Honda typically likes to play issues fairly protected however previous to the beginning of this 12 months’s IndyCar season, it unveiled one of many craziest one-off SUVs we’ve ever laid eyes on; the CR-V Hybrid Racer also referred to as ‘The Beast.’

Driving the car is similar hybrid powertrain as Honda’s IndyCar racer. As such, it contains a 2.2-liter V6 engine supplemented by a pair of Borg Warner turbochargers, an Empel MGU hybrid motor, Skeleton supercapacitors, and an ECU from McLaren Utilized Applied sciences. It delivers in extra of 800 hp and two-time Method 1 World Champion Max Verstappen had the chance to check it out through the Miami Grand Prix weekend.

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Whereas Honda Racing has frustratingly solely launched a 60-second clip of Verstappen’s expertise with the CR-V Hybrid Racer, we get to see him hustling it round a racetrack and in addition ripping some beautiful donuts within the hybrid SUV. In direction of the tip of the video, Verstappen notes that it “truly has fairly a little bit of grip” however in comparison with the Pink Bull RB19 that the Dutch driver is racing this season, we’re certain it feels very, very sluggish.

Honda didn’t merely match its IndyCar powertrain right into a CR-V and name it a day. The one-off additionally options entrance suspension elements from the Acura NSX GT-3 Evo22 race automobile whereas the rear suspension comes from the Dallara IR-18 Indy automobile. It additionally options beefed-up brakes with 380 mm calipers on the entrance and 355 mm calipers on the rear, all sourced from Brembo. Moreover, the decrease half of the physique is created from light-weight carbon composite whereas the highest half has a chromoly metal tube chassis.

Guaranteeing that the CR-V can effectively transmit all of its energy to the bottom are 20×10.5-inch entrance and 20×11-inch rear alloy wheels wrapped in Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 Extremely-Excessive Efficiency summer time tires.