If the new RS trim on the facelifted Honda HR-V
doesn’t tickle your fancy, then Honda has something else in store for you.
Enter the Mugen and Modulo styling kits, where we begin with the more elegant
of the two.
The Modulo kit fitted onto the Lunar Silver model
comes with a variety of exterior bits and bobs, starting with obvious front,
side and rear lips. This can be purchased separately or as a package, the
latter priced at 79,488 yen.
Customers who want a more rugged-looking car can
choose to add a silver skid plate on top of the bodykit (that includes the
front, side and rear), as well as painted mud guards for 15,120 yen to
complete the theme. Honda is also offering a chunkier rear spoiler and roof
rails for 27,000 yen each.
Those with a penchant for more bling can opt for
chrome fog lamp housings with secondary LED DRLs (54,000 yen),
chrome fender garnish (21,600 yen) and a range of alloy wheels with
sizes ranging from 16 to 18 inches. The rims, which don’t come with tyres, are
priced from 69,120 yen for the 16-inch items to 207,360 yen for the top-of-the-line MG-025 18-inch alloys.
Next up is the Mugen Infinite kit for the Vezel RS,
which as you can tell, is a lot more sporty and aggressive than the Modulo kit.
It’s comprised of a front, side and rear lip, dual aero spoilers,
“aerodynamically optimised” door visors and a set of MD5 two-tone aluminium
alloys. As a complete bundle with the wheels, you’re looking at a 369,360 yen upgrade. This styling kit will only be available by May 2018.
Mugen also offers
several functional upgrades such as a high-performance air filter (16,200 yen), sports exhaust system (102,600 yen), low-viscosity 0W20
Motul engine oil (3,024 yen) and high-performance oil catch can (2,808
yen).
Both Mugen and Modulo offer suspension upgrades, but
the former will reduce the car’s ride height by 25 mm. Mugen is the only one to
also offer performance brake pads (19,440 yen) and high-performance
brake fluid (3,240 yen).
With Mugen, there’s not a lot of accessories to
choose for the interior, though. The list starts with a carbon-fibre rear-view
mirror cover (11,880 yen), carbon-fibre spherical gear knob and a
Mugen-specific engine start-stop button (both costing 19,440 yen each). A 24,840 yen floor carpet can be specified as well.
Modulo on the other hand, offers a wider range of
interior accessories, such as LED footwell and speaker lighting, illuminated
door sills, leather seat covers, leather-wrapped gear shifter, cargo organiser,
a Gathers infotainment system with GPS navigation and a sound system upgrade
that’s tuned by Diatone Sound.