{"id":185464,"date":"2010-01-15T20:08:20","date_gmt":"2010-01-16T01:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/2010\/01\/15\/tas-2010-toyota-mr2-sports-hybrid-concept-packing-400-hp-3-3-liter-v6-awd-wvideo\/"},"modified":"2010-01-15T20:08:20","modified_gmt":"2010-01-16T01:08:20","slug":"tas-2010-toyota-mr2-sports-hybrid-concept-packing-400-hp-3-3-liter-v6-awd-wvideo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/185464","title":{"rendered":"TAS 2010: Toyota MR2 Sports Hybrid concept packing 400-hp 3.3-liter V6, AWD [w\/video]"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

Filed under: Aftermarket<\/a>, Convertible<\/a>, Hybrid<\/a>, Performance<\/a>, Japan<\/a>, Toyota<\/a>, Tokyo Auto Salon<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Toyota MR2 Sports Hybrid Concept – Click above for image gallery<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

\nBack in November, the rumormill was set ablaze when reports began to surface that Toyota was working on a new MR2 packing hybrid power<\/a>. Today, those rumors have been laid to rest… kinda.<\/p>\n

In addition to the G Sport Series FT-86 and Prius<\/a>, Toyota trotted out a concept at the Tokyo Auto Salon<\/a> based on the third generation MR-S (ZZW30). Although the MR2 was nixed in the U.S. in 2005 (and in Japan in 2007), Toyota and its partners at Gazoo saw fit to resurrect its midship drop-top by fitting a 3.3-liter V6 where the old 1.8-liter four-cylinder used to reside and an electric motor mated to a THSII hybrid system up front. That’s right, the MR2 Sports Hybrid Concept is all-wheel drive, and between the two mills, it’s churning out over 400 horsepower through a continuously variable transmission (CVT). <\/p>\n

But despite its boosted output, the 2,800-pound concept is a bit on the porky side compared to its 2,200-pound predecessor. Toyota claims it can run to 60 mph in 4.5 seconds – still better than the stock ZZW30, but at what a cost to the MR2’s supreme chuckability? While there’s no chance of Toyota putting the MR2 Sports Hybrid Concept into production, this could point the way for things to come – for better or worse. Make the jump<\/a> for a promo video.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\n

Gallery: Toyota MR2 Sports Hybrid<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n

\n[Source: Gazzo<\/a> via Carscoop<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Continue reading TAS 2010: Toyota MR2 Sports Hybrid concept packing 400-hp 3.3-liter V6, AWD [w\/video]<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

TAS 2010: Toyota MR2 Sports Hybrid concept packing 400-hp 3.3-liter V6, AWD [w\/video]<\/a> originally appeared on Autoblog<\/a> on Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds<\/a>.<\/p>\n

<\/h6>\n

Permalink<\/a> | Email this<\/a> | Comments<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/img><\/a>
\n<\/img><\/a><\/p>\n

\n<\/img><\/a> <\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

Buy This Item: [Click here to buy this item]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Read Original Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Filed under: Aftermarket, Convertible, Hybrid, Performance, Japan, Toyota, Tokyo Auto Salon Toyota MR2 Sports Hybrid Concept – Click above for image gallery Back in November, the rumormill was set ablaze when reports began to surface that Toyota was working on a new MR2 packing hybrid power. Today, those rumors have been laid to rest… kinda. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-185464","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185464","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=185464"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185464\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=185464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=185464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=185464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}