Yahoo Autos 986-HP Toyota GR Super Sport Hypercar Makes First Public Appearance At Le Mans
After years of hints and teases, the public finally got to see the car that will spawn a new Toyota sports car in the metal.
A hybrid powertrain with a twin-turbocharged 2.4-liter direct-injection V-6 and an electric motor gives the GR Super Sport a total of 986 horsepower.
To top it off, Toyota's in-house Gazoo Racing team took the TS050 Hybrid, which forms the basis of the GR Super Sport, to a win.
If you've been waiting for another sign that the FIA's Le Mans Hypercar (LMH) class is getting serious, please say hello to Toyota's new GR Super Sport hypercar. Making its public debut at the 88th Le Mans 24 Hours at the Circuit de la Sarthe this weekend, the GR Super Sport is not only going to bring the heat to upcoming LMH races, but will also be available to buy in some street-going form at some point. We're waiting for details just like you.
The GR Super Sport is based on the TS050 Hybrid race car, which won Le Mans twice in 2018 and 2019, and is meant to take racing engineering from the track to the road. Toyota has been teasing the GR Super Sport hypercar for a while now, first showing a concept in early 2018 and teasing the first video in 2019. The hook for this concept was that Toyota would engineer the car for the new LMH hypercar category, the new premier class for endurance racing, as well as on-road use. Back in 2018, Toyota Gazoo Racing president Shigeki Tomoyama said Toyota would "develop sports cars from active race cars."
