Driver's Blog: the anniversary of Ayrton senna

Because of my exams i was about to forget important thing which is the 16th anniversary of the motor sports legend Ayrton Senna's death. Ayrton died while leading the San Marino GrandPrix in 1994 as he crashed fatally at the tumbrello Corner. without doubt he was a true super star... RIP senna :(

Cars's Blog: volvo C30 PCP

Just found this on speedhunters. According to volvo it is still a concept and it will be revealed at the Göthenborg Carshow . The car will be powered by the 2.5 liter five cylinder engine with a bigger turbo and intercooler. The exterior has been painted in blue paint that contrasts nicely with the BBS wheels. waiting to go on production

Video's blog: N2 levin drifting to heaven

this is a short video i found for the toyota corolla ae86 levin n2 drifting in some corners

EnJoY ;)

Cars Blog: Ford Focus RS500

Ford has introduced the new Ford Focus RS500 which will debut at the Leipzig Motor Show on April 9th. it'll also be limited to a run of just 500 cars.


The car gives power of 350PS and 460 Nm of torque from the same 2.5 litre turbo charged 5 cylender engine. The increase in power was achieved by using a larger intercooler, uprated air filter, a larger diameter downpipe, an uprated fuel pump and a remap to take advantage of the new parts. These numbers deliver a 0-60 in less than 6 seconds and a top speed of 164MPH.

If you saw one of these beasts in the street you'll know them with their 19-inch wheels and serialized one-of-500 dashboard plaques, and at least judging by the pictures above, their matt black paint with some splashes of red colour are provided like the red calipers, red 500 badging and blue RS badging.

The interior is finished with red detailing a contrast to the blue provided on the standard RS Focus. like the red Recaro sport seats that is finished in leather, The carbon fiber finish in the center console and a unique plaque stating the cars model number.

To ensure the strength of these upgrades, the car has been subjected to a series of tests which have focused on the car's track capabilities. The tests included a massive stint at the Nordschleife, where Ford had three of their own racing drivers and a team of engineers complete a whopping 10,000KM non-stop of driving the Green Hell. After 500 laps, Ford were happy enough with the car and were confident that an eight minute laptime is within reach of the car.



Tarek Hanafy

FSAE-Egypt

The above single seated race car is for Helwan University Formula Student team which is ready for the annual event in July to compete against teams from all over the world. and i'am going to talk about this team and about the car 4sure in that post. The team consists of 25 Automotive Engineering Students pursuing their Bachelor degree from Helwan University located at Cairo, Egypt.

their was a test driver for this machine

And 4sure it was Ramy Serry who tested the car




In the above picture you can see the Honda CBR engine 600rr with a standard bike sequential gearbox, chain driven with a very big exhaust :D. the car has a wheel base of 1600mm and Weights (77kg driver seated): 270 kg, also chassis is made of Mild steel space frame construction
And in order to match the RR power plant Honda wheels are fitted
the car has Four outboard disc brakes and the suspension consists of Non-parallel unequal length double wishbone suspension front and rear, there are also some carbon fiber on the body work. it also has FIA approved 6-point harness, Quick release steering wheel, Frontal impact attenuator for safety.


In the picture eng Omar badran The team leader explaining stuff for Ramy



in this picture the crew are checking out the car

Ramy is explaining his oppinion about the car



and at last let us wish Helwan UNI Formula Student Teams luck in the UK Formula student Competition...
Tarek Hanafy

Video's blog: Atsushi Kuroi drifting

this is a short video clip for the driftking Atsushi Kuroi burning up Meihan Sportsland in December 2007, unfortunately he died on February in a motorcycle accident. :(

Random Snap: Subaru impreza WRX 2011

This is the picture of the 2011 subaru impreza WRX that will debut in New York auto saloon next month. the new car is getting an exterior makeover to match it's performance. it has a new wide body look which puts the standard WRX much more in line with the STI, and the wide body work makes an dramatic difference on the four-door sedan version. these improvements make us expect more form the 2011 WRX..

