There was loads of buzz surrounding Toyota’s subsequent flagship supercar – GR GT / Lexus LFR. The corporate’s powertrain boss has now confirmed {that a} new V8 engine will probably be launched within the Toyota GR GT.
Whereas talking with the media on the Japan Mobility Present 2025, Takashi Uehara, powertrain president at Toyota, said {that a} twin-turbo V8 hybrid engine is being developed for its flagship supercar. It’s a part of a brand new vary of modular petrol engines that can embrace 1.5-liter and a couple of.0-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder items.
The identical engine will probably be used within the Lexus LFR, which is being touted because the alternative for the legendary Lexus LFA.
“Now we have a number of partitions with the engines. For instance, I don’t say for the 1.5-litre now we have solely a sporty one… so for each sizes of engines, now we have a number of partitions if essential,” Uehara mentioned.
“So perhaps we may have a V8 with a extra mild [character] or we may have a extra muscular, heavy-duty model.”
Explaining the explanation behind choosing a V8, Uehara added, “The most effective level of efficiency and likewise now we have to care concerning the design of combustion [engines], but additionally if we are saying quick, most energy is required. To think about the utmost energy, now we have to design the utmost rpm [revs per minute], and now we have to care concerning the design of the combustion chamber – then we choose V8.”
Supply: CarExpert
