Toyota GR Super Sport Concept
| Toyota GR Super Sport Concept | |
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_-_Toyota_GR_SUPER_SPORTS_Concept.jpg) The GR Super Sport Concept on display at the 2018 Osaka Auto Messe | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Toyota |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Concept car |
| Body style | 2-door coupe |
| Layout | Rear mid-engine, four-wheel-drive |
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| Powertrain | |
| Engine |
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| Power output | 735 kW (986 hp; 1,000 PS) (combined system output) |
The Toyota GR Super Sport Concept is a two-seat concept sports car developed by Toyota under the Gazoo Racing brand.[1]
Overview
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The GR Super Sport Concept was first presented to the public in January 2018 at the Tokyo Auto Salon,[2] as a sports car.[3] At the front is a large air intake that guides air through channels behind the front wheels in the vehicle's sides. These aerodynamic features are based on the TS050 Hybrid Le Mans Prototype.
The car's 2.4-litre direct-injected twin-turbo V6 engine and the Toyota Hybrid System-Racing (THS-R) hybrid system were taken directly from the TS050. It is claimed to produce 735 kW (986 hp; 1,000 PS).
The car has 18-inch rims and 330/710R18 Bridgestone slick tires. A series of production runs for street-legal vehicles was planned in small numbers.[4] This was cancelled in 2021.[5]
Motorsport
[edit]In 2018, the FIA and ACO confirmed that the existing LMP1 class would be replaced by the Hypercar class for the 2021 season.[6] With this class, the FIA World Endurance Championship would feature sports cars designed to look more like road vehicles than previous Le Mans prototypes. Toyota is among the manufacturers involved in the creation of the category.
The GR Super Sport Concept was considered by the company to be a preview of vehicles in the Hypercar class.[7]
GR010 Hybrid
[edit]The GR010 Hybrid is a sports racing car which influenced by the GR Super Sport Concept, unveiled on 15 January 2021. The GR010 is powered by a combination of a 3.5-litre twin-turbo V6 engine and a hybrid system that generates upwards of 500 kW (671 hp; 680 PS) with a 4WD system, other than the 2.4-litre V6 and hybrid setup that powers the previous TS050 Hybrid and the GR Super Sport Concept. To stay under the LMH regulations, the GR010 can limit how much power the internal-combustion engine generates, depending on how much hybrid boost is being used at any given moment. Compared to the TS050, the GR010 is 250 mm (9.8 in) longer, 100 mm (3.9 in) wider, 100 mm (3.9 in) higher and weighs more at 1,040 kg (2,293 lb). The TS050 weighs 878 kg (1,936 lb).[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Department Introduction". Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Toyota Gazoo Racing Unveils GR Super Sport Concept at Tokyo Auto Salon 2018" (Press release). Japan: Toyota. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ^ Moldrich, Curtis (21 June 2018). "Toyota is building a 986bhp hypercar with LMP1-H tech". Car. UK. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018.
- ^ Baumann, Uli (5 January 2021). "Toyota GR Super Sport Concept (2018) Hypercar mit 1000 PS und LMP1-Technik kommt". Auto Motor und Sport (in German). German. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ Kilbey, Stephen (3 August 2021). "Toyota Hypercar unlikely to be affected by road car program derailment". Racer. US. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ Pattni, Vijay (6 December 2018). "FIA confirms 965bhp hybrid hypercars for 2020 Le Mans". Top Gear. UK. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ^ "Le-Mans-Reglement: 2020 kommen die Hypercars und Supercars" (Press release) (in German). Germany: Toyota. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018.
- ^ Anderson, Brad (15 January 2021). "Toyota GR010 Hybrid Unveiled With Twin-Turbo 3.5-Liter V6 For Le Mans Hypercar Class". Carscoops. US. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
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