Toyota has presented the GR Super Sport Concept at the Tokyo Auto Salon, a hybrid supercar prototype with 1,000 horsepower.
The Tokyo Auto Salon - not to be confused with the Tokyo International Motor Show - is a Japanese event in which many manufacturers present vehicles with exceptional performance.
The Japanese company has revealed in the Asian event the Toyota GR Super Sport Concept, a racing supercar with a hybrid propulsion system that delivers a power of nothing more and nothing less than 1,000 HP . The development of this model has been commissioned by Gazoo Racing (the sports division of Toyota).
Toyota GR Super Sport Concept powertrain: twin-turbo 2.4-liter direct-injection V-6 engine in the rear center position, assisted by several electric motors.
Shigeki Tomoyama, president of Gazoo Racing, said: “Gazoo Racing Company has started developing a next-generation super sports car, which will use hybrid technology developed through the World Endurance Championship.”
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