Umthombo osondelene neToyota udalula ukuthi uhlobo lwaseJapan kanye neBMW basebenzisana ukwakha imoto eyihybrid supercar enamandla angu-800hp.
Ngemuva kwamahemuhemu abelindele ukuxhumana phakathi kweMcLaren neBMW, kulokhu yiLexus (ngeToyota) ebonakala ixhumene nohlobo lwaseBavaria ukuze kuthuthukiswe imoto enkulu. Imithombo yakwa-Auto Express esondelene nakwa-Toyota ithi lezi zinhlobo zizosebenzisana ekwakheni i-prototype okulindeleke ukuthi ibe nezimoto ezinkulu ezimbili: eyodwa eyakwa-BMW neyodwa evela kwa-Lexus (i-Toyota's luxury division).I-prototype okukhulunywa ngayo isebenzisa i-carbon ne-aluminium chassis - ethuthukiswe ngokubambisana yizinhlobo ezimbili - kanye nenjini eyi-hybrid engakha amandla ahlangene angu-1000hp. Yize inani elizungeze i-800hp lizwakala kakhulu ngenxa yemikhawulo yemvelo.
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Ngokomthombo ofanayo, uhlobo lweBMW luzosebenzisa injini ye-twin-turbo inline 6-cylinder, kanti iLexus yona izokhetha injini engu-3.7 litre V8 emkhathini, ehlinzekwe wumnyango wezokuncintisana bese isetshenziswa kwaToyota TS040. Izixazululo ezimbili ezihlukene zomphumela olindele ukuthi zifane. Ngokujwayelekile (ngaphezu kwe-chassis) amamodeli amabili azokwabelana ngesistimu yokuqala ye-Toyota hybrid: injini yomlilo izoba nesibopho se-axle drive yangemuva kanye nama-motor kagesi e-front axle drive.
Kulinganiselwa ukuthi lezi zimoto ezinkulu zizothengiswa kuphela ngo-2020. Endabeni ye-Lexus, ngesikhathi esifanele sama-Olympics ase-Tokyo. Izimbangi ezinkulu zalezi zinhlobo zeBMW/Lexus kufanele kube i-Audi R8 kanye neMercedes-AMG GT.
Umthombo: Autoexpress