Honda->ke34 is set to bring a new race car to the Super GT series in Japan and true to form, it's a racing version of the the company's resident hybrid hatch, the CR-Z.->ke3082

Certainly, by one look at the car, you can pretty much surmise that this isn't your ordinary CR-Z. Honda co-developed it with their in-house tuning company Mugen and they proceeded to build something that hopefully performs as good as it looks.

To enhance the car's racing capabilities, Honda and Mugen enhanced a number of components on the car, including the suspension, rolling stock and aerodynamics.

Then, the attention was turned to its engine, which is to say that they completely modified it to be race-ready. Instead of its rather mundane standard power train, the CR-Z GT was fitted with a 2.8-liter twin-turbo V6 engine that comes with a competition-spec electric assist. Output has been limited to 300 horsepower on account of the car competing at the Super GT GT300 class.

We're pretty excited to see how awesome-looking race car performs when it makes its debut in the fourth round of the 2012 Super GT series at the end of the month.

2012 Honda CR-Z Hybrid Race Car

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  • Model: 2012 Honda CR-Z Hybrid Race Car
  • Engine/Motor: V6
  • Horsepower: 300
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