Honda Returns to SEMA with Debut of 2022 Civic Si Race Vehicles Alongside Rugged Overlanding Vans

TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Honda will exhibit its numerous paths to enjoyable and efficiency on the 2021 SEMA Present in Las Vegas Nov. 2-5, showcasing seven autos, together with the debut of two all-new Civic Si race vehicles and a pair of rugged Honda mild vans custom-built for excessive overlanding adventures. Honda will probably be positioned at sales space #25077, within the southeast nook of Central Corridor on the Las Vegas Conference Heart.

Constructing upon the thrilling efficiency of the all-new 2022 Civic Si, Honda Efficiency Growth (HPD) will showcase a prototype of its next-generation turn-key Civic Si race automobile. Designed for Touring Automotive competitors, it is going to be displayed alongside the brand new Crew Honda Analysis West (THR-W) Civic Si race automobile, which can compete within the 25 Hours of Thunderhill endurance race December 3-5.

Totally outfitted for overlanding, the Passport TrailSport Rugged Roads Venture 2.0 and the Ridgeline HPD Path Tour Venture spotlight the rugged functionality and adventurous spirit of Honda’s mild vans. The Africa Twin Overland demonstrates the go-anywhere capabilities of Honda’s potent ADV bike when outfitted with the most recent and biggest journey gear.

RACING AND STREET CARS

HPD Civic Si Race Automotive Prototype
Honda Efficiency Growth (HPD) will debut the prototype for a brand new turn-key, race-ready model of the all-new 2022 Honda Civic Si, which encompasses a turbocharged engine and 6-speed guide transmission. Created, developed and examined in-house by HPD engineers, the HPD Honda Civic Si race automobile attracts upon HPD’s intensive manufacturing automobile and race automobile engineering expertise, together with the event and unimaginable success of the ten^th-generation HPD Civic Si TCA race automobile program.

Constructed from a body-in-white for SRO TC Americas, novice touring automobile collection, membership racing and devoted monitor day use, the race automobile foregoes a sunroof, sound proofing insulation, underbody coating and seam sealer to cut back weight and assist in roll cage set up. The automobile is then particularly modified for racing utilizing a number of HPD, and different efficiency and security elements.

Based in 1993, HPD is Honda’s official North American motorsports firm and the technical operations heart for Honda’s high-performance racing packages, with merchandise supporting a number of ranges of motorsports, from karting to IndyCar, IMSA and SCORE off-road racing.

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Crew Honda Analysis West Civic Si Race Automotive
A brand new Civic Si race automobile constructed to compete within the Nationwide Auto Sports activities Affiliation’s (NASA) 25-hour of Thunderhill sports activities automobile race in Northern California Dec. 3-5 can even debut at SEMA. A key instance of the Honda “racing and difficult spirit” in motion, the THR-W Civic Si race automobile was developed and examined using the skilled data of volunteers from a number of Honda divisions concerned with design, engineering, manufacturing, advertising and marketing and finance. At Thunderhill, the modified, race-ready model of the all-new 2022 Honda Civic Si will probably be pushed by a crew of Honda associates. The crew not too long ago accomplished the primary take a look at of the Civic Si race automobile at Thunderhill prematurely of the race.

Based in 1996, THR-W crew members use their expertise on the racetrack to enhance the design and engineering of Honda manufacturing vehicles and light-weight vans for the road. THR-W has an extended file of success in racing Honda merchandise in each Sports activities Automotive Membership of America (SCCA) and NASA competitors, with greater than 60 race victories in a wide range of lessons, together with a category victory on the 25 Hours of Thunderhill in 2013.

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Crew Liquid 2022 Honda Civic Hatchback
Persevering with its main presence in gaming and esports, Honda is as soon as once more the unique automotive associate and official automobile of Crew Liquid. This 12 months, Crew Liquid and Honda have a good time their partnership at SEMA with a personalized 2022 Civic Hatchback, showcasing a big selection of equipment from HPD and Honda Real Equipment.

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HPD 2022 Honda Civic Si
HPD and Honda Real Equipment have mixed forces to boost the sporty look of the all-new 2022 Civic Si. Constructed particularly for the 2021 SEMA Present, the modified sport sedan showcases an intensive number of equipment obtainable for order from Honda dealerships, together with aggressive underbody spoilers, HPD emblems, and extra.

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Fifteen52 Venture 96 Accord Wagon
Constructed at the side of HPD and Mountune, and powered by an HPD Civic Sort R crate engine, the Fifteen52 Venture 96 Honda Accord makes use of the mid-90s Japanese Touring Automotive Championship-winning Accord as its inspiration. Along with putting in the engine, Fifteen52’s associate Mountune made quite a few different modifications to boost dealing with, security, and braking for this track-only racecar reproduction. The outside sports activities a white, orange, pink and inexperienced paint scheme designed by the founding father of Japanese racing automobile constructor Mooncraft Co. Ltd, Takuya Yura, modeled after the unique JACCS race automobile scheme. Different modifications improve the period-correct authenticity, such because the inclusion of Japan-specification headlights, and replicas of the JACCS automobile’s aerodynamic exterior mirrors.

