Thread: Toyota Prius Race Car Revealed

Racing a Prius might sound like the start of a joke, until you see this. Unveiled at the Tokyo Auto Salon in Japan, this Toyota Prius is fully prepped and sporting its race livery. Significantly wider and lower than a factor model, this Prius is designed to compete in Japan’s Super GT racing series starting this year.

Regulations in the series are loose, so there’s little left of the original Prius here, although the original’s sleek aerodynamic shape is still obvious. Also of note is that the car appears to retain a hybrid drivetrain with the Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive logo on the back. Another hint is the massive sponsorship by Panasonic, which supplies the batteries for the road car.

Exactly how this hybrid racer will do remains to be seen and we’ll have to wait for the first round of the Super GT series in March to find out.

See all the photos of the Prius Race Car here

if they came like that as an option I would be owning a prius right now and rockin a go green sticker

so badass

Honestly, what is the point of this? Do they think the typical Prius buyer is going to be impressed by this? Or that racing fans will storm out to buy a standard car after seeing it racing?

They should have put this money towards a new Supra. And then raced that.

Originally Posted by whoosh

Honestly, what is the point of this? Do they think the typical Prius buyer is going to be impressed by this? Or that racing fans will storm out to buy a standard car after seeing it racing?

They should have put this money towards a new Supra. And then raced that.

I approve of this idea. New supra would be the best idea ever. I'm surprised they still haven't brought it back yet.

thats hwo i'm going to mod my prius

its not about making sales or if people will buy one now. Racing demands innovation, so now more hybrid technology is used for racing. This will drive the technology to new levels for the road cars. You learn how to make it more efficient, lighter and easier for the race car..(that means faster) Then you put it into a street car and its more fuel efficient or the batterys last longer ect...then it sells more road cars.