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Honda's engineers built oval pistons to get around a rule that limited engines to four cylinders — effectively creating a V8 hidden inside a V4. Some called the project "Never Ready." It rarely won. In 1992, Honda built 300 street versions anyway. $50,000 each. Just to prove they could. . . .
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