Toyota’s race-prepped Supra HV-R hybrid race car which made history by being the first hybrid race car ever to win a competition this July (the Tokachi 24-Hour Race, click here), was honored with the award for Race Engine of The Year 2007. -ContinuedThe nominations were selected by the editors of Race Engine Technology magazine and the awards were determined through votes cast by practicing race engine professionals across all forms of global motor sport. The four categories include: Grand Prix; Global Motorsport; North American Race Engine and Alternative Power Race Engine, with one winner for the overall title of Race Engine of the Year. The awards were presented on Thursday 8 November at the Professional Motorsport World Expo in
Specifications of
| Vehicle name | Denso Toyota Supra HV-R |
| Entry Class | GT/TP1 |
| Engine | Modified (Super GT version 3UZ-FE engine) |
| Engine displacement | 4,480cc |
| Air restrictor | 29.6mm i2 |
| Maximum output | 480ps min/6,800rpm |
| Maximum torque | 510 Nm at 5,600rpm |
| Electric motor | Front motor: 10kW i2 (in-wheel motor) |
| Vehicle weight | 1.080 kg |
| Team name | |
| Drivers | Katsuyuki Hiranaka ( |
Three Electric Motors
A four-wheel energy regeneration and drive system has been adopted which includes in-wheel motors in the front wheels in addition to one 150 kW rear-axle mounted electric motor. Thanks to this energy regeneration system with three motor/generators, the vehicle can more efficiently recover a greater amount of energy during rapid decleration and braking from high speeds.
Specially Designed Capacitor
In light of the fact that racing involves a repeated acceleration and deceleration under full system performance, a quick-charging capacitor system was adopted instead of the usual rechargeable batteries.
