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There' s Bad News About Toyota' s Hypercar
Dec. 21, 2021 12:05 PM ET by Sebastian Cenizo Rumor / 4 Comments This is a serious disappointment. Toyota has been making friends of its fanbase recently, launching a new, more powerful GR86 and the sublime Supra - not to mention hot Yaris and Corolla variants too. But there's another level that we've been waiting for the Japanese giant to reach. With the news that Toyota would be competing in endurance racing as part of a new hypercar class, so too came the news that a road-legal hypercar would be made too. But details have not been forthcoming; we've only seen a prototype roadster variant parading at Le Mans. In August, we heard that the car could be canceled, but Toyota would not comment on this even a few months later, suggesting that the project was still not confirmed. And now a new report from Dutch publication Autoblog proves that the automaker still can't make up its mind. Toyota Toyota Toyota In an interview with Toyota Motorsport CEO Rob Leupen, it has become clear that Toyota is more interested in competition than consumer products, at least for this sort of project. "We had a time - around 2018 and 2019 - when it was considered to release a road car," says Leupen. "Due to the entire energy transition from fossil fuels to more electrical support, that has been pushed into the background. The GR010s we have now are indeed based on ideas for a hypercar for the street, but those street-legal cars have been pushed back. The focus is now much more on racing." That's still not a vehement denial of the car's potential arrival, is it? Toyota Toyota Leupen says that Toyota finds "motorsport more interesting" but still won't rule out a road car. In fact, he sees its value. He says that "halo projects [...] are important to keep people motivated," but in the same breath, says that there are many internal projects "on which engineers are working, purely to see what is possible." This means that the whole idea of a road-legal hypercar is not off the cards, but is increasingly unlikely. For now, Toyota just wants to focus on its so-called "energy transition," meaning more interest in green mobility than in something that shows the brand's performance prowess. The bottom line? Stop asking when Toyota will release a hypercar, but don't forget that it has the capability to do so. Toyota Toyota Source Credits: Autoblog Join The Discussion
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Toyota GR Supra Sebastian Cenizo Senior Editor Sebastian jumped straight into the workplace after high school. Various vocations in sales, logistics, and project management helped him buy and modify several cars over the years, while his passion for motoring journalism saw him contribute to local print media while running car enthusiast clubs. But in 2019, the opportunity to join CarBuzz arrived. Originally handling reviews of new cars, his love of the technical led to writing detailed blog posts on various aspects of car care and ownership. He currently handles news sourcing, writing, and editing, along with social media management and the clarification of patent lingo. In his spare time, he's either reading, driving, or looking to collect more BMW Performance parts for the E82 and E9X platforms. Contact Sebastian @sebz_tsc @sebz_7 LoginSign Up Home News Features Car Reviews Car Advice 2021 CarBuzz Awards New Cars Used Cars Future Cars Compare Cars Sell My Car Car Dealerships Buy Here Pay Here Used Car Reviews Popular Tags Cars # Video # TOP # Spy Shots # Reveal # Rumor # Auto Show # Supercar # Tuning # Car Culture # Industry News # Motorsport Acura Alfa Romeo Aston Martin Audi Bentley BMW Bollinger Bugatti Buick Cadillac Caterham Chevrolet Chrysler Dodge Ferrari Fiat Fisker Ford Genesis GMC Hennessey Honda Hyundai Infiniti Jaguar Jeep Karma Kia Koenigsegg Lamborghini Land Rover Lexus Lincoln Lordstown Lotus Lucid Motors Maserati Mazda McLaren Mercedes-Benz Mini Mitsubishi Nissan Pagani Polestar Porsche Ram Rimac Rivian Rolls-Royce Spyker Subaru Tesla Toyota Volkswagen Volvo By Make Acura Alfa Romeo Aston Martin Audi Bentley BMW Bollinger Bugatti Buick Cadillac Caterham Chevrolet Chrysler Dodge Ferrari Fiat Fisker Ford Genesis GMC Hennessey Honda Hyundai Infiniti Jaguar Jeep Karma Kia Koenigsegg Lamborghini Land Rover Lexus Lincoln Lordstown Lotus Lucid Motors Maserati Mazda McLaren Mercedes-Benz Mini Mitsubishi Nissan Pagani Polestar Porsche Ram Rimac Rivian Rolls-Royce Spyker Subaru Tesla Toyota Volkswagen Volvo By Car Type SUVs Crossovers Sedans Coupes Trucks Sports Cars Wagons Vans Hatchbacks Convertibles Small Cars Luxury Cars Electric Cars Hybrid Cars Future Cars By Price Up to $15K $15K - $25K $25K - $35K $35K - $45K $45K - $55K $55K - $75K $75K - $100K $100K - $200K $200K - $300K Above $300K Back To Top