{"id":7859,"date":"2023-06-27T21:03:18","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T04:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evhnews.com\/?p=7859"},"modified":"2023-06-27T21:03:18","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T04:03:18","slug":"new-cr-v-hybrid-racer-video-honda-engineers-tell-story-behind-the-worlds-only-suv-powered-by-an-indycar-engine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evhnews.com\/en\/2023\/06\/27\/new-cr-v-hybrid-racer-video-honda-engineers-tell-story-behind-the-worlds-only-suv-powered-by-an-indycar-engine\/","title":{"rendered":"New CR-V Hybrid Racer Video: Honda Engineers Tell Story Behind the World\u2019s Only SUV Powered by an Indycar Engine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Honda has released a new video taking viewers inside the construction of the CR-V Hybrid Racer, a wild 800-horsepower SUV aptly nicknamed &#8220;The Beast&#8221; by the engineers responsible for its development. The video tells the story behind the 14-month long in-house project, documenting the meticulous hand-fabrication required to build the world&#8217;s only SUV powered by an IndyCar drivetrain.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Development Story: Honda\u2019s IndyCar Powered CR-V Hybrid Racer\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6kpMARRd-Ac\" width=\"750\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The CR-V Hybrid Racer is a passion project for everyone at Honda involved with its design, engineering and construction,&#8221; said David Salters, president and technical director for Honda Performance Development, the North American racing arm of American Honda. &#8220;The Beast epitomizes Honda&#8217;s fun-to-drive ethos and racing heritage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Conceived and designed by Honda Performance Development (HPD) in Southern California, the Honda CR-V Hybrid Racer is a rolling laboratory built completely by Honda engineers for the continued development of our electrified motorsports programs. It was constructed at Honda&#8217;s North American Automotive Development Center (ADC) in Ohio by the Honda of America Racing Team, an all-volunteer group of passionate enthusiasts who dedicated their weekends, vacation time and holidays to the build.<\/p>\n<p>The Honda CR-V Hybrid Racer showcases the extreme power and performance capability of electrified powertrains. The special one-off project&#8217;s exterior was designed by Honda&#8217;s production car studio in Los Angeles with considerable inspiration taken from the wild GT racing and Group B rally cars of the 1980s and \u201890s.<\/p>\n<p>Hybrid-electric models are a key step in Honda&#8217;s electrification strategy, with the all-new CR-V hybrid, Accord hybrid and soon a Civic hybrid featuring Honda&#8217;s new, more powerful, 4th-generation\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hondanews.com\/en-US\/honda-automobiles\/releases\/release-1503019bd8a757ea08267d7944378955-honda-two-motor-hybrid-electric-system\">two-motor hybrid-electric system<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the Honda CR-V Hybrid Racer click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hondanews.com\/en-US\/honda-automobiles\/releases\/honda-performance-development-unveils-cr-v-hybrid-racer-an-indycar-wolf-in-cr-v-clothing\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Honda has released a new video taking viewers inside the 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