Random snap:hyundai elantra

Hello everybody. this is Marawan el kelany's hyundai elantra. it does need alot of work from outside but from inside it's totally different. the car is modified with HKS high power full exhaust and K&N air filter air intake,NGK iridium spark plugs and one up sport spark plug wire kit made in USA. it also has a HKS oil cooler as u see in the above picture and finally the headers. it's small modifications but really makes the elantra looks better. Enjoy;)

Jad Nabas's Trueno

Back again from Jordan. this is an AE86 trueno which belong to Jad Nabbas, sadly their is no information about this car but am looking forward to talk about it in details as soon as i get any information about it. the most exciting thing in this car that it reminds me with the Hot Version levin n2 racecar as you see in the above picture and that's all i know about the car :D anyway wait 4 the full post ;)

TOP Ten AE86 PT.2

I am going to continue the story of the ten AE86's that influenced a generation. in pt.1 we finished the post with the hot version levin n2 racecar. now let's begin with the



Koichi Yamashita's Run Free Trueno
A simple aero kit manufacturer's car which is one of the most influential AE86's around the world. it's Koichi Yamashita, a former D1 legend, owns the ever popular Run Free specialist AE86 shop; suppliers of the finest in Japanese AE86 ­bodykits. Run Free kits are sought after by ‘86 tuners the world over who are looking for the best there is to offer but why? Out of all the Japanese AE86 bodykit manufacturers. In its inception in early 2000's, the car was widely considered to be the ‘perfect AE86' Although it's not the world's most powerful Trueno, Koichi's AE86 is finely honed and crafted in such a way nothing is left untouched.
As you can imagine it was laden with his own Run Free branded bodykit parts and some of the widest Work Meister wheels you'll ever see on an AE86. But its not only cosmetics that Yoichi had made-over, under the carbon hood lies a AE92 4A-GE that's rocking Mahle pistons, H-Beam rods, 304/288 degree camshafts and Group-A spec valves. Couple with that a TRD intake manifold, K-works exmani, a RunFree stainless exhaust, twin-row radiator and an Earls oil cooler. Pretty standard affair when you compare it with the others on this list, but therein lies the key. It was the definition of ‘clean street car' for everyone at the time and as such firmly implanted itself as the benchmark for anyone building a street driven AE86. To this day it still is.







Gabriel Tyler's F20C Corolla GT-S
This was the car that brought the F20C engine transplant to the masses. Techno Toy Tuning (T3) have be providing parts for Corolla's and 4A-GEs the world over for number of years and every decent tuning company needs a demo or hero car.
Almost everyone has used or seen a T3 part on their Corolla or AE86 for the last 10 years and it's thanks to T3 owner Gabriel Tyler that we see these cheap and readily available parts nearly everywhere. Like most of us, Gabe has grown up to love the classic simplicity of the humble AE86. It's through his love for the AE86 he created this Honda hybrid monster!
Enter the simple white Trueno. Gabe had the not so simple idea of Taking Honda's best engineered NA engine and putting it in a much lighter and balanced chassis and so the F20C conversion was born and delivered to the world.
T3 fitted the engine and 6 speed gearbox to the pristine white body, which in itself is no mean feat as the Honda engine intake and exhaust are on the opposite side to the factory fitted 4A-GE. Along with T3's full suspension catalogue fitted to the car and various other parts this Trueno has competed in drift and circuit racing and even been driven on the Willow Springs Touge by Keiichi Tsuchiya himself.
The Trueno is fitted with a fat set of Work Equip 03's, over fenders, roll cage and stripped interior so it's natural this car oozes so much presence and style. The car has sat dormant for a while now, only coming out occasionally to the track mainly used as a demo car at the T3 factory, it may be some time before we see something as innovative and awe inspiring again from Gabe.
All this popularity has spawned a number of copies. In the US this is a very popular conversion due to the power of the F20C and the fact the steering, pedals and master cylinders being located on the opposite side of the engine bay compared to the rest of the world, making the whole swap a lot easier. This combined with an extremely light weight body it makes for one helluva ride.
Recently, a workshop by the name of JSP fabrications completed the F20C conversion with a GT30 turbo for added good measure. The car is set up for drift, but as yet has not shown the world what it's capable of, yet another envelope pusher in the crazy world of AE86 tuning.







