Toyota GR Super Sport Concept

The Toyota GR Super Sport Concept is a 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 (THS-R) hybrid system were taken directly from the TS050. It is claimed to produce 1000 PS.

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 cancelled in 2021.

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.

GR010 Hybrid
The GR010 Hybrid is a sports racing car which influenced by the GR Super Sport Concept, unveiled on 15 January 2021. The GR010 is powered by a combination of a 3.5-litre twin-turbo V6 engine and a hybrid system that generates upwards of 680 PS with a 4WD system, other than the 2.4-litre V6 and hybrid setup that powers the previous TS050 Hybrid and the GR Super Sport Concept. To stay under the LMH regulations, the GR010 can limit how much power the internal-combustion engine generates, depending on how much hybrid boost is being used at any given moment. Compared to the TS050, the GR010 is 250 mm longer, 100 mm wider, 100 mm higher and weighs more at 1040 kg. The TS050 weighs 878 kg.