Toyota Gazoo Racing Still Relys On Gasoline Machines For Sport Cars, Hydrogen And Hybrid Lyrics

Toyota Gazoo Racing in the rally competition in Sardinia, Italy, which is a chapter in the World Rally Championship (WRC) schedule. (Doc. Toyota Gazoo Racing)

JAKARTA - Now the era of the automotive industry is racing to create an interesting electric sports car, but Toyota Gazoo Racing (GR) is still loyal to gasoline engines, even for its newest model.

President of the GR Division, Tomoya Takahashi, told CarExpert Australia, quoted from CarBuzz, May 28, that the manufacturer had absolutely no plans to make a pure electric-powered GR car.

"We want to use as many internal combustion engines as possible," said Takahashi.

GR ranks currently available in the United States include GR Supra, GR86, and GR Corolla. The three of them both rely on gasoline engines without any electrification.

Following concerns that gasoline engines will be banned in the future, President GR insists that Toyota will continue to use ICE technology until then.

"There will probably be a time when engines are forbidden, but internal combustion engines are not bad; our enemy is carbon emissions," he said.

He added, "We are investing in future engines."

Hydrogen Machines Become A Real Possibility

Takahashi likely refers to the development of a hydrogen-powered internal combustion engine by Toyota. The Japanese manufacturer has piloted this technology at a motorsport and is ready to use a 450 dk hydrogen-powered V8 engine designed by Yamaha.

Although Toyota is open to embracing all types of driving - they are currently offering hybrid cars, plug-in hybrids, pure electricity, and hydrogen fuel cells - all of its performing vehicles still use gasoline engines.

Takahashi also gave a little leak that the upcoming GR model might adopt some form of electrification.

"By using hybrid technology, we can reduce carbon emissions, and we can also use carbon-neutral fuel. We are not sure about electrification and when that will happen. Globally, there are discussions that cars will not be all electric," he concluded.