Keiichi Tsuchiya's Trueno GT-V
The most beautiful AE86 in the list. Lovingly restored a number of years ago in the early 90's as over time it had surrendered to the usual AE86 headaches such as rust, chassis damage, and usual wear and tear.
Tsuchiya had his car rebuilt at Garage Motore in Kawagoe City, Saitama starting with removing all rust and giving it a full respray of Toyota Super White II in the now popular ‘Keiichi' style; white topped bumpers with white sideskirts.
Whilst the car was in pieces the body was seam welded and had a number of braces fitted such as front fender brace that sit under the front guards and smaller metal panels to prevent water sitting on certain parts of the metalwork. All the guards were hand flared to fit the 15 x 7-inch SSR Dori2 mesh wheels. The fitment of a zenki lip to the standard kouki bumper in such a way has come to be known as ‘the Keiichi' method. The interior is also all brand new and a new set of TRD reclinable buckets was fitted.
This car's suspension was set up using Tsuchiya's intimate knowledge of AE86s while using Tsuchiya's own brand of coil over's, the then Kei Office brand. Now branded DG5, the coilovers were coupled with a vast number of Cusco suspension components to build an entirely customised AE86 suspension package.
The engine is a ‘Blacktop' AE111 20 valve. Originally it was only a standard engine using a set of cams and custom extractors with management via an E&E Freedom ECU. However, as part of the total rebuild of this car, Sakurai-san built Tsuchiya a brand new engine from the ground up consisting of hi-comp pistons, larger cams, and a secret Sakurai-Spec cylinder head. Again the E&E Freedom ECU was used and all the mechanical work was completed with the assistance of Yasunobu Ishihara at Motore. The new engine apparently makes about 180hp, but this is a fairly conservative estimate when you consider the amount of work that has gone into this engine.
Previously using a TRD 5 gear (1st-5th) gear set and 5.3 differential ratio, they were swapped out for a TRD 3 gear (1st-3rd) gear set and 4.7 differential ratio. Doing this swap at first seemed to make the car slower, but it actually made it a more drivable car in all situations as Tsuchiya adapted to the new mechanical set up.
This car is said to be the scourge of the Gunsai touge but is not unbeatable. Tsuchiya's Trueno has appeared in many circuit and touge battles for Best Motoring and Hot Version, Taking on all comers. Most notably, Tsuchiya has twice Taken on a R34 skyline GT-R and won both times; Once on the touge and once on the circuit.
Pitted against all sorts of varied machinery on the track including many other AE86's from varying workshops, this Trueno and its driver have both triumphed and bowed out gracefully. When it was beaten on the touge by a JWRC Swift and a B18C equipped EG Civic (SEEKER Honda), it was the distinct lack of power that turned out to be the Trueno's only weakness.
Tsuchiya's philosophy of balance over outright power has many times embarrassed more powerful cars with its cornering balance, nimbleness and neutral handling ability. It may not be the fastest car in a straight line but add a few corners to the mix and watch out!






80's Group-A Levins
In the late 80's to the early 90's, Mount Panorama reverberated with banshee howl of twin cams and 16 valves! Having Taken on Japan and won while famously driven by up-and-coming race driver Keiichi Tsuchiya, the venerable AE86 branched out to take on the Group-A world. These few cars are famous in Australia not only for dominating their class for 3 years, but also for being in the Guinness book of world records; The car racked up 28 wins from 28 starts and nearly 80 podium finishes putting it as the most successful race car in history!
Just to rub salt into the wounds, it held the under 2 litre class record for every track in every state. How many other manufacturers can boast that?!
The fleet of racers used Bilstein suspension, TRD close ratio gearboxes and heavily worked ‘Bigport' 4A engines. It was said they made around 160hp at the rear wheels, but that can neither be confirmed nor denied even until this day as Toyota Japan and Europe kept the vehicle details very close to their chests.
As lot of specs of the car are closely guarded and as the car was initially built in Japan then shipped, it's hard to track down exact information pertaining to the Toyota works cars, as the engineers have passed away or it has been lost over time. A number of the European race cars still exist and are still being raced today. Granted they are using more high tech items instead of the crude ECU's available at the time.
The Australian winning car is now located in Bathurst at the Motor Sport Museum on Mount Panorama along with many other Bathurst race cars. The car itself looks like it finished the final race and was washed, polished and taken straight to the museum and there it has sat since. One lucky owner in Ireland still has an untested and unraced privateer car that he is restoring back to its former privateer glory including original livery!
Tetsuya Hibino's 4A-Powered Levin Coupe
Like many of the drivers in the D1GP he is the owner of his own tuning shop called SunRise and as such works on his car himself. Hibino is quite a popular driver as he is one of best drivers of the Toyota AE86 chassis in the D1GP today.
He began competing in the D1 Grand Prix in the sixth round in 2002, though he did not get any recognition until round 3 of 2004 when seemingly out of nowhere, he defeated many well know names such as 2004 season winner Ryuji Miki, Kazama, Imamura and even smoke master Ken Nomura. He is also known for his now infamous Ebisu Jumping Drift, which he first showed at Ebisu Circuit in 2004, where he drift to such a limit the car becomes airborne mid corner jumping the ripple strip.
When Hibino first started out he had no idea about how to drift. In fact, when he bought his first AE86 he didn't even know it didn't come with an LSD! But through his friends and people he hung out with he quickly learned what the strong and weak points of the AE86 chassis are. It was through this knowledge that he transformed his AE86 into the car we see now. Hibino's does all car set up himself by relaying any information and changes that need to be done on the track to his mechanics.
Like Ueo, Hibino had always driven the AE86 since he began drifting and with the combination of its light weight and his aggressive driving style made him a formidable opponent. His Levin coupe is instantly recognisable in its creamy brown colour with its uniquely modified front guards. Although Hibino is yet to win a round yet he has come a close second on a few occasions, proving he has got what it takes to be number one someday.
Which one is your favorite? Or do you think that none of these cars should be on this list?


