TOYOTA

Prius 24h Le Mans Centennial GR Edition

The last 5 LeMans 24 Hours were won by Toyota Gazoo Racing, and they want to continue this tradition at this year’s jubilee, 100th race. The team has been developing the hybrid drive under competition conditions since 2012, and the experience is continuously used for street cars, including the latest Prius. The latter is emphasized with the presentation of the Prius 24h Le Mans Centennial GR Edition.

In practice, the engineers put the usual aerodynamic package on the street bodywork: deep apron and side skirts, small spoilers on the front corner of the car, a large rear spoiler and an actually working diffuser. 

The hood was made of carbon, the track width was widened, 235/50 R18 tires were mounted on the aerodynamically optimized rims, and since this Toyota Prius takes us into the world of 24-hour car racing, additional LED headlights were added to the front bumper, which is useful when driving at night. vital. For now, there is no word on whether the street Pirus being made wild by Gazoo Racing will be a real racing car, we will have to settle for the GR Sport version…

by Mundoquatrorodas