While much of the automotive industry is scurrying to create exciting electric performance cars, Toyota Gazoo Racing is sticking with combustion engines, even for new models. Division President Tomoya Takahashi told Australian publication CarExpert that the automaker has zero plans for a battery-electric GR car. "We want to use internal combustion engines as much as possible," said Takahashi. The current GR lineup in the United States comprises the GR Supra, the GR86, and the GR Corolla. None of them use electrification of any kind.
While there's a concern that gas-powered engines will be outlawed someday, the GR President is adamant that Toyota will continue using ICE technology until that time comes. "There may be a time in the future when engines are banned, but internal combustion engines aren't bad; the enemy is carbon," he said, adding, "We are investing in future engines."
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