@ last i'd like to thank http://www.speedhunters.com/

UEO KATSUHIRO'S Drift

this extreme drift for ueo katsuhiro AE86 which we were talking about in our last post enjoy ;)

Top Ten AE86 Pt.1

I was always thinking about posting an article of the best top 10 AE86 in the world and at last i found it. as we were talking about Yazan's AE86 i decided to a make this blogger post which will be divided into 2 parts. so let's begin with the first top 5 AE86

Takumi Fujiwara's Trueno GT Apex

This car boosted the AE86's popularity so much.The basic story centers around Takumi Fujiwara, who delivers tofu up and down Mt Akina (Mount Haruna) for his father's Tofu shop. the story of initial D TV show which made people spend alot of money on this TV show, comic series in order to know how to build their own AE86 like Takumi did. No information is ever officially given about the new engine; all we do know is that it is a heavily worked 20V Group-A engine. which made Takumi can no longer drive the car as it does not feel the same, and no longer can control the car.

TEC-ART'S All-Purpose Twin Truenos

Everybody who has watched D1gp or has seen any of the N2 races will know these cars, after all they're bright purple! Sporting white 17" Work Meister wheels and the angry scream of a 4A-GE 20V, this car has only been on the drift scene for the last few years, but has been built to an extremely high standard due to TEC-ART'S racing pedigree. TEC-ART'S is a major workshop in its own right, building all sorts of cars, but is more famously known for their AE86 tuning. TEC-ART'S covers all facets of AE86 tuning, from simple parts to full on engine builds. The car runs 17" wheels, which is uncommon for an AE86, sequential gearbox, 4 pot brake kit just been released from TEC-ART'S, they also make their own body kits.

TEC-ART'S also regularly competes in the AE86 N2 races with another nearly-identical purple Trueno. Although TEC-ART'S is yet to win an N2 race or drift round with the purple monsters, it certainly has the right parts and know-how to win.

Ueo Katsuhiro's SIFT Trueno

You can see this guy's video on Youtube throwing his car sideways into all sorts of corners and toppling the world's past drifting giants with a modestly powered D1 machine. Every time Ueo went out to the track it was a always seemed to end up a David vs Goliath battle. The small capacity NA 4A-GE up against much bigger and badder competition such as the HKS S15 driven by Taniguchi, the then newly completed FD3S RX7 of Imamura and of course the lime green S15 of Kazama.Most of the D1 stars started out on their local touge, and progressed on to bigger and better things, often bigger and more powerful cars. Starting his drift career fairly late in his 20's Ueo soon rose to fame with his balls to the wall all out approach to drifting but at the time wanted to stay with the AE86 to prove its equal stature to the newer and more powerful cars..

The most memorable moment for the car and Ueo would have to be in 2003 at Irwindale Speedway where the extremely long sweeping corners are banked high and steep. With his secret cams and crazy NA tuning and wild driving style, this humble Trueno took on the best and won. After this event Ueo came back to Japan only to have mechanical issues throughout the entire 2003 season, eventually dropping out in 2004. .

