Honda thought about “charged” models cooler than Type R and Type S

The head of the racing unit of Mark Kodzi Vatanabe told The Drive that the company should create road cars taking into account experience in motorsport. After the race in Daiton, 2025, the top manager made it clear that the original components of Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) and the unit technology are useful for upgrading existing models with prefixes Type S and Type R.

Kodzi Vatanabe admitted that there is no specific plan yet, but the North American unit of HRC is already working on road cars, and the first step may be the release of high -performance versions of Acura Integra Type S and Honda Civic Type R. The development of supercars under the Japanese brand did not confirm the head of Honda Racing .

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Last year, Acura showed the “track” Integra Type S HRC in the status of a prototype, and this sedan received the approval of the Formula 1 Yuki Zunoda pilot. The athlete even asked President Honda to import such a car into the country of the rising sun. The Vice President of the North American branch of the HRC John Ikeved made it clear that the cars of the new Sub-Brand would take an intermediate position between Type S/Type R and real racing machines, but will maintain access to public roads.

John Ikeved emphasized that Honda is not going to save on security, so the details from the world of racing will have certification according to all the rules. The top manager cited the example of Porsche, obviously, holding the GT line with certified security frames, sowing chairs and other parts from motorsport. However, Honda representatives did not specify the HRC debut.

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