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Toyota could do with some good PR from the TS040 right about now: http://news.yahoo.com/toyota-recalls...060803198.html
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Thought I'd share this from when I visited Toyota Kaikan, one of 2000 photos! Not really TS040 related but I can't be bothered digging out the old thread Edit: Some nice work by signor Pannullo Last edited by aneesh99; 9 Apr 2014 at 22:23. |
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Cousins! Hope the new one achieves one better than them.
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They released some rather nice pictures of their collection the the other day http://carwitter.com/2014/04/08/toyo...-mans-history/
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According to Japanese Autosport magazine,
Toyota had developed small displacement DI turbo engine and large displacement NA engine for 2014 regulations and carried out the comparative test. Since there was a demerit in combustion and weight in the race, the direct-injection was not adopted. |
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Toyota's vision of future efficient engines is still non turbo, non DI:
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2014...40410-tmc.html Therefore they are making a great point with the "simple" (not really) engine in TS040. |
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That's a really neat article. DI is expensive.
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Not as expensive as Hybrids !!!
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How much testing has Toyota done since the prologue? seems Porsche and Audi been on it and Toyota "resting".
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Additionally, Toyota has already started applying their DI system to "mass" affordable engines. The Toyota 86/FR-S/Subaru BR-Z uses Toyota's D4-S DI system on that boxer engine, and that is quite an affordable car. Those engines you linked above are very small and low-cost engines. It's great to see however VVT-iE now being offered on affordable engines. Wait until Toyota shows off the rest of their new engine lineup. Many of the engines above 1.3L are likely to have turbo, DI, or both. Toyota has also done lots of turbo research overall the last 7-8 years, which has culminated with the fact that some of their brand new engines will have turbo systems, for the first time in a long time for Toyota. Let's wait and see what Toyota brings to production. The ultimate combination I eagerly await is an engine that combines their D4-S, Valvematic, and VVT-iE systems together. Also await the debut of Dual VVT-iE. With such an engine, you'd have the advantages of both port and direct injection, infinitely variable electronic valve lift, and infinitely variable electronic valve timing on intake and exhaust sides. As for the TS040, within the regulations and limitations of the WEC, Toyota simply decided that for this specific situation, there are more benefits to run the engine without DI as opposed to with it. Quote:
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Check their driver's twitter feeds. They let slip little info here and there. Pretty sure Alex Wurz said something about it a couple days back.
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I do wonder why so little Toyota cars (300h, Gt86) use D4-S system, where competition from VW, Kia, Hyundai, Ford ... are all using DI in their cheaper models. Maybe DI is good when it comes to different real world power needs, but not beneficial when it comes to WOT efficiency. Competing with hybrid and on limited gas, I think we can not compare TS040 to sporty models from Toyota, but from the ones that have the highest engine efficiency at WOT. I do wonder what does are? Prius engine |
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Toyota's Silverstone Press Release-
http://www.toyotahybridracing.com/si...-ts040-hybrid/ OVER 25,000KM of testing distance covered. Amazing they did this since January... |
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Well you can't say they are not putting in the effort
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If they fail to finish then the management might have to fall on their swords this year
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On a slightly more serious note, I think/hope Toyota are past the trial and error stage of their effort with a pretty solid outcome at Le Mans last season. Hopefully the experience and knowledge they've gained should mean they won't face the same hurdles with the TS040 that they did with the TS030 |
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Given Le Mans is about 5000km thats plenty of running!
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