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The Japanese endurance ‘Hypercar’ is still slated to compete at Le Mans this month, however its road-going twin appears to be dead in the water.
A road-going variant of Toyota’s GR010 Le Mans Hypercar racer – set to be known as the GR Super Sport, as per a previous concept car (above) – has been axed before reaching production, according to a new report from Racer magazine.
Citing a string of local Japanese sources, the outlet claims a serious accident during testing at the Fuji Speedway last month was the final straw for the setback-plagued program.
The Hypercar category – which replaces the FIA’s LMP1 category as the peak international endurance class – initially mandated 20 examples of each competing vehicle be homologated for the road, however these requirements have since been dropped.
A spokesperson for Toyota Australia was not immediately available for comment on the report. This story will be updated when more information is provided.
While race-ready Hypercars are power-limited to 500kW, it was believed the hybridised twin-turbo 2.4-litre V6 powertrain in the road-going Toyota would send approximately 750kW to the rear wheels via a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission.
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