Toyota memorializes Le Mans Win

KUALA LUMPUR: Toyota announced the release of a road-friendly supercar and people are losing their minds over this thought! After the company marked a historic win at Le Mans, Toyota confirmed the development of a supercar. The said car would use the technology used by the Le Mans Winner TS050.

Toyota has already showed us the GR Super Sports car at the at the 24 hours of Le Mans, the GR is expected to compete in the LMP1 class from the year 2020. The car does boast some very impressive numbers. It features a 2.4-litre V6 engine with electric assist. The car is good for 990 horsepower. The supercar will be based on the GR Super car concept and will also have many features taken from the TS050 hybrid car.

The GR also boasts its styling with pronounced wheel arches and large air scoops giving it a silhouette similar to that of TS050. The stance of the car is low and sleek. It also features a spoiler at the end. The base of the car is made up of carbon fibre monocoque. The car features state of the art technology for suspension which comprises of double wishbones at all corners along with shock absorbers.

Toyota has a reputation of building boring cars and the company is trying desperately to shake off this image. In this situation, a racing-inspired hybrid-hypercar would surely put the matter to rest.

Toyota is the second Japanese company to win the Le Mans and the victory came after a series of near misses. The president of Gazoo Racing said that at some point in future they would want customers to get a chance to get behind the wheel of these powerful beasts.

Although, the cost of a hypercar make it clear that it is unlikely that most people will ever get a chance to get that experience.  Toyota is also working on a new Supra sports car which wouldn’t cost as much as a hypercar.