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Spoon has been credited for making Honda a contender in motorsports through its racing modifications. [7] In Japan, Spoon Sports is particularly recognized as a leader in time attack and performance using Honda vehicles such as the Integra Type R, NSX, the S2000, [8] and the Civic. The very first racing car attributed to Spoon Sports was ...
Autobacs was founded by Toshio Sumino in 1947 in Fukushima-ku, Osaka as Suehiro Shokai Co., Ltd., which was reorganized into Fuji Shokai Co., Ltd. a year later. [2]In 1960, Sumino opened the Fuji Drive Shop, Japan's first large-scale automotive goods store, and in 1969 he became involved in motorsport sponsorship by sponsoring a car in the Japanese Grand Prix.
The Honda Civic Type R (Japanese: ホンダ・シビックタイプR, Hepburn: Honda Shibikku Taipuāru) is a series of hot hatchback and sports sedan models based on the Civic, developed and produced by Honda since September 1997.
This is a list of current and defunct automobile manufacturers of Japan. Major current manufacturers. Company Sub Brand Notes Honda (1946–present) Acura:
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Beginning with the 1200cc Honda Civic engine, it went on to develop, and now designs and builds, both two-stroke and four-stroke engines, manufacturing many of the major components itself. Mugen ultimately intends to build its own road cars and the first step towards this was the creation of bodykits for the Honda Ballade CR-X in 1984.
An eletric vehicle burst into flames outside of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday, according to officials and videos on social media.
The Spoon Sports Honda Civic Type R driven by Yamauchi at the 25 Hours of Thunderhill in 2009. On August 29, 2009, Yamauchi joined the World Car Awards team for the eighth race of the VLN series at the Nürburgring, piloting an SP8-class Lexus IS-F. He clocked a fastest lap of 10 minutes 9 seconds, which was the best in the team, and their team ...