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Looks like Toyota and Gazoo Racing will be bringing more than just the Lexus LF-A to the Nurburgring 24-hour endurance race this week. In a surprising announcement, the Japanese automaker will also bring their new mid-engine convertible hybrid concept to Nurburgring, which they’ve christened as the GRMN Sports Hybrid Concept II. An updated version of the first concept that was introduced at the 2010 Tokyo Auto Salon, the GRMN Sports Hybrid Concept II is an MR2-based hybrid concept that features plenty of styling cues from the fabled MR2 sports car. It was also designed in a far more aggressive detail befitting of its status as a new-age hybrid concept car. In addition to the advanced convertible design language of the car, Toyota and GRMN (Gazoo Racing tuned by MN2) also improved on the car’s mid-engine sports-hybrid AWD system that now carries a 3.5-liter Type 2GR-FXE V6 engine that produces 249 horsepower to go with a front electric motor that bumps up the output to 299 horsepower. So far, these are the only details we have of the new GRMN Sports Hybrid Concept II, but rest assured, we’ll have more details when the car makes its official debut at the 24 Hours of Nurburgring this weekend. .
23 comments: Toyota GRMN Sports Hybrid Concept II It comes with a new look and unique exterior design. It looks very sexy and the overall bodywork is quite good and perfect.
 Those striking looks, it gives me the unexplainable desire of having this. It was not that bad of the power output of 299hp and almost a 300hp. I hope they could also produce more of this at other vibrant colors.
 Great platform! I love the styling and the improved sports-hybrid system of this vehicle. However, I don’t trust electric cars like this one.
 Toyota has changed the peoples’ perception with their cars when they released this GRMN Sports Hybrid Concept II. The sports car features have the advanced styling and improved sports-hybrid system.
 The designed don’t look like a sports car for me, it maybe unique but in an ugly way, sorry to say Toyota I’m just telling my own opinion about this.
 It is really so unlike with the other concept vehicle which is truly a good-looking and fabulous on their appearance. I also don’t like the fact that it is an electric vehicle, very unreliable.
 It should be better if Toyota didn’t have any plan to put this one on the market because they are right that this concept is really looks so awful and lousy, and I don’t really believe at electric cars.
 This has a demanding looks, and very conceptualized features. Now this advanced design give more credit to Toyota GRMN Sports Hybrid. I agree it is very convertible designs very impressive.
 This is the first time I saw a convertible concept in Toyota’s collections. Might as well design another hybrid cars for the future.
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02.9.2012 @ 00:53