Carland's AE86

Carland might not be the most recognised name in the AE86 racing world, but their cars will no doubt be remembered long after the big names have gone from the circuit. They have built a 100% replica of the Initial-D Trueno for Shinichirou Miki (the voice actor of Takumi in the Japanese anime), restored a Black Limited Trueno to absolutely mint condition and even built their own racing car.With all that plus more under their belt, Carland is truly at the forefront of true AE86 enthusiast restoration.Carland offers services such as the usual new/used parts sales, car sales and body restoration work but as a special feature they offer a tourist hire car to explore the mountain roads around Kyoto. Although it's equipped with only an automatic transmission (how many of you can say you've driven an AT AE86 anyhow?), driving a panda Trueno around Kyoto would certainly give your sightseeing tour of Japan that special hachiroku touch.
With all this to offer '86 enthusiasts plus a lot more, Carland is pretty much THE one-stop '86 shop. They produce their own parts like exhaust systems and suspension kits for example, but also their own 'Original Goods' such as the panda two-tone bag and tool wrap, or a carland towel and amongst lots of other cool goodies, Trueno or Levin 'side moulding' keyrings, written in the original fonts!
The man behind all the AE86 dedication is Tokuchi Masahito, often seen in his trademark silver spray jacket in the Toyota Levin and Trueno Magazine mook. He is the driving force behind keeping our little AE86's looking and driving as good as they did when they rolled off the line in the 80's. Keep ‘em coming Masa!

Hot Version Levin N2 Racer

The living personification of what every racing AE86 aspires to be: 1.6 Liter 16 valves, 9500rpm, wide-bodied screaming fury, belting around Tsukuba race track in the 1:00 minute range. The Hot Version N2 Racer has been seen in Hot Version, Best Motoring, and AE86 Club DVD's and countless magazines. The build-up has been documented a number of times but no secrets revealed just yet. In terms of AE86 one make racing, this truly is the best of the best.
The racing and rebuilding started in mid 2001when the original car was lovingly created by the late Sakurai-san of TRD fame and expertly piloted by Keiichi Tsuchiya. This was about the time that Best Motoring started sponsoring the bi-annual N2 races again as previously it was kept alive by a dedicated number of privateers and enthusiasts from as far back as 1997.
The body features the original N2 over fenders and wears incredibly wide 15" RS Watanabe wheels.The car has won two N2 races for Hot Version and spawned quite a few clones the world over, including HR's very own from forum member AE86N2 (aka Beau Small).
Sakurai-san had put his many years of racing knowledge into this car in the aim of completely dominating the race track and taking on all comers. However, the car did not simply come out of retirement, hit the track and start winning.
It took a long time to completely reset and set up the car for racing again. Almost all the components on the car have been rebuilt or replaced with new, or new old stock items. The only original part that remains on the car is the chassis-subframe assembly itself and the hottest of hot, ultra-rare TRD instrument panel.
Being such a well-versed team in terms of racing pedigree, you would expect them to be the team to beat, but this is not so. The car utilises a vast number of parts from the TRD catalogue, including an AE86-spec 'bigport' 4A-GE engine built to Group-A specifications and a TRD close ratio gearbox fitted to a humble T-series rear differential. The suspension was set-up during early testing at Tsukuba by Tsuchiya himself and again using parts straight off the TRD shelves.
The TRD-powered machine may have won two titles since their debut in 2001 but they were not back-to-back. Their first win was in 2001, with their second coming in 2005. Since the re-invigoration of the N2 series, all other titles have been won, oddly enough, by much smaller and very dedicated teams and privateers.

thanks to http://www.speedhunters.com/

will be continued in part 2

volvo 2.0l turbocharged

Old video for Mohamed Refai's volvo 2.0l drifting at the egyptian autoX

RB20 AE86

Hello Xtremers, this time am gonna talk about a very special car to me from jordan. it's for the manager of madaba racing circuit. it's yazan kattan's AE86, a heavily modifed AE86 with alot of modifications, also am gonna share a video for the car drifting. the car you see above has a RB20DET 2.0l turbocharged nissan skyline engine.

It is modified with HKS intake, HKS downpipe ,Greddy Sequential valve, Samco hoses, LINK G4 ECU with AntiLag ...and other stuff

A beautiful side view for the car with it's clean white color. really love it.

Original BBS AE86 rims fitted in the car which costed 800jd cause its original and very rare.

From behind the car looks great

Another picture from behind in a kating racetrack

a Picture in madaba circuit in some race when UNIROYAL tyres was his sponser

Aqaba race without slicks coming 1st in class 11.. very nice performance and handling as Yazan explained.

I'll finish the post with the video that i told u ablout guys. at last i hope u like it and i want to thank my friend Yazan..

