Toyota takes first World Endurance win with TS030 supercapacitor hybrid

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The battle of the hybrid racing cars in World Endurance Racing took an interesting turn this weekend when Toyota's TS030 Hybrid won the fifth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The TS030 Hybrid uses a THS-R (Toyota Hybrid System - Racing) comprising a gasoline-burning 3.4 liter V8 engine and a 500 kJ Nisshinbo supercapacitor energy recovery unit which supplies power to the rear wheels. The Audi uses a turbocharged 3.7 liter V6 diesel engine with a 500 kJ electric flywheel accumulator to store recovered energy and feed it to the front wheels to create four-wheel-drive. It seems Audi has a worthy adversary in Toyota and the remainder of the season will be worth watching... Continue Reading Toyota takes first World Endurance win with TS030 supercapacitor hybrid

Section: Automotive

Tags: Audi, Bentley, Hybrid, Le Mans, Motorsport, Peugeot, Supercapacitor, Toyota

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