Out there for buy from licensed HPD sellers, the 306-horsepower (SAE internet) K20C1 engine powering Civic Sort R is obtainable to racers for closed-course racing functions.

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HPD K20C1 Crate Engine Bundle 
Out there instantly from Honda Efficiency Growth (HPD) is the HPD-developed Controls Bundle and K20C1 Crate Engine to be used in racing and off-highway functions. This crate model of the engine discovered within the Civic Sort R had been obtainable beforehand to Honda Racing Line members and race groups. Now, any driver can buy the HPD Crate Engine Bundle, particularly designed for simple, reasonably priced and dependable swap functions.

Every Crate Engine comes with an engine lengthy block, alternator, turbocharger, and starter motor. Included throughout the Controls Bundle is an HPD-developed ECU, engine swap harness, and accelerator pedal. Developed with ease-of-use in thoughts, the HPD ECU will probably be pre-tuned for handy set up into a variety of autos designated for off-highway functions, offering clients with HPD’s confirmed reliability and enhanced efficiency in their very own racing autos.

The entire bundle is obtainable now by way of HPD’s official sellers. Clients can contact the sellers on to buy a bundle in addition to obtain professional technical help for {custom} installations of their autos.

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OVERLANDING PROJECT VEHICLES

Passport TrailSport Rugged Roads Venture 2.0
For overlanding fans searching for rugged journey, the Honda Passport TrailSport Rugged Roads Venture 2.0 options off-road elements that additional advance the overlanding functionality of the brand new 2022 Passport TrailSport, with out sacrificing the Passport’s wonderful highway manners. Primarily based on the Passport TrailSport Rugged Roads Venture, the trail-ready SUV is able to go off the grid with Honda Real Equipment, a Jsport suspension carry equipment for extra floor clearance, and rugged Firestone Vacation spot A/T2 all-terrain tires for improved off-road traction.

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Ridgeline HPD Path Tour Venture Automobile
Customized constructed by Honda and absolutely outfitted for overlanding, the Ridgeline HPD Path Tour Venture relies on a manufacturing 2021 Honda Ridgeline with the HPD Choice Bundle. The pickup undertaking is rugged and adventure-ready with mattress and rooftop equipment from Thule and a {custom} spare tire provider from Jsport. The Ridgeline HPD Path Tour Venture’s off-road functionality is additional improved with restoration factors, and stainless-steel underbody skid plates customized and fabricated by Honda R&D engineers, a Jsport suspension carry equipment, and Firestone Vacation spot A/T2 all-terrain tires.

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Africa Twin Overland
The Overland Expo, the world’s premier occasion collection for do-it-yourself journey journey fans, partnered with the Honda Powersports crew to rework the 2021 Honda Africa Twin Journey Sports activities ES DCT into the last word overland bike. The Africa Twin Overland demonstrates the capabilities of the Africa Twin when outfitted with the most recent journey gear.

The Honda Africa Twin is already ideally fitted to overland adventures, because of its crisp-shifting and easy-to-use dual-clutch transmission that simplifies the using expertise, permitting riders to deal with the path forward. The Africa Twin Overland is completed in Darkness Black Metallic, a brand new shade for the 2021 mannequin 12 months.

For extra details about the total vary of bikes, ATVs, scooters and side-by-sides, go to http://powersports.honda.com/.

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About Honda Efficiency Growth 
Honda Efficiency Growth, Inc. (HPD), has a wealthy heritage creating, manufacturing, and supporting Honda Racing and Acura Motorsports clients since 1993.  From pinnacle racing in INDYCAR and IMSA Sports activities Vehicles to business racing packages, HPD powers the goals {of professional} and novice racers from age 4 to 40+. HPD is an entirely owned subsidiary of American Honda Motor Co., Inc., and leads all the Honda and Acura high-performance racing packages in North America. HPD specializes within the design and improvement of race engines, chassis and efficiency elements, in addition to technical and race help. HPD presents elements and race help to Honda and Acura novice {and professional} motorsports racers, and is regularly increasing its palette of racing packages that make Honda racing merchandise obtainable to all racing kinds, from karting and Quarter Midgets to the best ranges of professional racing.

About Honda
Honda presents a full line of unpolluted, secure, enjoyable and linked autos bought by way of greater than 1,000 unbiased U.S. Honda sellers. Honda has the best fleet common gasoline economic system and lowest CO2 emissions of any main full-line automaker in America, in line with the most recent information from the U.S. Environmental Safety Company (EPA). The Honda lineup consists of the Civic, Perception, and Accord passenger vehicles, together with the HR-V, CR-V, Passport and Pilot sport utility autos, the Ridgeline pickup and the Odyssey minivan. Honda’s electrified automobile lineup consists of the Accord Hybrid, CR-V Hybrid and Perception hybrid-electric sedan.

Honda has been producing vehicles in America for 38 years and presently operates 18 main manufacturing amenities in North America. In 2020, greater than 95 p.c of all Honda autos bought within the U.S. have been made in North America, utilizing home and globally sourced elements.

Extra details about Honda is obtainable within the Digital Reality Guide.

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