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TS050 Hybrid (2018)
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TS050 Hybrid (2018)

TS050 (2018 spec) · 2018–2020AWD

The evolved TS050 that finally ended Toyota's long quest for outright Le Mans glory. With Porsche and Audi gone from LMP1, the works Toyotas dominated: the No.8 crew of Fernando Alonso, Sebastien Buemi and Kazuki Nakajima won the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans, making Nakajima the first Japanese driver to win in a Japanese car. Toyota took three straight Le Mans victories (2018, 2019, 2020) and back-to-back WEC world titles across the 2018-19 super-season and the 2019-20 season before being replaced by the GR010 Hybrid.

973 hpPower
342 km/hTop Speed
2018-2020Year
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TS050 Hybrid (2018), every angle

TS050 Hybrid (2018)Exterior
TS050 Hybrid (2018)Exterior
TS050 Hybrid (2018)Exterior
TS050 Hybrid (2018)Exterior
Photo: Toyota press · via upload.wikimedia.org
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Specifications

Powertrain
Engineering details
Engine2.4 L twin-turbocharged 90-degree V6 (Toyota RHV) with front + rear motor-generator units
Displacement2.4 L
Cylinders6
FuelHybrid
Transmission6-speed Sequential, transverse
DrivetrainAWD
Performance
Numbers that matter
Power973 hp
Top speed342 km/h
Weight878 kg
Consumption80 kg/h (fuel flow limit; 124.9 MJ per Le Mans lap)
Dimensions & body
Length4650 mm
Width1900 mm
Height1050 mm
Wheelbase2950 mm

STORY

Toyota Gazoo Racing revealed the TS050 HYBRID at Circuit Paul Ricard on 24 March 2016, dropping the TS040's naturally aspirated 3.7-litre V8 for a 2.4-litre twin-turbo V6, and lithium-ion batteries in place of supercapacitors moved the car into the WEC's 8 MJ hybrid class, with combined output quoted at 735 kW. The 2016 Le Mans unravelled minutes from the flag when the leading number 5 car of Kazuki Nakajima, Anthony Davidson and Sebastien Buemi lost turbocharger control, traced to a defective air line to the intercooler. On 17 June 2018 the number 8 car of Nakajima, Buemi and Fernando Alonso led a one-two finish at the 86th running, the first Le Mans win for a Toyota entry at its twentieth attempt. Car number 8 won again in 2019 with the same crew and in 2020 with Brendon Hartley in place of Alonso. The GR010 HYBRID took over for 2021.

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