Mugen to sell tuning parts through UK Honda dealers

Remember last year’s hardcore and ludicrously expensive Mugen Civic Type R? Tuned by the European arm of the Japanese motorsport firm, the tricked-up Civic featured hotter cams, a new exhaust revised suspension and a unique body kit – but a £39k price meant only a few were sold.

The good news is that you’ll soon be able to cherry pick some of those parts for your own Civic and even the CR-Z hybrid because Mugen has struck an agreement to distribute tuning parts through eight Honda dealers in the UK.

Forged aluminium wheels, uprated brakes and suspension kits, quick-shift gear levers and body kits are all on the menu for the Civic, while CR-Z buyers can add a sports exhaust and replacement high-flow air filter assembly too. Of course you can already buy bolt-on goodies elsewhere but the advantage of the Mugen stuff is that it won’t invalidate your Honda’s warranty

By Chris Chilton