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Mugen supplied Honda-derived engines to the Jordan Formula One team between 1998 and 2000. In 1991 Mugen prepared Honda V10 engines for Tyrrell (based on engines used by McLaren in 1989 and 1990), but the following year these engines were renamed Mugen MF351H and were transferred to the Footwork team, with drivers Aguri Suzuki and Michele Alboreto.
Mugen-built V10 engines were also used for the RC101B/RC-F1 2.0X, a car built by the Honda R&D Center without direct support from Honda headquarters (previous cars built by the R&D Center used older Honda engines when they supplied engines for McLaren) and for the Honda RA099, an official Honda test car to prepare for Honda's factory engine ...
The Mugen MF308 is a naturally aspirated, petrol-powered, 3.0 L (180 cu in), V8 racing engine, designed, developed, and built by Mugen Motorsports, for Formula 3000 racing categories, between 1988 and 2005. It produced between 490–500 hp (370–370 kW) over its lifetime.
Honda previously collaborated with the Silverstone-based Formula One team in 2001 and 2002 when it was known as Jordan Grand Prix, and the team also ran Mugen-Honda engines between 1998 and 2000. [73]
Engine: Mugen-Honda MF301HA & Mugen-Honda MF301HB 3.0-litre 72-degree V10: Transmission: Prost six-speed transverse sequential semi-automatic: Power: 710 hp @ 13,900 rpm [1] Fuel: Elf: Tyres: Bridgestone: Competition history; Notable entrants: Prost Gauloises Blondes: Notable drivers: 14. Olivier Panis 14. Jarno Trulli 15. Shinji Nakano: Debut ...
In terms of the car's engine, Dome's success with Mugen Honda engines in the Japanese racing scene ensured that the F105 would be powered by the company's MF301 V10 engine, as used by the Ligier team during the 1995 Formula One season.
Honda's engines continued to win the championship for the next six years until 1988, when the closely related Mugen company replaced Honda. The Mugen engines won seven championships between 1988 and 1997 , until they became the only engine manufacturer of the series in 1998 , a role which lasted until 2005 .
To commemorate the team's successful 1999 campaign powered by Mugen-Honda engines, Honda sold 500 limited edition Honda Civic models called Civic Jordan in the United Kingdom. Based on the EK4 VTi-S hatchback model, the cars were painted Sunlight Yellow and featured yellow-and-black leather interior, Jordan decals on the sides and rear of the ...