Honda brought back the Prelude label. Looking at it now, it looks a bit like a mash-up of BRZ and Z. Alex on Autos was doing fun modeling poses next to the car which I will not be showing.
The car was stated to be a hybrid, but no exhaust pipe detected. But it is a show car concept, so it is likely lacking every normal functional car bit under the show body anyway.
The Civic Type-R has been out for a while, but this is the first time I have looked at one up closely. Thankfully on this generation of cars, Honda has gone away from all the random non-functional black plastic panels that made the cars look like Gundam mobile suits.
The hood vent is fully functional. This black shield underneath the opening I believe is to divert any rain or car wash water from falling directly on the turbocharger and exhaust bits underneath. There is a symbol on the shield of a little hand with a bar through it implying ‘do not touch’; this symbol is typically placed on parts that get hot if I am not mistaken. I recall the hood being heavy and therefore not aluminum, so that was a bit disappointing.
Some of the hot air coming off the radiator can escape through the hood vent which looks to sit over the hot side of the turbo and cat. That chamber on the intake pipe with the ‘Type R’ label is just for tuning the intake noise, I think. The OEMs go through a lot of trouble to tune the sounds of the engines. The intake snorkel to the airbox has a rubber bulb seal that presses against the hood to prevent sucking in hot air coming off the radiator or exhaust bits.
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Bummer this turbo didn’t make it into serial production. I wrote about it a while ago. https://motoiq.com/the-secret-turbo-in-the-ring-slaying-porsche-919-evo-honeywell-garrett-dualboost-for-gasoline-turbocharger/
Bummer this turbo didn’t make it into serial production. I wrote about it a while ago. https://motoiq.com/the-secret-turbo-in-the-ring-slaying-porsche-919-evo-honeywell-garrett-dualboost-for-gasoline-turbocharger/
Bummer this turbo didn’t make it into serial production. I wrote about it a while ago. https://motoiq.com/the-secret-turbo-in-the-ring-slaying-porsche-919-evo-honeywell-garrett-dualboost-for-gasoline-turbocharger/
Bummer this turbo didn’t make it into serial production. I wrote about it a while ago. https://motoiq.com/the-secret-turbo-in-the-ring-slaying-porsche-919-evo-honeywell-garrett-dualboost-for-gasoline-turbocharger/
Bummer this turbo didn’t make it into serial production. I wrote about it a while ago. https://motoiq.com/the-secret-turbo-in-the-ring-slaying-porsche-919-evo-honeywell-garrett-dualboost-for-gasoline-turbocharger/
Bummer this turbo didn’t make it into serial production. I wrote about it a while ago. https://motoiq.com/the-secret-turbo-in-the-ring-slaying-porsche-919-evo-honeywell-garrett-dualboost-for-gasoline-turbocharger/
Bummer this turbo didn’t make it into serial production. I wrote about it a while ago. https://motoiq.com/the-secret-turbo-in-the-ring-slaying-porsche-919-evo-honeywell-garrett-dualboost-for-gasoline-turbocharger/
Bummer this turbo didn’t make it into serial production. I wrote about it a while ago. https://motoiq.com/the-secret-turbo-in-the-ring-slaying-porsche-919-evo-honeywell-garrett-dualboost-for-gasoline-turbocharger/
Bummer this turbo didn’t make it into serial production. I wrote about it a while ago. https://motoiq.com/the-secret-turbo-in-the-ring-slaying-porsche-919-evo-honeywell-garrett-dualboost-for-gasoline-turbocharger/
Bummer this turbo didn’t make it into serial production. I wrote about it a while ago. https://motoiq.com/the-secret-turbo-in-the-ring-slaying-porsche-919-evo-honeywell-garrett-dualboost-for-gasoline-turbocharger/