Honda CR-X may return in EV form

Iconic 1980s Japanese hot hatch could make comeback as modern-day Honda e sports car

You can forget all about the half-baked Honda CR-Z discontinued in 2016 because a reborn Honda CR-X could erase all memories of the peculiar ‘performance’ hybrid hatchback if the latest intel out of Japan proves accurate.

Potentially fitted with the same electric vehicle powertrain as the Honda e city-EV, which offers a 220km range and pumps out a modest 113kW of power but a healthy 315Nm of torque, the new Honda CR-X would be a compact rear-drive proposition.

Read more