South African car fanatics like nothing better than to modify their cars, including dropping the suspension, but a workshop in Taiwan has taken it to a whole new (lower) level. Meet the banana peel.

FAIRFIELD — Questions are always plentiful when Parker and Gwen Ackley take their 1911 Hupmobile Model 20 out for a drive.

Taiwan's automotive scene has birthed the 'Banana Peel,' an ultra-low Honda Civic modification that's turning heads globally.

Could the single-seat 'mibot' ignite an all-electric revolution in hybrid-heavy Japan, or even inspire more openness to small ...