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Sports 800 Gas-Turbine Hybrid prototype
Experimental gas-turbine/electric hybrid built on the Sports 800 body, shown at the 1977 Tokyo Motor Show; single prototype.
Still being researched: identification guide, full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- 1969–1977
- Engine
- Not yet verified
- Power
- Not yet verified
- Top speed
- Not yet verified
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Not yet verified
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The Sports 800 Gas Turbine Hybrid was a Toyota research vehicle that combined a small gas turbine with a hybrid drive, because a gas turbine is inefficient at light load. It is an early step in the company's hybrid development, shown at the Tokyo Motor Show in 1977.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
The project began in 1965 and a vehicle with the hybrid system started running in 1969. A Century gas turbine hybrid experiment was displayed at the 21st Tokyo Motor Show in 1975 and the Sports 800 components at the 22nd in 1977. Work on a battery-equipped gas turbine hybrid went on until 1983, when Toyota chose to concentrate on a twin-shaft gas turbine vehicle without the hybrid components, and the hybrid system and gas turbine engine developments diverged.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard Sports 800 Gas-Turbine Hybrid prototype.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | Not yet verified |
| Displacement | Not yet verified |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | Not yet verified |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | 2-speed (hybrid car); base Sports 800 4-speed1 |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Rear1 |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | 3,580 mmFactory: 3,580 mm1 |
| Width | 1,465 mmFactory: 1,465 mm1 |
| Height | 1,175 mmFactory: 1,175 mm1 |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | 1,000 kgFactory: 1,000 kg1Table lists a hybrid column and a base-vehicle column; the first value is taken as the hybrid. |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
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Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
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05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
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Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
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Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
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See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
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Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
Toyota Sports 800 Gas turbine-Hybrid Level A Toyota Motor Corporation (Prius 20th anniversary site)
- Transmission 2 speed / 4 speed
- RWD (Rear-wheel drive)
- Length (mm) 3,580
- Width (mm) 1,465
- Height (mm) 1,175
- Curb weight (kg) 1,000
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