Honda R&D builds a factory-sponsored drift car
10-31-2006, 02:49 PM
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Honda R&D builds a factory-sponsored drift car
...Probably would not have been my first choice... But still pretty darn cool. 
Sure to be a crowd-pleaser.
Honda Element-D Drifting Racecar unveiled at SEMA 2006 show
Honda Press Release
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Sure to be a crowd-pleaser.Honda Element-D Drifting Racecar unveiled at SEMA 2006 show
Honda Press Release
Honda Element-D
The Honda Element-D ("D" for drifting) racecar shows what can happen when enthusiastic Honda associates raid the company parts bin. Built for the racing sport of drifting, the Honda Element-D racecar replaces the stock 4-cylinder/Real Time™ 4WD drivetrain with a custom-designed and longitudinally-mounted 3.2-liter Honda V6 and rear-wheel-drive. Producing 500-horsepower, the lightweight twin-turbocharged powerhouse is guaranteed to light up the rear tires and accelerate sideways at full opposite lock. Associates from Honda R&D Americas, Inc., in Ohio plan to campaign the Element-D in the 2007 Formula Drift Series.
The Honda Element-D ("D" for drifting) racecar shows what can happen when enthusiastic Honda associates raid the company parts bin. Built for the racing sport of drifting, the Honda Element-D racecar replaces the stock 4-cylinder/Real Time™ 4WD drivetrain with a custom-designed and longitudinally-mounted 3.2-liter Honda V6 and rear-wheel-drive. Producing 500-horsepower, the lightweight twin-turbocharged powerhouse is guaranteed to light up the rear tires and accelerate sideways at full opposite lock. Associates from Honda R&D Americas, Inc., in Ohio plan to campaign the Element-D in the 2007 Formula Drift Series.
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10-31-2006, 02:55 PM
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Goddamn Honda where are your priorities? You shoudl be spending the big bucks on a factory backed S2000 in Grand Am cup or something similar and then sell aftermarket parts to wannabe racers like me 
10-31-2006, 04:31 PM
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If Honda can make a RWD motor for the element that is pushing 500 HP than I say that Honda should make it available to the public. Drop that baby into our S2000's and the doors of heaven will open.
10-31-2006, 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by IsaiahJ,Oct 31 2006, 05:31 PM
If Honda can make a RWD motor for the element that is pushing 500 HP than I say that Honda should make it available to the public. Drop that baby into our S2000's and the doors of heaven will open.
Amen, Brother Isaiah!