Tarek Hanafy

F20C honda civic

A great video for a honda civic with F20c engine producing 245hp driven by Keiichi tsuchiya ;)

2010 Toyota Mark X G-sports concept

The japanese automaker Toyota unveiled the 2010 Toyota Mark X G-sports concept at the 2010 TAS. Like other creations from G sports, the highly modified Mark X comes complete with a sport tuned suspension, aggressive looking aero parts and a racing inspired interior. The exterior of the tuned Mark X is dressed up with a few trick items like a new vented hood, big mouth front bumper with strips of LEDs and intricate air ducting, IS-F style vented front fenders with matching elements in the back bumper along with an integrated rear diffuser that frames the true dual exhaust as well as a carbon fiber roof panel up top and a set of 20 inch Work alloys wrapped in sticky Yohokama Advan rubber housing a ridiculously over sized big brake kit.

The interior of the Mark X G Sports Concept is all business. The driver straps into a Recaro racing bucket and grabs hold of a leather wrapped multifunction steering wheel with red accent stitching and a few well placed Alcantara inserts. The gauges are bright and easy to read, while the center stack is dominated by a large LCD multifunction display and is surrounded by quite a bit of carbon fiber. The floor mats carry the red accent theme while a set of aluminum racing pedals put the driver in direct contact with the controls. The G Sports Concept is powered by a 3.5 Liter V6 developing a total of 313 HP and 280 lb-ft of torque coupled to a paddle shifted six speed automatic transmission sending power straight to the rear wheels.

source:http://www.topspeed.com/cars/toyota/2010-toyota-mark-x-g-sports-concept-ar83822.html

jordan speed challenge 2010

The najjar-group has unleashed this video for the first round of Jordan's Speedchallenge in 2010. Enjoy

www.najjar-group.com

Backwards @ Nikko

http://vimeo.com/9910827 from Luke Huxham on Vimeo.

Released from We Are Drift. a great short video showing some Backward entries at Nikko circuit. enjoy ;)

snapshot: honda civic in egypt

Hello Xtremers as we were talking about the Honda Civic type R, i found that picture for an Egyptian guy in Mansoura it's not an original Type R but it has MUGEN-RR full edit,(front bumper-rear bumber- side skirts -spoiler) inlaid with ORIGINAL CARBON PARTS-carbon fog light-carbon Grill with a 1.6 engine equipped with MUGEN-RR ORIGINAL exhaust. i hope you like it

Honda Civic Type R pt.3 and the last (B) EDM

In the second part of Pt.3 of the honda civic Type R post we going to talk about the FN2 chassis (European version) and that means that we've finished the story of the Champion white :)


FN2 Honda Civic Type R
The European market Civic Type R is offered only as a three door hatch back and uses a different chassis and internal layout (notably tank placement below the driver's seat), which will serve as base for the next European Jazz. The rear suspension formerly a double wishbone set up has been changed to a less complex torsion beam axle. The drive train is largely the same as the out going model offering 198 hp at 7,500 rpm and 193 N·m of torque at 5,600 rpm. It runs on 225/40 R18 Y88 Bridgestone Potenza RE050A tyres, while optional 19" Rage alloys run on Yokohama Advan Sport 225/35 ZR19 88Y tyres. The car has a curb weight of 1,267 kg.


Versions
Type R GT includes, dual zone climate control (Left:right independent), rain sensing windscreen wipers, refrigerated glove box, automatic headlights with dusk sensor, front fog lights, power folding door mirrors, cruise control, front and rear curtain airbags and is finished in the same three colours as the standard FN2. As often, names and trims vary even within domain markets down to local ones, and a Heritage version replaces GT version in some of them, adding Xenon/HID lights to the mix. The topping Heritage Navi version adds Bluetooth telephone system and voice recognition DVD satellite navigation. A more radical version dubbed Race differs from the Heritage by removing components (incl. HID, AC, fog lights, audio system, sound proofing, some airbags) to reduce weight as much as 40 kg. Finally, together with the 2009 revision to all 8th gen. EDM Civic variants (adding for example a USB iPod-compatible plug to the audio system), a special edition called Championship White comes in the eponyme Honda color, with the same alloys only with matching white color, 18" wheels (19" white Rage optional). This edition adds an exclusive limited slip differential to a Heritage trim level, which Honda touted at Paris Motor Show as helping the car shave off more than a second to its undisclosed Tsukuba lap time.

Top Gear Magazine awarded the European Civic Type R its 'Hot Hatch of 2007', praising the car's controls and comparing it favourably as a driver's car to its rivals, the Stig qualifying it as 'an utter gem'. The car has met with criticism from Evo Magazine, however, who complained that it falls short dynamically when compared to rivals like the European market Ford Focus ST,Opel Astra OPC and the Volkswagen Golf GTi particularly in the areas of steering and chassis balance, although the magazine has praised the improved steering feel and more evenly distributed torque of the FN2 compared to the previous EDM EP3.

