Toyota GR Super Sport Concept
Anything AMG can do we can too, says Toyota - and drops an LMP1 powertrain in a concept...
The arrival of this concept also implies a renewed commitment from Toyota to the World Endurance Championship despite the departure of Audi and Porsche. It's described as "a highly beneficial and necessary project" for Toyota, to help develop its hybrid and EV systems. This car uses "mostly the same parts" as the TS050 Hybrid racer, which means a twin-turbo 2.4-litre V6 and racing hybrid system for a combined 1,000hp. According to Toyota the car "is set to deliver both ultimate power and environmental performance."
Toyota President Akio Toyoda believes the company has a challenge on its hands to make cars that will be fun for the next century, commenting that "Toyota Gazoo Racing aims to continue making exciting cars to bring smiles to our customers' faces and contribute to the future of the automobile industry." And while the GR Super Sport might be a little way off, there is the next Supra to look forward to in the more immediate future. We're holding on to a faint hope that Gazoo could turn its attention to a GT86 for the UK too...
Whether the concept makes production or not, this week looks like a clear sign of intent from Toyota Gazoo: as well as the Super Sport we've seen the launch of the Yaris GRMN, there's a new WRC car, and a Lexus LC car for the N24. More on those imminently...
I do wonder if the resonbley priced sports car can only ever be as good as say a GT86 or an MX5. The arket for 2 seaters is I suppose small but in the past we did have the MGF based on a metro etc so why can we not have a car tha tlooks like this but that can be bought by the many.
I think the answer is the GT86 a sports car that people say is not sporty needs more power etc has bland looks, if Toyota made the GT86 look like this people would still complain it did not handel was not fast enough etc and to make it all those things the price would have to go up.
Given the most popular car in the UK is a for Fiesta I do not think people really can afford cars that are 40 50 100k etc and I suspect most cars in the 30 to 60k bracket are on PCP or company car deals etc so have to be practical i.e. turn up to a supplier in a 2 seater LMP with enough space to carry a tooth brush is not going to help a sales director of a double glazing firm etc.
I do wonder if the resonbley priced sports car can only ever be as good as say a GT86 or an MX5. The arket for 2 seaters is I suppose small but in the past we did have the MGF based on a metro etc so why can we not have a car tha tlooks like this but that can be bought by the many.
I think the answer is the GT86 a sports car that people say is not sporty needs more power etc has bland looks, if Toyota made the GT86 look like this people would still complain it did not handel was not fast enough etc and to make it all those things the price would have to go up.
Given the most popular car in the UK is a for Fiesta I do not think people really can afford cars that are 40 50 100k etc and I suspect most cars in the 30 to 60k bracket are on PCP or company car deals etc so have to be practical i.e. turn up to a supplier in a 2 seater LMP with enough space to carry a tooth brush is not going to help a sales director of a double glazing firm etc.
modern day ones, especially the near 30-yr old MX5 are outstanding compared to yesteryear.
too many k/brd warriors today. Too much demand for gismos. a lot of safety. cars too heavy!
a lot of old French hatchbacks are so much fun in part because of weight, not exemplary engineering.
Bulk of the market was never sports cars though. Austins were big sellers...
You're easily talking £1-2m if they build it.
You're easily talking £1-2m if they build it.
I do not think we can have fun small light sports cars now because of regulation so if you want something fast an light then it has to cost huge sums. The Alpine etc is over 50k so therefore most buys can not afford it. While the MGF was not great I used it as an example of a car which looked cool (I was not a fan but they sold lots) but was based on a metro and was thus cheap.
If so, that DOES look pretty cool...wonder if the beam pattern works in the real-world though?!?
Are the exhausts half way up its back?
I also can't quite determine from the article whether this is actually being touted as a possible road car by Toyota or if it's just wishful thinking on the behalf of the author? I really like the looks of it but it appears to have a cabin the size of the Valkyrie's! At least the AMG looks to have 2 folks in comfort as part of its remit, not 2 folks squeezed into the space left when the aerodynamics have been perfected. Not a problem for a race car obviously so maybe it's irrelevant.
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