First revealed on the one centesimal anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race, the Toyota Prius 24h Le Mans Centennial GR Version idea automotive is current on the Toyota Past Zero showcase in Malaysia this week.
Constructed as a fifth-generation Prius-based tribute to Toyota’s success within the World Endurance Championship with 5 consecutive victories at Le Mans since 2018, the Prius 24h Le Mans Centennial GR Version is decked out in GR vogue with motorsport-inspired elements together with a carbon-fibre bonnet, aspect skirts, canards on the entrance bumper, rear wing and rear diffuser.
Bodywork modifications proceed, with prolonged wheel arches which home a set of Rays 18-inch alloy wheels on 235/50R18 Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tyres that are mounted to suspension that has been altered for wider tracks.
Right here, the motorsport-inspired Prius has additionally been given a bumper with a bigger, rectangular consumption with a honeycomb grille, and quartet of LED models in every nook paying homage to the headlamps on prototype endurance race automobiles.
With entry to the automotive’s inside granted, we are able to now see that the left-hand-drive unit will get a pair of entrance seats that are notably sportier than the set that comes as commonplace within the common Prius, being GR-branded sports activities seats with built-in headrests. As for the rear compartment, there are not any rear seats, a la GR Corolla Morizo Version.
In response to info from UMW Toyota Motor, the Prius 24h Le Mans Centennial GR Version includes a hybrid EV all-wheel-drive powertrain, although there isn’t any point out if there was any alteration made within the pursuits of on-circuit efficiency.
By way of the common, road-going Prius with AWD, this driveline consists of a 152 PS/188 Nm M20A-FXS 2.0 litre naturally aspirated petrol engine mated to a 113 PS/206 Nm electrical motor for a mixed output of 196 PS, whereas the E-4 structure provides a 41 PS/84 Nm rear electrical motor for a complete system output of 199 PS.
The second of two powertrain choices for the road-going Prius is a 1.8 litre 2ZR-FXE NA four-cylinder engine producing 98 PS and 142 Nm, mated to a extra modest 1VM e-motor producing 95 PS and 185 Nm for a complete system output of 140 PS. Each 1.8L and a couple of.0L variations are paired to an elecrtronically managed constantly variable transmission (eCVT), and are accompanied by a 4.08 Ah lithium-ion battery.
As for the Prius that may be purchased from showrooms, the fifth-generation mannequin that made its debut in November 2022 isn’t on sale formally in Malaysia.. but. If or when it does, would you purchase one?
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