Toyota Manager Confirms GT-86 Hybrid In Advanced Stages Of Development

Development of a Toyota GT86 hybrid is progressing behind the scenes, a senior engineering chief revealed exclusively to Autocar at the Frankfurt motor show.

Toyota’s senior manager for drivetrain engineering, Koei Saga, told Autocar: "The development work is quite advanced now, so if the green light is given, we are ready to do it."

Saga hinted the hybrid GT86's drivetrain could use a combination of existing systems seen on road and track. He said: "We are quite prepared because we do have a hybrid system that we can use for that kind of vehicle, utilising the production passenger car hybrid system, and we also have the pure race-oriented hybrid system [in the TS030 LMP1 racer and Prius GT300 from Japan's Super GT series].



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t_bone - 9/11/2013 6:52:43 PM

+1 Boost

Good timing with the 918 lap record. I've always been a believer in hybrid sports cars...just too bad it has taken so long to get to this point.