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Yutaka Otobe

Yutaka Otobe

HondaDevelopment lead

After F1 engine development, led development of the fourth-generation Integra, developed alongside its TYPE R

Timeline

  1. 1975

    Joined

    Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

  2. 1999
    F20C engine

    F20C engine250PS

    Inline-4 · 250PS

    Engine development

    Fitted to

  3. 2001
    Integra 4th generation
    Integra 4th generation

    2001–2007Development lead

    Building the TYPE R at the same time

    In an era when recreational vehicles dominated, Otobe wanted to build a coupé worthy of the new century, with a car's essential functions of going, turning and stopping, and a beautiful form. The TYPE R, added two years after the base car in the previous generation, was deliberately developed at the same time this time. It was hard work, but he thought it would give the base iS the same high body rigidity and express the intent of the development clearly in the product.

    Chief Engineer

Profile

Development leader of the "Exciting Coupe New Integra" (the fourth-generation Integra). Chief engineer at Honda R&D Co., Ltd.

Translated from Japanese sources.

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