Toyota Reveals Special Hydrogen Concept Race Car For Famed 24 Hours Le Mans Race
Japanese automaker Toyota is pushing the boundaries of what hydrogen-powered cars could look like in the near future. Last year, the company demonstrated its ‘Corolla Cross Hydrogen Concept’, which reimagined a traditional engine and swapped out gas for hydrogen.
Now, following the Automobile Club de l’Ouest’s decision to allow hydrogen-based race cars to compete in the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2026, the automaker has jumped at the opportunity, recently unveiling a prototype concept of a hydrogen-burning supercar.
Dubbed the ‘Toyota GR H2 Racing Concept’, the sleek racer doesn’t resemble typical hydrogen-fueled cars on the road. Instead of using an electric motor paired with a hydrogen fuel cell, the vehicle generates power by directly burning liquid hydrogen in a combustion engine.
At the moment, the brand is keeping mum on the exact specifications of the race car, not revealing its power capabilities, efficiency, or weight. The world will just have to settle with knowing it measures 5,100 mm (16.7 feet) long and 2,050 mm (6.7 feet) wide.
“The sound, the torque, the dynamics, it’s all there. Not only are we re-imagining the race car, we’re doing it with zero emissions. Here’s to the next 100 years of checkered flags!” quipped Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda.
