Whether its luxed out minivans or serious circuit cars - Noblesse seems to have the Honda scene on lock. Here's their CR-Z project at the track sporting the new Noblesse front bumper, carbon hood. V-Vision suspension, and a set of 17" Volk CE28N's among other things. Doesn't get much better than this. -Mike Garrett...

Earlier this month I posted a couple of the dress-up tuned vehicles that were done by Noblesse in Japan, but Noblesse also tunes Hondas for the track. Their latest project is a bit unconventional but I'm quite excited about it - a Honda Insight circuit car. With just coilovers, wheels and tires, and brake pads from a Fit RS, the Insight recorded a 51.428 lap time at Mihama Circuit. For comparison's sake the tuned Noblesse Fit RS recently ran a 51.806 lap on the same track. Once the weather cools down, they plan to go at it again with some bolt-on exhaust and intake upgrades. To me, the idea of building an Insight for the track captures the original spirit of hot rodding - transforming a run of the mill hybrid car into something functional and unique....