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Honda has created the CR-V Hybrid Racer, a crazy concoction that combines the shape of the best-selling CR-V crossover with the heart of an IndyCar racer.

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The Hybrid Racer is acting as a "rolling laboratory" for the hybrid powertrain coming to IndyCar for the 2024 season.

The CR-V Hybrid Racer is powered by IndyCar's twin-turbo 2.2-liter V-6 and a supercapacitor from Skeleton Technologies.

Supercapacitors cannot hold a lot of energy for a long period of time, but are great for pushing out tons of power extremely rapidly, making them well-fit for high-performance machines like the CR-V Hybrid Racer.

Honda says the CR-V Hybrid Racer produces around 800 hp, and runs on the 100 percent sustainable fuel that Shell is providing IndyCar for the first time in 2023.

The same Xtrac six-speed paddle shift gearbox from the IndyCars is also fitted to the CR-V, along with IndyCar-spec rear suspension.

The front suspension comes from an Acura NSX GT-3 Evo22 race car.

While the greenhouse and windshield comes from a stock CR-V, the rest of the exaggerated bodywork is built from carbon fiber.

Butterfly doors lead to a stripped-out cockpit, and the Hybrid Racer features a brightly colored wrap that bears the outlines of many of the tracks IndyCar races at.

The CR-V Hybrid Racer will debut at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg this weekend before following the IndyCar circus around the country and showing off its performance at each track.