Honda Civic Type R Pt.3 and the last (A) the JDM

hello Xtremers now in this blog post we're gonna finish the story of the Civic Type R by talking about the 3rd and current generation of the Type R Honda Civic. but we're going to divide it into 2 parts. in this part (A) we're gonna begin with the

FD2 chassis (Japanese version):
The JDM Civic Type R (FD2) went on sale on March 30, 2007. For the first time, the JDM Civic was sold as a four door sedan rather than a three door hatchback. Using the Japanese market four-door sedan as a base model meaning the new Type R is now bigger, wider and heavier. More importantly, the wheelbase has grown from 2,570 mm (101.2 in) to 2,700 mm (106.3 in), giving the FD2R a more stable stance in high speed cornering. The new Japanese model's engine output is higher than the European version's, with 222 hp being developed at 8,400 rpm and 215 N·m of torque peaking at 6,100 rpm (versus 198 hp) at 7,800 rpm and 193 N·m at 5,600 rpm for the European model. The base engine itself is borrowed from the Accord Euro R CL7 with its longer intake manifold. Changes have been made to the block in terms of mounting points for additional parts making it different from previous K20A. New technology such as Drive By Wire throttle and porting of the intake valve ports using techniques from the NSX are implemented. Honda says mid-range torque is increased by 10 hp. Drive is fed through a close ratio six speed gearbox, and a helical limited slip differential is fitted as standard. The front brake discs increased from the DC5R's 300 mm (11.8 in) to 320 mm (12.6 in) are fitted with four pot Brembo calipers. Tire size are now 225/40 R18 Bridgestone Potenza RE070.
Honda claims the body is 50% more rigid than the previous Japan-only DC5 Integra Type R, and the new model features an independent rear suspension rather than the torsion beam configuration used on the latest European Civic Type-R. To save weight, aluminum is used extensively and bonded with adhesive instead of welded.
Exterior wise, the front bumper is different from the standard Civic designed aerodynamically. The rear bumper features a diffuser built into the bumper and completing the aero package with a huge rear wing. Inside, the trademark black and red bucket seats are no longer made by Recaro as with previous versions, but designed in house by Honda. Also gone is the Momo made steering wheel, instead replaced by a Honda made version. The familiar red-on-black colour scheme or black-on-black scheme is offered on the Championship White version and Super Platinum Metallic Silver versions while a black-on-black scheme with red stitching is for the Vivid Blue Pearl only.
In October 2008, the Civic received a minor face lift. The standard and hybrid versions now had the same front bumper as the Type R while a redesigned tail lamps changes the round insets into octagons. The Type R also received new available colours, with Premium White Pearl, Premium Deep Violet Pearl and Crystal Black Pearl being added and Vivid Blue Pearl being dropped.
In back to back tests the FD2 Type-R was on average 10 seconds quicker than the (DC5) Integra Type-R at the Tsukuba Circuit and four seconds faster at Suzuka.
In a back to back test on the United Kingdom TV program 5th Gear, the FD2 Type-R was three seconds quicker than the equivalent FN2 UK version around Castle Combe Circuit in the wet.
The FD2 Civic Type R was officially launched in the Malaysian market on August the 2nd 2007. It was the first time that any Type R JDM model was launched outside of Japan.

Civic Mugen RR (Honda ABA-FD2)
In addition to Civic Type R, 300 Honda Civic Mugen RR cars in red only had also been produced for Japanese market, which reduced weight to 1,255 kg using CFRP (carbon fiber reproduced)bumpers and aluminum for the bonnet. The engine is rated 240 hp at 8,000 rpm and 218 N·m torque at 7,000 rpm achieved through Mugen parts such as camshafts, exhaust system and ECU. Other exclusive items that make this a collectors item are Recaro SP-X seats and other Mugen items inside while special Mugen wheels equipped as standard. This version cost 4,777,500 yen (4,550,000+tax) ($38,750 USD).

Mugen also debuted Civic Type-RR Experimental Spec concept car in Tokyo Auto Salon, which features 2157 cc K20A engine rated 260 hp and 237 N·m of torque. Weight is further reduced using aluminum hood (4.6 kg), as well as the new titanium exhaust system (7.6 kg). Interior was replaced with more carbon fibre parts. The car also features Intelligent-Tire Condition Monitoring System (i-TCMS) and Recaro seats.
The concept was later called Honda Civic Mugen RR Advanced Concept during 2009 Tokyo Auto Saloon, which has the weight of 1,095 kg. Brake disc was increased to 340 mm (13.4 in) diameter (320 mm (12.6 in) in Type R/RR).

