Honda Racing Corporation showed up to SEMA 2026 with twelve vehicles and a confirmed answer to the question Type R enthusiasts have been asking since January: yes, the Civic Type R HRC Concept is coming to the United States. HRC confirmed today that the model, which made its debut at the 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon, is in active development for the U.S. market. What that means in concrete terms, including power figures, pricing, or an on-sale date, Honda has not yet announced.
The HRC Concept isn’t the only item with a North American first attached to it. Also debuting at SEMA is the Honda Passport Baja Spec Trophy Truck, a machine that HRC built with Mason Motorsports and claims as the first hybrid-powered entry ever to compete in the SCORE World Desert Championship. The truck produces more than 1,300 peak horsepower from a 2.4-liter twin-turbo V6 paired with an 800-volt hybrid architecture. HRC points out that figure exceeds what conventional nine-liter V8-powered Trophy Trucks produce. Two-time Baja 1000 winner Bryce Menzies and Menzies Motorsports will pilot the truck in competition. The program draws on aerodynamic design methods from Honda’s IndyCar and Formula One efforts, including CFD-driven bodywork.
Supporting that truck in the desert are three 2027 Honda Passport TrailSport Baja Chase vehicles, also making their debut at the show. These are genuine race-support rigs fitted with Borla exhaust, HRC dampers, HRC forged aluminum wheels by Titan7, an auxiliary power system, a trunk storage drawer, and a platform roof rack. They’re production Passport TrailSports underneath, but the hardware list suggests HRC treated them as more than crew vans. Honda’s interest in the Passport as an off-road platform has been building. HRC took a Passport TrailSport HRC concept on a six-stop overlanding tour earlier in 2026 to gauge interest in HRC off-road parts.
The third new vehicle on the floor is the Hasport Prelude Club Racer, a track-day machine built by Hasport Performance around the turbocharged 2.0-liter engine and six-speed manual gearbox pulled from the Civic Type R. The car also carries suspension tuning derived from the Integra Type S TCX race program and a Borla exhaust, with a livery that references the Hasport Prelude Circuit Monster.
The rest of the HRC booth reads like a motorsport highlight reel. The display includes the 2026 Aston Martin Aramco AMR26 Formula One car, powered by Honda’s RA626H 1.6-liter turbocharged V6 hybrid power unit under the new F1 technical regulations. Alongside it sits Felix Rosenqvist’s actual Indy 500-winning IndyCar from this year, powered by Honda’s 2.2-liter twin-turbo V6 hybrid. Honda’s 2026 IndyCar season produced the drivers’ championship, manufacturers’ championship, rookie of the year, and the Indianapolis 500 win. The 2026 Acura ARX-06 GTP Prototype is also present, displayed in its “Thank you” livery after competing at Petit Le Mans. Acura’s run in the prototype class accumulated 14 championships, 33 victories, and 43 pole positions over the program’s history.
For collectors, two pieces from the HRC Heritage Racing Program are available for purchase. The 2009 Acura ARX-02a, which won the LMP1 Drivers’ and Manufacturers’ titles in the American Le Mans Series with David Brabham, Scott Sharp, and Dario Franchitti sharing duties, can be purchased and restored through the program. The 2017 Acura NSX GT3 No. 93 is also for sale. That car, chassis No. 5, is described by HRC as the most successful NSX GT3 ever built, carrying 38 class wins and a total of 11 championship titles from 2017 through 2023.
On the motocross side, Hunter Lawrence’s 2026 Honda CRF450RWE is on display. Lawrence won the AMA Pro Motocross 450 National Championship this year, Honda’s 16th premier-class title in the series. His brother Jett’s 2025 championship-winning bike is beside it. The two finished the 2026 season just two points apart, first and second, giving HRC its second consecutive 1-2 result in the 450 class standings.
The HRC Performance Parts program, previewed in earlier coverage, launches formally at SEMA. The initial lineup includes forged wheels, Borla exhaust systems, and a short-throw shifter, all developed for the Civic Type R, Integra Type S, and Passport TrailSport. Sales begin in March 2027 through Honda and Acura dealers nationwide and the Honda DreamShop. Prototypes on display include adjustable coilovers with camber plates and a large Brembo brake kit with six-piston calipers, both slated for the expanding lineup.
HRC is also selling merchandise directly from the booth for the first time, including components from the McLaren MP4/5B’s RA100E Honda V10 engine raced by Gerhard Berger at the 1990 German Grand Prix, premium 1:18 scale models of the 1965 Mexican Grand Prix-winning Honda RA272, and apparel from the HRC Originals collection.
Twelve vehicles, a confirmed U.S. Type R performance variant, a 1,300-hp hybrid desert racer, and a parts catalog going on sale in March. For a racing division that only formally entered the consumer performance parts business in 2024, HRC US is moving at a pace that looks less like a side project and more like a serious product line.
Source: Honda. Images courtesy of Honda.
