Honda's Tokyo Auto Salon Play: HRC Prelude, Type R, and CR-V Concepts Signal Where the Bean Counters Aren't Looking
Honda rolled out track-focused HRC variants of the Prelude, Type R, and CR-V at Tokyo Auto Salon—proof that someone in Suzuka still remembers what drivers actually want. The Civic hybrid got a simulated manual transmission treatment, a middle finger to the CVT apologists. These are concepts for now, but the fact they exist means Honda's performance division still has a pulse.
Honda's showing more spine at TAS than they have in boardrooms for years. These aren't production cars, but they're not marketing theater either—they're what happens when engineers get 48 hours unsupervised.
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