Toyota TS030 Hybrid The new Audi Opponents in Le Mans !

Toyota has revealed the secret to the new Le Mans racer. In Le Castellet, the TS030 hybrid turned the first test rounds. We will show you the pictures of the new nationality of Audi.
After the unexpectedly sudden departure from Peugeot merely an opponent for top dog Audi remained in Le Mans. The entire hopes of the fans who want tension in the classic endurance in the coming years, are now on the new prototypes of Toyota. On Tuesday (24.1.) the Japanese manufacturer has now presented hybrid his new LMP1 prototypes called TS030 the public.
Toyota TS030 opts for hybrid power

In contrast to the diesel pensioners from Audi, Toyota is powered by a V8 with 3.4 liter of gasoline. As it suggests the name, the naturally-aspirated engine with an electric motor was coupled. To store braking energy, engineers rely on capacitors which allow extremely fast charge cycles.

Theoretically, the TS030 that can drive but also purely electrically. According to regulations, the hybrid systems between two brake zones should win maximum of 500 kJ energy that can then be redirected via electric motor on two wheels of the car.

Drive concept not yet been determined

The THS r drive (Toyota hybrid system – racing) at the new Protoyten just look is, is not yet clear. The tests in Le Castellet comparison two variants: the front wheels are driven in the system by Aisin AW, the hybrid package of project partner Denso forwards the power to the rear axle. Only after the tests, you will make a final decision.

The carbon fiber chassis of the new Toyota TS030 was developed at the Toyota Motorsport Group (TMG) in Cologne. The first test rides were a huge success according to the team. In the early stages of testing, the car have shown reliable and powerful. In the first test was the new racer by the way even in the dark.

Toyota TS030 celebrates debut in Belgian

The new Toyota TS030 will be his debut on 5 may in the 6 hour race at the Belgian Spa. Then two cars here will be at the season highlight in Le Mans. Still no decision has been made on further racing in the new FIA World Endurance Championship.

For this, it has already committed the staff for the first car. Ex-Formula 1 driver Alex Wurz joined Toyota from Peugeot. The Austrian has two Le Mans successes on the account with the victories of 1996 (Joest-Porsche) and 2009 (Peugeot). The experienced long-haul pilot complete the team Nicolas Lapierre (France) and former Williams F1 driver Kazuki Nakajima.

TS030 Toyota GT-one legitimate successor

Whether the new hybrid Toyota can annoy something the big favourites of Audi, is more than questionable at least in the first year. The terrain at Le Mans is not unknown to the Japanese. The TS030 is to be the legitimate successor of the Toyota cars (1998) TS010 (1991) and TS020. The brutal TS020 is many fans are still in good memory. The legendary racing cars under the name was Toyota GT one.