Hellcat who? Honda reveals the world's cutest electric drag racer

Andrew Sluys
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Last year the world was introduced to Ford's fully-electric Mustang Cobra Jet, which is a 1100kW dragster that's capable of a seven-second quarter mile, and will pull a mad wheelie while doing so. 

At the other end of the electric drag racing scale is Honda's latest 'e' variant, which has been dubbed the 'e-Drag'. Unlike the Mustang, Honda didn't bother to pull any extra power out of the little hatch, though. 

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Instead of boosting the electric powertrain, Honda pulled as much extra weight out of the electric hatch as possible, leaving a bare-bones racer that still has a woodgrain dash. 

Other upgrades include a carbon fibre roof, a single-piece front end and lightweight fenders. On the inside, the e-Drag has been given a set of racing seats, and a full roll cage for those sub-ten second passes. 

All the e-Drag's 110kW and 300Nm is sent to the rear wheels, where a set of 17-inch NA2 NSX-R wheels wrapped in M&H drag radials keep things sticky. You'll notice it's wearing beefier tyres at the rear, like a real dragster should. 

While a standard e will complete the 0-100km/h sprint in around the eight second mark, the lack of weight and sticky tyres will cut this down to a Civic Type R-rivalling 5.4 seconds. 

Alongside the e-Drag, Honda also revealed the N-One K-Climb which is another lightweight, low-power machine that's ready to attack the corners. While it still uses exactly the same engine, it has been given a bunch of carbon fibre body panels, a roll cage, and adjustable suspension. 

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