BMW’s partnership with Toyota has been reported for around 2 years now. More details on this partnership comes out as they bring up a new sports car with new features from partnership of both the sports car manufacturers. The new sports car developed by the partnership of BMW and Toyota will be two seated sports car that will have a powerful capacitor technology which will boost the performance. This news was confirmed on Friday as BMW and Toyota decided to cooperate in fuel cell technology, powertrain electrification and lightweight technologies.
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The President of Toyota Akio Toyoda and the CEO of BMW, Norbert Reithofer signed an agreement at BMW’s Munich headquarters to expand long-term strategic alliance between the two sports car manufacturers. Both Toyota City and Munich have been working with the potential of powerful supercapacitors for years to improve their sports car’s performance and they will finally be used on their upcoming new sports cars with the partnership of both. Toyota’s super powerful 420-hp Yaris Hybrid R concept utilized the system, pairing a 300-hp gasoline engine with electric motors. Their new sports car will also have such systems implemented and it will also have BMW engines and Toyota designed electric motors.
The CEO of BMW, made this statement regarding the alliance between the two automakers: “Toyota and the BMW Group share the same strategic vision of sustainable individual future mobility. Together we have a great opportunity to continue leading our industry through this transformation.” This was followed by statement of Toyota’s President, Akio Toyodo: “Toyota is strong in environment-friendly hybrids and fuel cells. On the other hand, I believe BMW’s strength is in developing sports cars. I am excited to think of the cars that will result from this relationship.”
The partnership between the two automakers started in March when Toyota agreed to cooperate with BMW’s lithium-ion battery research in exchange for a supply of BMW-made diesel engines starting in 2014. This partnership is now confirmed as they have signed an agreement on Friday to collaborate in development of fuel supply system, supercapicitors for their upcoming sports cars.