GR010 Hybrid will be derived from the GR Super Sport hypercar being developed for sale 21 January 2021 - 05:01 Phuti Mpyane Toyota’s new Le Mans car has 500kW at the rear wheels and 200kW at the front.
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The Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) team has unveiled its challenger for the Le Mans 2021 season, the GR010 Hybrid.
It is the racing version of Toyota’s upcoming hypercar road car, and the company hopes the new car will allow it to defend its Le Mans and World Endurance Championship (WEC) titles, which it won with the old TS050 Hybrid racer.
The striking new look of the racing prototype reflects the appearance of its inspiration, the GR Super Sport hypercar, which made its public debut with a demonstration run at the 2020 Le Mans 24 Hours and is currently in development.
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As we bid farewell to the Le Mans Prototype 1 class (LMP1), which will be replaced by the new Hypercar class alongside the equally new Le Mans Daytona Hybrid (LMDh) class starting this season, we take a look at the new powertrain regulations which should make the competition appealing for major manufacturers once again. 9 photos
Following the exit from the world of endurance racing of legendary carmakers like Audi and Porsche, which pulled out their works teams in 2016 and 2017, the Automobile Club de l Ouest (ACO) and the Fédération Internationale de l Automobile (FIA), the governing bodies behind the 24 Hours of Le Mans and World Endurance Championship, begun discussions aimed at revamping the top class to make it more appealing and cost-effective.
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