Civic Mugen RC (2008-)
A race version called Honda Civic Mugen RC has also been produced, designed for the 2008 Honda Exciting Cup Civic One-Make Race-Civic Series. The engine is the stock K20A engine from FD2 Honda Civic Type R. It comes with following models:
BASIC: 6,247,500 yen (5,950,000+tax).
STANDARD: 7,192,500 yen (6,850,000+tax). It adds racing wheel package (Mugen RC 18 inch wheel with Yokohama tire), brake package (front+rear brake pads), seat and steering (Recaro bucket seat, seat rail, steering wheel with box, TAKATA harness), carbon inner part option A (carbon fibre right floor cover panel, footrest, door lining) over BASIC.
COMPLETE: 7,822,500 yen (7,450,000+tax). It adds carbon inner part option B (carbon fibre console box, left floor cover panel, centre pillar cover), engine package (engine rebalancing and calibration)
Civic Mucen RC was built in Mugen's M-TEC factory.

Lexus IS-F CCS Concept

The Japanese luxury car maker lexus showed it's ability in building performance cars when it launched the IS F sports car and the V10-powered LFA supercar.
But if there were any doubts in competing with Mercedes Benz and it's AMG cars or BMW and it's M-divisions, the Japan car maker has released a hard-charging track-based version of the V8-powered IS F.
Unveiled at the Tokyo Auto Salon in Japan 2010 -- the place where all good modified cars from the region hang out -- the IS F Circuit Club Sports Concept is a carbonfibre creation designed to withstand the violence of racetrack competition.

The IS F Circuit Club Sports Concept (CCS) weighs about 1690kg, lighter than the standard IS-F by a small margin (25kg) due to the carbon fibre replacements for the bonnet, boot, roof and rear wing. The interior also gets the expensive carbon treatment on door trims, the gear shifter and centre console.

As well as its very obvious carbon aspect, the bright orange IS F CCS Concept gets a stiffer suspension tune though its engine remains standard. Not that that's a bad thing with 311kW and 505Nm from its 5.0-litre V8 being pumped to the rear wheels via an eight-speed gearbox.Developed in-house by Lexus, the IS F CCS Concept drew on the "manufacturing processes derived from the development of Lexus' LFA supercar has new components such as forged magnesium wheels, a titanium exhaust system, mechanical LSD and very large carbon ceramic disc brakes.

honda civic type R PT.2

We continue the story of the Honda Civic Type R edition. in this post we are going to talk about some special editions of the 2nd generation of the civic Type R, and now let's begin with the

30th Anniversary Special Edition:
In 2003 Honda decided to celebrate 30 years of producing the Civic by offering a special edition 30th Anniversary Type-R for the EDM (Europan domestic market). The special edition features special red sports seats from world reowned seat maker Recaro, air conditioning, leather MOMO steering wheel, red carpets and door linings and privacy glass on the rear windows. 30th Anniversary models were available in Nighthawk Black, Satin Silver and Milano Red. Only 300 of these models were produced, 100 in each of the 3 colours. The Type-R 30th Anniversary continues to offer the same exhilarating performance – 0 to 100 km/h in 6.8 seconds and 235 km/h top speed – from the mighty 200 PS 2.0 litre DOHC i-VTEC engine mated to a close-ratio, 6 speed manual gearbox of the standard model. Type-R specification includes a chassis with firmer dampers and springs and extra body stiffening compared to the rest of the Civic range and 205/45 R17 tyres providing outstanding grip and handling. Yet despite these high performance credentials, it can behave with absolute docility in city traffic

Premier Special Edition:
In 2005 Honda introduced the Premier edition which had Recaro Trendline seats (similar to those found in the Anniversary Edition, only in red and black rather than all red), a darker shade of fabric on the rear seat centre sections, a Momo Steering Wheel, Red Carpet, "Type R" embossed into the front brake calipers and privacy glass on the rear windows. These were available in Milano Red, Nighthawk Black, Cosmic Grey and Satin Silver.

C Package:
In 2004 Honda introduced the "C Package" option (¥330,000 JPY) to Japan's Civic Type R lineup which included an additional color, Satin Silver Metallic, HID lighting, rear privacy glass, automatic air conditioner and outside air temperature sensor.

in our next post we're going to talk about the 3rd and the current generation of the Honda Civic Type R.. hope u enjoyed it ;)

Tarek Hanafy