Honda Racing Announces Performance Parts And Accessories Program

Honda Racing Corporation USA has just announced it will bring its engineering expertise from the racetrack directly to Honda and Acura fans.

HRC US, formerly known as Honda Performance Development (HPD), will develop genuine performance parts for retail customers in North America. According to Honda, the response to the Acura Integra Type S HRC Prototype they built for Monterey Car Week was so off the charts they had to choice but to develop a real pipeline for HRC-crafted parts for street, track, and off-road use.

Under the leadership of Jon Ikeda, Senior Vice President of HRC US, this new lineup will leverage the deep expertise of HRC’s race engineers, who have been honing high-performance parts and cars for over three decades. “To be an HRC genuine part, it must meet our exacting standards, while functionally improving vehicle performance and the driving experience,” said Ikeda.

Based on what HRC showed in Monterrey, the performance parts could include items like intercoolers, oil coolers, exhaust systems, suspension components, wheels, and braking components—among other things no doubt.

Supporting its claims, HRC will showcase nine vehicles that embody the brand’s racing pedigree at this year’s SEMA show in Las Vegas.

Headlining the display is the Oracle Red Bull Racing RB20 F1 car, a reminder of HRC’s close collaboration with Red Bull Racing in Formula 1. Alongside this, expect to see other track-proven vehicles like the Acura ARX-06 prototype which runs in IMSA GTP; a turbocharged Baja-ready Honda Ridgeline; and the CR-V Hybrid Racer, Honda’s “IndyCar wolf in CR-V clothing,” that previews HRC’s work in hybrid tech and renewable fuels.

Stay tuned, as the first HRC prototypes are expected to start testing next year.

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