Pikes Peak 2013 - After the success of last year's Toyota returns on 30 June 2013 back to Pikes Peak: The famous mountain race in North America Toyota wants to not only defend the title in the class of electric cars, but also set new records. To the Toyota racing car receives martial wing work, which sometimes acts kind of funny.
A stronger drive train and optimized aerodynamics to enable it. The TMG EV P002 has demonstrated its ability in the past year both on the Nordschleife at the Nurburgring and at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb near Colorado Springs proof. The 19.99 km long distance in the United States completed the Elektroflitzer in 10 minutes and 15.38 seconds. This year, TMG wants to offer his own record time. At the Nürburgring Toyota is already managed this feat in the last year: The Japanese was 25 seconds faster than last year.
The by Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG) developed E-race car currently gets its aerodynamic fine-tuning. The two electric motors provide the TMG EV P002 now combined maximum of 400 kW / 544 hp and have an increased to 300 Newton meters of torque of 1200 Nm. The car, which is based on a Radical chassis, achieved in the Pikes Peak vote a top speed of 230 km / h A lithium-ceramic battery with a capacity of 42 kWh of energy supplied to the motors. Title defense and lap record from New Zealand to enable the experienced racer Rod Millen (61).
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