flowing curves smoothly overlapping to give it an overall semblance of a water stream galloping past rounded rock in Alpine rapids.

Kawasaki ZX-770R Hypercar Concept by Sabino Leerentveld

Although the designer’s vision was clearly inspired by the stallion-esque design of the iconic superbikes, the hypercar concept appears more fluent without that footnote undermining its crisp lines.

Kawasaki ZX-770R Hypercar Concept by Sabino Leerentveld