The Yaris Hybrid R Concept to be shown at Frankfurt next month will have 400hp available from a 1.6 turbocharged engine mates to a pair of electric motors, writes Brian Byrne.
The Toyota Motorsport-developed powertrain also gives the vehicle intelligent AWD.
A supercapacitor gathers and stores electric energy from braking and provides faster power charge/discharge than does a battery in the road hybrids.
