Marton, if it's ever seen again in a better state of kit, get some more shots and we'll see if the Suplica's gotten any prettier. More photos after the jump.
By Phil Alex
Thanks for the pics Marton!
Via: Motive
At this year's edition of the Tokyo Auto Salon, the students from Saitama University's automotive course presented their take on the Eleanor Shelby GT500 using a fourth generation (1993-2002) Toyota Supra sports coupe as a base.
The replica, which is called "Moto Supra", maintains the Supra's six-cylinder powerhouse, though it's not clear if the students performed any upgrades on the sport coupe's hardware. More photos after the jump.
Photos by Phil Alex with the help of friends Mike and Aaron
And you thought that only Chinese customizers had serious issues... Well, here's a nice gem from eBay that might make you reconsider. According to the vehicle's ebay seller who is located in Wisconsin, the "fully customized" 1994 Acura Integra Coupe "show car" comes with a "Porsche 911 molded front end, a Mercedes-Benz hood, a Toyota Supra front body kit, a Nissan 350Z exhaust" and "Lexus IS300 headlights converted to tail lamps with fiberoptic halos". We rest our case...Link: eBay , Hat tip to Marcus for the find!
And you thought that only Chinese customizers had serious issues... Well, here's a nice gem from eBay that might make you reconsider. According to the vehicle's ebay seller who is located in Wisconsin, the "fully customized" 1994 Acura Integra Coupe "show car" comes with a "Porsche 911 molded front end, a Mercedes-Benz hood, a Toyota Supra front body kit, a Nissan 350Z exhaust" and "Lexus IS300 headlights converted to tail lamps with fiberoptic halos". We rest our case...Link: eBay , Hat tip to Marcus for the find!
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.
The Supra HR-V’s victory at the endurance race follows an entry last year when
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