If you have not checked the latest episode of the concept that we have forgotten about, we have focused on Toyota’s unclear GRMN Sports Hybrid concept II. Developed a decade ago, it was an entertainment, a mid -engine attempt to build an electric vehicle. However, it never joined any production model. The same can be said about the 2017 GRHV Sports, a hybrid 86 with a target top.
Despite the hybrid tests in breeding conditions, hesitation in launching a sports car with a Toyota power -powered power train continues today. He said, his luxury brand Lexus would not take longer than pulling the wrapping, which reports have dubbed the “LFR”, which is widely believed to have offered an electric setup around the V-8.
Until the big first film, the company is already teasing how hybrids can appeal to fans. In an interview with Australia Drive The magazine, a high -up from the local division, did not exclude the possibility of a sports car that connects the gas engine with an electric motor.
Vice President of Toyota Australia for sale and marketing, Sean Henley, said: “We are now hybrid in various racing situations globally, so you will never rule it.” Although it is possible to technically develop a hybrid performance vehicle for roads, Toyota believes that enthusiasts will take time to warm the idea. In the meantime, pure gas -powered cars still make itching:
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‘Is this desired? I think this will happen on time. The fact is that the performance is pleasant and entertaining, and now ice (internal combustion engine) still fills this gap for this market – this is the fact. ‘
Beyond the Lexus LFR, Toyota will present a hybrid model for its GR lineup in the future. Given how strict emission regulations are taking place, especially in Europe, Ice will be extremely difficult to engineer to comply with the vehicle only. But the gas engine is not going anywhere.
In a previous statement, Henley promised that interesting ice cars with the customs are there to stay here: “The combustion engine and manual transmission will continue for a long, long time.” He added that people who buy sports cars still want a gas engine “snap, crackle and pop”.
Keeping this, Toyota is working on a new turbo charged 2.0 -liter engine for both transplant and longer applications. The four cylinders “G20E” have already been installed behind the GR Yars prototype seats, which indicates a midshop layout for future models. Along with a new silica, MR -2’s return is also murmuring, so the future is creating to be interesting.
If Toyota plans to sell any of these car in territories that have strict emission rules, a hybrid version of this engine is a reasonable assumption. CEO Koji Sato recently announced that every vehicle must have a entertainment element, not just GR badge carrying:
If the car is not fun then there is no car. That is why we will never allow our cars to be commodities. ‘
Bring it to Toyota.
