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No, it doesn’t get the Type R engine

Let's play a bit of word association, shall we? What are some adjectives that pop up in your head when someone says 'Honda CR-V'? Surely, you must've thought of safe, practical, reliable, or even sensible. Those are all

Who says hybrids can’t be fun?

We have to admit, this isn't something we expected.Honda has announced that it is building a new race car using its hybrid technology. What model will it be based on? No, not the Civic. Not the HR-V, either. The

‘Times are changin’ at Aston Martin’

Times are changin' at Aston Martin, or so the team would have you believe, with the 2023 F1 car revealed at the team's new factory with another multi-world champion driver installed into its line-up.Yes, Fernando Alonso is wearing

Whoa

The annual Tokyo Auto Salon (TAS) is one of the biggest automotive showcases the country of Japan has to offer. That said, you need to do a lot if you want to stand out from the rest of the show's exhibitors.

Would you mind if Toyota goes this route?

Remember when there were rumors that the second-generation Toyota 86 might end up being an electric vehicle? They didn't pan out, obviously, and the GR86 instead came packing a 2.4-liter naturally aspirated gasoline engine with 232hp and 250Nm

Enzo Ferrari was all about racing

The 250 Testa Rossa elevates itself on a purely statistical basis thanks to its three overall wins at the Le Mans 24 Hour Race (in 1958, 1960, and 1961), which led to constructors' titles for Ferrari in those same years. But the

Like it?

McLaren has unveiled its first-ever Formula E car alongside its first Extreme E SUV, with both getting similar takes on the F1 team's classic papaya orange and light blue livery. Thoughts, folks?OTHER STORIES YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED:After 3

Think all motorsports will eventually ditch traditional fuels?

We've yet to drive one, but the Nissan Z appears to have all the makings of something that should be a blast to drive. That said, the brand is out to prove the vehicle doesn't necessarily need its gas-guzzling

The livery pays homage to the Porsche 917/20 Pink Pig

Well, if you're going to puncture traditional motorsport norms, might as well do it properly and with something that'll likely puncture your shins, too, if you're not careful.Yup, Ken Block is back, and he's done it again.

Similar to Japan’s GR86/BRZ Cup

Oh, how we envy the US. Sometimes. Anyway, we do at this particular moment because Toyota Gazoo Racing North America has announced that it's starting a new Toyota GR86 one-make race series.A similar series with the previous-gen GT86 (

The Japanese carmaker is making a case for renewable fuels

Mazda has revealed a new racing car it intends to field in the upcoming Super Taikyu Series in Japan. It's an endurance event, and the angle here is the fuel: the Mazda 2 Bio Concept runs on biodiesel.Not just any

It’s the R24 from the 2004 season

Yeah, we hear you: The 2004 Renault R24 Formula 1 car might not have the historical significance of the R25 and the R26 that followed it, and with which Fernando Alonso took both of his world titles. but would you really say

Beginning this season, WRC is going hybrid

A new generation of rules are being introduced for the World Rally Championship in 2022, and less than a fortnight out from the start of the season, Hyundai has revealed its contender.The i20N Rally1-taking its name from the fresh regs-

Is this a car or a plane?

Remember how some people were confused when car manufacturers started equipping their products with dials and buttons instead of shift knobs and brake levers? Quite a few purists were up in arms about it.We ask because Audi has just released interior

Dubbed the Nissan Z GT500, it will compete in the Super GT series starting 2022

It appears Nissan together with its motorsports and performance arm Nismo have been doing a lot of work on the all-new Z sports car. The Japanese carmaker has now unveiled the new Nissan Z GT500, a beastly racer that will compete

SEMA builders never fail to deliver the goods...well, mostly

The builds from SEMA 2021 keep on coming. Not all of them catch our eye for the right reasons-click these blue words for more of those-but every now and again, something crops up that really makes an impression.Today it'

And an off-road one at that

McLaren, famed for Formula One racing and a road car division that builds multiple carbon-tubbed mid-engined turbocharged wallop-chariots, has a new SUV. Yep. An electric SUV.This is not, however, a zero-emission rival to the Bentley Bentayga and

One of two Civic Si racers to be displayed at the show this year

You've seen the new Honda Civic in sedan spec. You've also seen the new Honda Civic in hatchback spec. You've half-seen the new Civic in full-fat, camouflaged Type R spec, and you've seen the US-market

Here’s what that would look like

Is it just us, or have more and more people begun following Formula 1 in the Philippines lately?Part of the motorsport's newfound fandom locally is owed to the success of Formula 1: Drive to Survive on Netflix. But if the

This menace will compete at the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

Less than a week after the launch of the all-new Toyota Tundra, we now get to see a slammed, race-ready version of the burly full-size pickup.This isn't the work of any performance-crazy aftermarket tuner, though. This