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Hybrid Sports Car


Hybrid sports car concepts that may enter production one day.

Toyota CS&S
www.toyota.com/concept-vehicles/css.html

The CS&S is a 4-wheel-drive mid-engine 2+2 Toyota hybrid sports car.

This one uses the Hybrid Synergy Drive, which is an electric motor that drives the front wheels, while a gas engine and electric motor in combination drive the rear.

The car also has something called "Toyota Space Touch," where you select functions by "touching" holographic projections.

Toyota FT-HS
www.toyota.com/concept-vehicles/fths.html

The FT-HS has a V6 3.5L engine, and is coupled with Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive, producing power output of approximately 400 horsepower and a projected zero-to-60 acceleration in the four-second range.

The car's interior create a dedicated driver's cockpit that includes a cross-car instrument panel structure and delta-wing driver pod.

Also, an integrated instrument panel surrounds the driver, creating an enclosed pod effect.

Citroën C-Métisse
www.c-metisse.com

The C-Métisse has a diesel hybrid drivetrain combining:

  • a diesel combustion engine: the V6 HDi DPFS, mated to a 6-speed automatic gearbox developing 150 kW (208 bhp) that drives the front wheels, and
  • two electric motors in the rear wheels, each developing torque of 400 Nm with output of 15 kW (20 bhp).

    C Métisse accelerates from 0 to 100 kph in 6.2 seconds and takes 25.4 seconds to cover 1,000 m from a standing start.


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