It feels like it was just yesterday that we highlighted the confirmation of the Toyota Mirai’s official name. Now you’re looking at the Toyota FCV concept‘s final form with the company pulling back the covers on the revolutionary hydrogen fuel cell car.
The Toyota Mirai – ‘future’ in Japanese – is, on the surface of it, a conventional four-door sedan with a rather unique method of propulsion. Powered by hydrogen, the Mirai emits only water vapour, uses no gasoline, “re-fuels” in roughly five minutes and possesses an active range of up to 483 kilometres.
Where it differs from your regular hybrid is the fact that instead of relying on obsolete batteries to power the electric motor, the Toyota Mirai fuses hydrogen and oxygen to produce the required voltage. This, in turn, provides the juice for the electric motor.
The Mirai’s fuel cell stack is located under the driver and front passenger seats and boasts one of the world’s leading power figures of 3.1 kW/L for a powertrain of this nature. Because you care, a total output of 153 hp is quoted, with a 0-100 km/h time of 9.0 seconds and a 40-60 km/h acceleration time of 3.0 seconds.
Another additional USP of the Toyota Mirai is the option of having the car equipped with a power take off (PTO) device that, in essence, turns the whole car into a massive power generator that is capable of providing electricity to an average-sized house for a week in an emergency.
In terms of refuelling infrastructure, – at least for North America – a proposed total of 48 hydrogen stations in California are targeted to be operational by 2016 with Air Liquide and Toyota set to construct 12 more in five states. The Toyota Mirai goes on sale in the USA for $57,500 (RM192,567.50) next year.
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cool technology..but can’t the design be a bit normal?
proton designed ?
Haven’t you seen one? It is lightyears ahead all the fugly T cars.
Don’t you know Toyota is master of making quality but the most ugliest cars of the world?!!!!!!!!!!
I like the exterior design but the interior seems a bit outdated especially the dashboard is horrible. Similar to honda city and civic design, cant they hired professional artist?
OMG….
u can accept this design?
Toyota once again win the attention of some future customers
That ass….FUGLY….
Why int he world does it have to look like this. I mean… come one… I am perfectly happy with an Altis look.
Interior & Exterior like a sagged bulldog..
what a waste!
Hey it’s cool. It emits water vapor so basically it should be really cool on the road. The tress will love this. So basically will it put those huge trucks that water the plants out of work?
The word “relying on obsolete batteries”.. wow that really hurt the hybrids… awww…
Try to outdo the European in car design but the result still taste sushi. Fugly and fragile.
Super fugly car
euuuwwwww…what the hell they’re thinking when designed this car?
ok.. i got it..
if the car is hybrid or fuel economy/fuel cell/ non-fuel only car, so it should be ugly like this..
its call nobody perfect.
veli stonk man
polar bear friendly and with 153 horses that able to do daily travel and vroom vroom
subarashi desu
Interior is worst..damn fugly looking car.
It look a bit overdone, especially the dashboard. With those those sensitive panel, it hard to operate like the new City. But on the other hand, the air vents look a bit outdated, in which oppose with the dash design
I like the design very much. Modern yet elegant. hydrogen cell dangerous?
While I applaud Toyota for their efforts, I think safety is a major concern. Unlike Tesla, where if the battery pack is pierced a fire can start, hydrogen can explode if sparked. Since the tanks are located under the driver and passenger seats…hey, free ejection seats! They didn’t include that USP in the brochure!
Lets not forget that Toyota has been hit by a wave of QC issues in the last decade or so, and that’s just with normal cars; with a new technology like fuel cells, there are likely to be teething problems. I just hope they aren’t lethal problems. Best of luck to them. My money is still on Tesla and graphene supercapacitor technology.
Great… but… they forgot how to design something nice?
toyota, never fails to be ugly.
this is TOYOL MACAIlah NOT TOYOTA mirai?
Wow, that exterior. I am actually speechless. I get it that it is using an unconventional powertrain but does it really have to look unconventional as well? Imagine this: if the Mirai already looks weird and ungainly in black, how good (or bad, depending on who you ask) will it look in lighter shades?
Behold!!!
The beauty of an ugly car!!
By Toyota!!
ooopsss, It first I thought it was a vacuum cleaner on wheels….
Designer is dead
One word : Fugly!!
osoroshi no mirai !
Meanwhile, in another episode of “Designers Gone Bonkers!”…
this is the most ugliest car i have ever seen.
Hydrogen powered… I wonder how safe will it be in our hot climate country?
On a second note, we won’t see this car here until we have hydrogen refill stations. Perhaps, petrol stations can consider selling hydrogen the same was as they did with NGV?
This car proved that what is a car looks like if the design have no different with its concept design.