On March 4, 2024, the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun reported on Toyota’s new engine project . The company announced that the new engine will be a 1.5L 4-cylinder engine, with development expected to begin as early as 2026-27.
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The “silver engine” and “red engine” under development will be unveiled at “Tokyo Auto Salon 2024” This is the new engine!
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (TGR) and LEXUS will be holding a presentation by Mr. Akio Toyoda, Chairman and Representative Director of Toyota Motor Corporation, at the TGR booth East Hall 8 of “Tokyo Auto Salon 2024” to be held at Makuhari Messe from January 12th to January 14th, 2024 . “New Year’s Greetings from Morizo” was held. During this speech, he announced the launch of a new “Engine Project.” Among them, a photo of the “Silver Engine” and “Red Engine” being produced was released. This is the “1.5L 4-cylinder engine” that was reported in the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun. My first thought was to go back from 3 cylinders to 4 cylinders. The engines installed in current compact sports cars such as the GR Yaris , GR Corolla, and LBX RR are equipped with the 1.6L in-line 3-cylinder intercooled turbo engine “G16E-GTS” , making them completely different. I’m looking forward to it.
In his “New Year’s Greetings from Morizo,” Mr. Akio Toyoda wrote the following topics under the headings: 1. “Creating friends for the future” 2. “Creating friends across borders” 3. “Protecting friends for the future” While they were talking, Morizo made a request to Toyota in 3: “Protect your friends for the future.” “ Engines still have a role to play as a realistic means toward carbon neutrality, so let’s further refine our engine technology and launch a project to do so.” President Sato and other executives agree. A new project has started. Mr. Akio Toyoda concluded by saying , ` `EV, HV, PHEV, FCEV, it doesn’t matter what type of power you have.There is always one truth: “The enemy is carbon.”Let’s create the future together with all the car lovers.”
During the “roundtable discussion on favorite cars” that took place after “New Year’s Greetings from Morizo,” a question was asked about the two engines currently under development, and Chairman Toyoda answered, “No,” with a slurred look. said that they are developing the first silver engine to be “an engine that is good for the environment” and the second red engine to be “an engine that can win races.” In other words, there is a possibility that this red engine will be installed in the engine of a future sports model, and I feel that Chairman Toyoda wants to use it in the engine of the next Celica, including the current trend.
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What type of engine will the newly developed “1.5L 4-cylinder engine” be installed in?
What I am most curious about is what kind of model will be equipped with this new 1.5L 4-cylinder engine. First of all, the “1.5L 4-cylinder engine” and “silver engine” are likely to be used in a wide range of compact cars, including the “ Corolla ,” “ Yaris ,’ ‘ and “ Aqua .” The “1.5L 4-cylinder engine” and “red engine” may be widely adopted in future “GR models”, and the ” FT-3e ” announced as a concept model may become the next “Celica”. It is said that there is no such thing, and it seems possible that it will be installed in a new sports car.
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Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun