This 800-HP Honda Civic Type R Has All-Wheel Drive Using CR-V Parts

Looking at an old or crashed car and having grand dreams (read: delusions) about a project is one of the most natural instincts of a car enthusiast. Most folks seek out old metal, cars that stand to gain a lot from simple mods and care. But, there are a precious few who go further. YouTuber Devin Niemela looked at a crashed 2021 Honda Civic Type R, an already great performance car, and decided it needed all-wheel drive and 800 horsepower.

All-wheel drive swaps are one of the single most complicated things someone could undertake, especially if the car in question was never destined for it. There are usually two paths to a successful all-wheel drive swap: Cut the entire floor of the car out, or figure out that another tangentially related car has something that might work. Niemela did the latter, and found out that a previous-generation Honda CR-V has vaguely similar suspension mounting points to the Civic. More importantly, it has an all-wheel-drive system that could interface with the Honda-based parts he used.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8Zwyb4M7XY