Honda HRC's Performance Parts Pipeline: Type R and Prelude Getting the Skunkworks Treatment
"HRC parts are always worth the premium because they're engineered by people who actually race them. The question is whether Honda will price these like performance upgrades or like limited collectibles."
— Revvly Take
Honda's racing division is developing a parts catalog for the current Civic Type R and revived Prelude, though specifics remain under wraps. This is HRC doing what HRC does—taking already-capable platforms and squeezing another 10% through suspension geometry, intake flow, and chassis reinforcement. The Type R especially needs it; values are holding but the market's waiting to see if these parts justify keeping them relevant against the next generation.
Viknesh Vijayenthiran
CarBuzz · Jan 9
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