Toyota prius super gt. On a rapidly drying track super gt veteran aoki set the quickest time of 1m48546s to grab his first pole since 2009 by a massive margin of 0902s over kimiya sato in the 25 tsuchiya engineering porsche 911 gt3 r. It retains the prius hybrid synergy drive system though its been moved to the passenger footwell for better weight distribution. Its the super gt race car thats powered by a mid engine v8.
The apr racing squad will field two brand new toyota gr prius phvs in super gts gt300 division after revealing the hybrid powered car at the tokyo auto salon. Equipped with a mid mounted 34 litre rv8k v8 race engine above and an output capped in line with gt300 regulations the new super gt prius is arguably the fastest of its kind in the world. The apr racing squad will field two brand new toyota gr prius phvs in super gts gt300 division after revealing the hybrid powered car at the tokyo auto salon.
Horsepower as per super gt gt300 regulations is capped at 300. But by adopting the new priuss improved hybrid synergy drive system relocated to the passenger footwell for better weight distribution this racing prius clearly hasnt forgotten its roots as toyotas environmental icon. The super gt prius made its first debut in 2016 powered by a naturally aspirated 34 liter v8 engine.
Pole in the gt300 class went to the 360 tomei sports nissan gt r nismo gt3 of takayuki aoki and yusaku shibata. The top class in super gt gt500 is dominated by the three largest automakers in japan nissan honda and toyotabetween 2006 to 2019 toyota was represented in gt500 by its luxury vehicle brand lexus after the retirement of the toyota supra from the series. The gt500 class is composed entirely of manufacturer supported.
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