Toyota GR Super Sport Concept
The Toyota GR Super Sport Concept is a 2018 two-seat concept sports car developed by Toyota under the Gazoo Racing brand.
Overview
The GR Super Sport Concept was first presented to the public in January 2018 at the Tokyo Auto Salon, as a sports car. At the front is a large air intake that guides air through channels behind the front wheels in the vehicle's sides. These aerodynamic features are based on the TS050 Hybrid Le Mans Prototype.The car's 2.4-litre direct-injected twin-turbo V6 engine and the Toyota Hybrid System-Racing hybrid system were taken directly from the TS050. It is claimed to produce.
The car has 18-inch rims and 330/710R18 Bridgestone slick tires. A series of production runs for street-legal vehicles was planned in small numbers. This was reportedly cancelled in 2021 after a prototype caught on fire at Fuji Speedway.
Motorsport
In 2018, the FIA and ACO confirmed that the existing LMP1 class would be replaced by the Hypercar class for the 2021 season. With this class, the FIA World Endurance Championship would feature sports cars designed to look more like road vehicles than previous Le Mans prototypes. Toyota is among the manufacturers involved in the creation of the category.The GR Super Sport Concept was considered by the company to be a preview of vehicles in the Hypercar class.