Toyota Volta hybrid sports car spied in the open

[NFS4]

Volta

 

[BullyCanadian]

prototype? or will this actually be realeased? I wish it will....

 

[sniperruff]

i'm guessing it'll be the next lexus supercar. it's about time that one of the major japanese motor companies release a car that will rival a ferrari 360 at least...

 

[Beau]

looks very nice.

 

[KokomoGST]

Is it just the concept sitting on a trailer?

There were rumors that the next Supra will have similar bodylines to the Volta... but rumors about the Supra always tend to be that. Just rumors

 

[NFS4]

Cool Volta diagram

 

[bigredguy]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: NFS4
Cool Volta diagram

How are you supposed to fit a body in a trunk like that?

 

[GTaudiophile]

PIC is nice but the rear on the diagram is fugly!

 

[Gerbil333]

NICE!!!

 

[isekii]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
PIC is nice but the rear on the diagram is fugly!

so is the corvette.

 

[desiplaya4life]

Originally posted by: isekii

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
PIC is nice but the rear on the diagram is fugly!

so is the corvette.

i dunnn think so

no crappy viet. suspension
no crappy interior
no cheap fiber outside either
and no GAS HOGGER

 

[boyRacer]

Originally posted by: KokomoGST
Is it just the concept sitting on a trailer?

There were rumors that the next Supra will have similar bodylines to the Volta... but rumors about the Supra always tend to be that. Just rumors

it broke down already.

still no supra. :brokenheart:

 

[isekii]

Originally posted by: desiplaya4life

Originally posted by: isekii

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
PIC is nice but the rear on the diagram is fugly!

so is the corvette.

i dunnn think so

no crappy viet. suspension
no crappy interior
no cheap fiber outside either
and no GAS HOGGER

what the hell are you talking about ?
I was talking about the rear end looking similar to the volta in shape.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: desiplaya4life

Originally posted by: isekii

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
PIC is nice but the rear on the diagram is fugly!

so is the corvette.

i dunnn think so

no crappy viet. suspension
no crappy interior
no cheap fiber outside either
and no GAS HOGGER

gas hogger? vettes get pretty damn good mileage.

 

[Apex]

Sweet, I hope it does come out. Someone, anyone, needs to make a high performance hybrid.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Supposedly it'll have a V8 option, at least that's what I read a month or two ago at supraforums.com, they also mentioned no forced induction

 

[Crappopotamus]

if it looks like that diagram, its gonna have a fugly ass. reminds me of a crx.

 

[StageLeft]

That car is so bleeding stupid. The absolute last consideration of somebody buying a sports car is gas mileage. When you're paying many thousands in a TOY, tons of money in insurance, and then you don't even drive it much anyway, why would you care if it gets some extra miles to the gallon?

 

[Apex]

Hybrid on a sports car because of the immediacy of the torque on an electric engine. It's instant power pretty much from idle.

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: Apex
Hybrid on a sports car because of the immediacy of the torque on an electric engine. It's instant power pretty much from idle.

Why do not other sports cars do it? It seems like silly marketing crap to me. I know an electric has nice low end torque, but even the million dollar exotics don't have it, because gas still reigns supreme.

 

[Evadman]

Torque > Horsepower.

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: Evadman
Torque > Horsepower.

That's why the VW TDI, which out torques a Civic SI, is slower?

No, the fact is, no other serious sports car or exotic contender has an electric.

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
That car is so bleeding stupid. The absolute last consideration of somebody buying a sports car is gas mileage. When you're paying many thousands in a TOY, tons of money in insurance, and then you don't even drive it much anyway, why would you care if it gets some extra miles to the gallon?

Well geez, let me think... maybe somebody would want a hybrid, but also a decent looking car? Not everybody that buys a car cares about total hp.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
That car is so bleeding stupid. The absolute last consideration of somebody buying a sports car is gas mileage. When you're paying many thousands in a TOY, tons of money in insurance, and then you don't even drive it much anyway, why would you care if it gets some extra miles to the gallon?

If it were a Nissan, you'd be spankin' to it right now

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: Hardcore

Originally posted by: Skoorb
That car is so bleeding stupid. The absolute last consideration of somebody buying a sports car is gas mileage. When you're paying many thousands in a TOY, tons of money in insurance, and then you don't even drive it much anyway, why would you care if it gets some extra miles to the gallon?

Well geez, let me think... maybe somebody would want a hybrid, but also a decent looking car? Not everybody that buys a car cares about total hp.

So, why make it a sports car? This thing simply has no target market, except those wanting something weird/different. The hybrid market is absolutely not catered towards those who put so few miles on their cars.

If it were a Nissan, you'd be spankin' to it right now

Nissan wouldn't waste millions trying to give gas savings to a sports car, which is bought by people who couldn't care less about it.