---
title: "An 800-HP Honda CR-V Hybrid Race Car Is Coming, and I’m Here for It"
date: "2023-02-17"
modified: "2023-02-17"
authors:
  - name: "Jerry Perez"
    job_title: "Deputy Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/jerry-perez"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/an-800-hp-honda-cr-v-hybrid-race-car-is-coming-and-im-here-for-it"
categories:
  - "Honda News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "CR-V"
  - "honda"
  - "hybrid"
  - "suv/crossover"
---

# An 800-HP Honda CR-V Hybrid Race Car Is Coming, and I’m Here for It

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/17/01-Honda-CR-V-Hybrid-Racer-Project.jpg>)
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Don't you love it when automakers [pour bags of money](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/the-bugatti-chiron-profilee-is-a-one-off-hypercar-bound-for-some-rich-guys-car-dungeon>) on crazy builds that make no sense but are just really freaking cool? I do. [Honda](<https://www.thedrive.com/category/honda-news>), who has a bit of a thing for building off-the-wall machines like a [134-mph lawnmower](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/28455/watch-this-honda-lawn-mower-hit-100-mph-in-just-6-seconds-break-guinness-world-record>) and [IndyCar engine-powered pickup truck](<https://www.instagram.com/p/CoNw6TSDwWf/?hl=en>), teased its newest build Friday morning: an 800-horsepower Honda CR-V Hybrid race car.

Unfortunately, the details are pretty hush-hush for now. Honda only shared that the build's been masterminded with [the help of HPD](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/how-hondas-multi-million-dollar-racing-sim-helps-it-win-in-indycar>)—right there tells you how bonkers it will be—and that it'll be "a track monster with some 800 electrified horsepower."

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/17/07-Honda-CR-V-Hybrid-Racer-Project.jpg>)

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/17/06-Honda-CR-V-Hybrid-Racer-Project.jpg>)

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/17/04-Honda-CR-V-Hybrid-Racer-Project.jpg>)

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/17/02-Honda-CR-V-Hybrid-Racer-Project.jpg>)

The photos reveal a CR-V that's been put on a serious diet and had just about every stock component removed. Inside there's a roll cage, a racing steering wheel, a driver's seat, and... that's about it. Outside, you can see the body is mostly all carbon fiber and it's been dropped all the way down to the ground. Of course, it's hard to miss the aero-carving front end, wheel arches, and massive rear wing. This thing is proper.

The whole enchilada will be unveiled Feb. 28, so at least we won't be kept in the dark for very long. If you ask me, I get the feeling that Honda might actually take this thing racing in some series later this year, but that's my own speculation. [Pikes Peak](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/the-2023-acura-integras-first-race-will-be-pikes-peak>) anyone?

Until then, enjoy the teaser video below.

https://youtu.be/tTK8qXaoa6U

## Author
Jerry is responsible for upholding The Drive's ethos as an audience-first, enthusiast-driven car blog that serves up industry-leading news, reviews, culture, and motorsport coverage. Overseeing a staff of writers and editors from his home base in Indianapolis, he helps curate the site's daily rundown, as well as its medium- and long-term content strategies. Jerry joined The Drive in 2018 as a writer and worked as news editor and managing editor before becoming the deputy in 2023. As a lifelong car enthusiast and racing fan, Jerry believes that all cars are cool, but the people behind the machines are even cooler. This belief often gives The Drive a slightly different focus from most other car sites, where we explore the humanity behind the machines. When he's not obsessing over the day's biggest stories or hanging out at a race track, Jerry can be found behind the wheel of a car, most likely sharing a laugh with his teenage son or daughter.

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