Mugen Honda CR-Z Hybrid Video ahead of Goodwood

Mugen Honda CR-Z Hybrid playing on video

We reported back in April that Honda had turned to Mugen to see if they could inject anything in to the CR-Z Hybrid that might make it even remotely appealing to a driver.

The plan was to take the resulting Mugen Honda CR-Z to this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, to see if the knowledgeable petrolheads that gravitate to the Goodwood Estate like moths to a Summer flame could find something to love in the Honda CR-Z, once it had had some Mugen fairy dust springled on it.

We were a bit reluctant to expect anything much of the CR-Z even after Mugen had played, but we were pleasantly surprised to learn that the CR-Z would get a wider track, new suspension and brakes and a drop in weight thanks to some carbon fibre in the mix – most notably the carbon fibre bonnet.

Our interest was further piqued when we learnt that Mugen had bolted a Supercharger on to the CR-Z shoving the output up to 197bhp, with more to come once they’d finished fettling the electric motor.

Suddenly, the Mugen Honda CR-Z started to sound like a properly fun hybrid, a phrase which until now has been an oxymoron. Or at least an oxymoron this side of silly money.

And now, with Goodwood looming close, Honda are on a mission to get the Mugen CR-Z front and centre, which explains the release of the video of the newly fettled Mugen CR-Z flying round the British countryside. Although, in truth, this video was probably made before Mugen finished playing with the CR-Z – but it still gets the point across.

The Mugen Honda CR-Z is built to play.

By Cars UK