Toyota Volta's Engine is insane!

[MegaWorks]

Is this engine the best I've ever seen on a sport car before? I mean 400+ horse, V6 3.3 liter without turbocharged that's crazy!

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[KLin]

bahahah I like the Toyota logo on the tires :thumbsup:

 

[NFS4]

Gas + Electric engines = 400HP

That being said, Toyota's 3.3 liter V6 (an extension of the old 3.0) is as good as dead, done, TOAST!

 

[Howard]

Two electric motors power the car. Hmm...

 

[MegaWorks]

Originally posted by: NFS4
Gas + Electric engines = 400HP

That being said, Toyota's 3.3 liter V6 (an extension of the old 3.0) is as good as dead, done, TOAST!

What's better then?

 

[DougK62]

A 400hp NA 3.3L V6 in a street car would be insane. Revs to the moon!

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: MegaWorks

Originally posted by: NFS4
Gas + Electric engines = 400HP

That being said, Toyota's 3.3 liter V6 (an extension of the old 3.0) is as good as dead, done, TOAST!

What's better then?

The 3.3 is being replaced by the new 2.5, 3.0 and 3.5 liter V6's which are based off the 4-Runner's 4.0 block.

2.5 liter V6 ~ 215HP
3.0 liter V6 ~ 245HP
3.5 liter V6 ~ 285HP
3.5 liter V6 (high-output) ~ 315HP

 

[MegaWorks]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: MegaWorks

Originally posted by: NFS4
Gas + Electric engines = 400HP

That being said, Toyota's 3.3 liter V6 (an extension of the old 3.0) is as good as dead, done, TOAST!

What's better then?

The 3.3 is being replaced by the new 2.5, 3.0 and 3.5 liter V6's which are based off the 4-Runner's 4.0 block.

2.5 liter V6 ~ 215HP
3.0 liter V6 ~ 245HP
3.5 liter V6 ~ 285HP
3.5 liter V6 (high-output) ~ 315HP

Oh! so if we place the 3.5 liter V6 on the Volta It will give ~ 500HP

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: DougK62
A 400hp NA 3.3L V6 in a street car would be insane. Revs to the moon!

The gas engine doesn't drive the engine. I think it only charges the batteries.

 

[nakedfrog]

I want to make sweet, sweet love to that car.

 

[91TTZ]

The article is very misleading. It makes it sound like the car is fast because of a "400 hp engine", but then it also states that the gas engine is not connected to the wheels. Electric motors are what moves the vehicle.

Edit- looking at their website, the power figures seem even more shady. They state that the gasoline engine is not connected to the wheels and only electric motors drive the car. But in the specifications, they list the "total HP output' as being 408 hp, and this includes both the gas engine AND the two electric motors, which is very misleading since the gas engine isn't propelling the car.

It sounds like the gas engine is probably about 200 hp, and there's two electric motors making about 100 hp each.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: 91TTZ
The article is very misleading. It makes it sound like the car is fast because of a "400 hp engine", but then it also states that the gas engine is not connected to the wheels. Electric motors are what moves the vehicle.

Edit- looking at their website, the power figures seem even more shady. They state that the gasoline engine is not connected to the wheels and only electric motors drive the car. But in the specifications, they list the "total HP output' as being 408 hp, and this includes both the gas engine AND the two electric motors, which is very misleading since the gas engine isn't propelling the car.

It sounds like the gas engine is probably about 200 hp, and there's two electric motors making about 100 hp each.

Either way, you can't deny that a car that does 0-60 in ~4 seconds is fast.