First revealed at the 100th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race, the Toyota Prius 24h Le Mans Centennial GR Edition concept car is present at the Toyota Beyond Zero showcase in Malaysia this week.
Built as a fifth-generation Prius-based tribute to Toyota’s success in the World Endurance Championship with five consecutive victories at Le Mans since 2018, the Prius 24h Le Mans Centennial GR Edition is decked out in GR fashion with motorsport-inspired parts including a carbon-fibre bonnet, side skirts, canards on the front bumper, rear wing and rear diffuser.
Bodywork modifications continue, with extended wheel arches which house a set of Rays 18-inch alloy wheels on 235/50R18 Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tyres which are mounted to suspension that has been altered for wider tracks.
Here, the motorsport-inspired Prius has also been given a bumper with a larger, rectangular intake with a honeycomb grille, and quartet of LED units in each corner reminiscent of the headlamps on prototype endurance race cars.
With access to the car’s interior granted, we can now see that the left-hand-drive unit gets a pair of front seats which are notably sportier than the set that comes as standard in the regular Prius, being GR-branded sports seats with integrated headrests. As for the rear compartment, there are no rear seats, a la GR Corolla Morizo Edition.
According to information from UMW Toyota Motor, the Prius 24h Le Mans Centennial GR Edition features a hybrid EV all-wheel-drive powertrain, though there is no mention if there has been any alteration made in the interests of on-circuit performance.
In terms of the regular, road-going Prius with AWD, this driveline consists of a 152 PS/188 Nm M20A-FXS 2.0 litre naturally aspirated petrol engine mated to a 113 PS/206 Nm electric motor for a combined output of 196 PS, while the E-Four layout adds a 41 PS/84 Nm rear electric motor for a total system output of 199 PS.
The second of two powertrain options for the road-going Prius is a 1.8 litre 2ZR-FXE NA four-cylinder engine producing 98 PS and 142 Nm, mated to a more modest 1VM e-motor producing 95 PS and 185 Nm for a total system output of 140 PS. Both 1.8L and 2.0L versions are paired to an elecrtronically controlled continuously variable transmission (eCVT), and are accompanied by a 4.08 Ah lithium-ion battery.
As for the Prius that can be bought from showrooms, the fifth-generation model that made its debut in November 2022 isn’t on sale officially in Malaysia.. yet. If or when it does, would you buy one?
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For the E-Four if under RM200k, yes!
launch this (the normal version i mean) here with the latest 2.0L hybrid engine, spec it well and price it under 200k (preferably below 190k since at most it’s ~37k in the USA) and it may find a lot of homes. but itu lah Toyota Malaysia balik2 nak launch Perodua + so nak buat macam mana…
Just throw in 1.8 litre 2ZR-FXE NA (no need hybrid whatsoever) & sell us RM120k, sure tapau Civic Fe
There is already 1.8 Corolla and Corolla Cross…
why create redundant products.
quite a stunt for able to full accelerating, full braking for a 24h Endurance Race with the TNGA GR Prius.
while the F1 is different, full accelerating, full braking for 90 minutes.
like seeing a digimon evolve over each generation, issa metal greymon now!
Why we dont we get the latest Prius here anymore? this and RAV4 Hybrid, Venza(Harrier) hybrid and Camry (hybrid) too?? the only way to hv a Toyota with good torque without turbo is the hybrid.
Toyota divide their markets into 2.
Euro and North America and the 3rd world country.
Unfortunately we are still a 3rd world country