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The hybrid car movement has just been given a massive PR boost after Toyota won the Tokashi 24-Hour race in Japan. With a hybrid racecar.
Augmented by two 'in-wheel' electric motors and a third axle-mounted electric motor, the modified hybrid race car won the famous Japanese race. Called the Supra HV-R, it marks a milestone in Japanese motorsport and heralds the hybrid as a force to be reckoned with.
Peugeot and Audi proved that diesel technology could work in their Le Mans race cars, having since won multiple races, and now the same can be said for Toyota's hybrid technology.
The Denso Toyota Supra HV-R is a lightweight race car, weighing just 1080kg. With it's four motors (one petrol, three electric) it produces 353 kilowatts (480hp).
Toyota has an ambitious plan to develop a high performance sports car for road use in the next three years, and as the Supra HV-R proved itself over 24-hours of non-stop driving, and under high stress, it suggests that Toyota is well on the way to developing high performance hybrid systems.
Augmented by two 'in-wheel' electric motors and a third axle-mounted electric motor, the modified hybrid race car won the famous Japanese race. Called the Supra HV-R, it marks a milestone in Japanese motorsport and heralds the hybrid as a force to be reckoned with.
Peugeot and Audi proved that diesel technology could work in their Le Mans race cars, having since won multiple races, and now the same can be said for Toyota's hybrid technology.
The Denso Toyota Supra HV-R is a lightweight race car, weighing just 1080kg. With it's four motors (one petrol, three electric) it produces 353 kilowatts (480hp).
Toyota has an ambitious plan to develop a high performance sports car for road use in the next three years, and as the Supra HV-R proved itself over 24-hours of non-stop driving, and under high stress, it suggests that Toyota is well on the way to developing high performance hybrid systems.
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