July 20, 2022 — HAWTHORNE, Calif. All-New 2023 Honda Civic Type R is the most powerful Type R ever Engineered from the ground up to deliver a thrilling, addictive driving experience, both on road and the racetrack Low and wide design is sleek and sophisticated with beautifully integrated advanced aerodynamics This […]
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570 WHP Honda Civic Si
When small-engined, front-wheel drive Hondas first became the unexpected stars of the import performance scene, ingenious builders and tuners figured out how to add all the things that made other performance marques better, faster and stronger. Increased displacement? Multi-liter increase engine swaps? Forced induction? Check, check and checkmate. That ingenuity […]
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354 WHP Honda Civic Type R
Arguably the most prolific marque of the American-market import performance tuning boom of the ‘90s, Honda’s Civic nameplate has historically been the underdog racer. Its relatively small engine and front-wheel drive configuration couldn’t predict the success it would have on the racetrack. This success was surprising and prolific that race-ready […]
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961 WHP Honda S2000
The Japanese performance market is full of goodies. In the year 1999, Honda released a car named after the size of its initial engine displacement: the Honda S2000. Lightweight, high-revving, and open to all upgrades, the S2000 became every Honda fan’s dream car for the entire 10 years of its […]
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390 WHP Honda Civic Si
While Americans spent decades crying out loud as they watched other countries enjoy the Civic Type R, the Civic Si was the North American halo car for Honda. The United States’ first encounter with an “Si” badge was the year 1985, when the CRX Si arrived on our own soil […]
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632 WHP Honda S2000
No one is born a legend. Legends are created through years of being tested, earning the title and leaving a legacy behind. In the case of the Honda S2000, it didn’t take much more than a timeless styling, a 2.0-liter engine that revs up to 9,000 RPM, and a lifespan […]
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757 WHP Honda S2000
Few people would choose a 10th-generation Accord to go drag racing. Even fewer people would be able to modify their 10th-gen Accord to run deep into the 11s. Joel Felix of Colorado managed to modify his 4-door Accord to set the record for the quickest 10th-gen while building a 5,000 […]
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Honda Homecoming 2021
Headed by Michael T, (a trusted ambassador of American Honda and the past 3 Homecoming events), he delivered a gathering of 500+ S2000, NSX and Type R owners converging on the North American Honda Headquarters in Torrance, California to celebrate the brand and the models that enthusiasts have grown to […]
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Engine Tech | Maximizing 10th Gen Civic Si Performance
All Honda Civics are happier turbocharged and the import performance aftermarket figured this out back in the mid ‘90s when a DRAG turbo kit was king. It took Honda nine generations of the Civic to finally concede that Boost is Best! Today, the 10th-generation Civic relies upon the efficient and […]
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243 WHP Honda Civic
Your childhood plays a major role in your present, dreams, and goals. For car enthusiasts, the love is usually sparked from a movie or a show that featured a specific vehicle. Fast and Furious fans grew up loving GT-Rs, Steve McQueen fans would kill for a ’68 Mustang similar to […]
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376 WHP Supercharged Acura NSX
In 1990, Acura took a chance on a new design, platform, and idea called the NSX. The result was a mid-engine supercar that lives on as one of the best looking vehicles ever produced. While people always mistook it for a Ferrari, the NSX’s naturally-aspirated V6 only delivered 270 horsepower […]
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532 WHP Acura RSX Type S
Building a car usually comes with a lot of stories. You either went into the project knowing exactly what you wanted, or you had no intentions of starting on such journey before finding yourself all in. Jonathan Ortiz had no plans of building an Acura RSX, but as fate would […]
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874 WHP Honda Civic Si
Since day one, an Si badge on the back of a Honda Civic meant it was different. This special Civic always came in a manual transmission only, meaning non-car people need not apply. Up until 1999, the Civic Si was only offered as a coupe. Everything about the Honda Civic […]
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343 WHP Honda NSX
THE HONDA NSX SUPERCAR DESIGN ENDURED PRODUCTION with few changes over the course of 15 years. Designed at a time when Honda engineers were focused on performance, the NSX featured an all-aluminum unibody, aluminum race-tuned suspension links, a mid-engine layout for balance, a high-specific-output-perliter, variable valve-timing V6 engine and timeless […]
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492 WHP Honda S2000
What does it take to move the spirit and 2,800-pounds too? The roar of 500 horsepower would do the trick. What would move the spirit even more? Doing the work yourself. Corporal Ben Huey’s old Civic was pretty tired, which put him in the market for a new ride. While […]
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