Toyota Hydrogen 86
Toyota is one of the few companies developing hydrogen combustion engines, and now it's converted its classic AE86 sports coupe to H2 power. Toyota unveiled two groundbreaking concepts based on the iconic AE86 sports car: the hydrogen-powered AE86 H2 Concept and the fully electric AE86 BEV Concept.Developed by TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (TGR) and Lexus respectively, these two vehicles showcase Toyota's commitment to carbon neutrality while preserving driving excitement. Toyota has revealed a pair of AE86s that, much like a Transformer, offer more than meets the eye.
Both of these are not powered in the way you think, and here's why. Unveiled at the Tokyo Auto. The hydrogen-powered AE86 isn't using a fuel-cell, but a hydrogen.
If you want to buy a brand-new Toyota AE86, you finally can. No, it's not some sticker package from the factory, this is as close to the real thing as you're ever going to get. Tom's, a legend in.
The rumors we reported on were true. At the 2023 Tokyo Auto Salon Toyota did indeed unveil two AE86s converted to run on alternative energy. A flip-up headlight Sprinter Trueno was converted to hydrogen power, and a fixed-headlight Corolla Levin was converted to a fully electric power.
"There are lots of people at the Auto Salon who want to enjoy car life with their favorite cars," said. Toyota converted the beloved AE86 into both a battery. Toyota has fitted two examples of the iconic 1980s.
Toyota has unveiled both battery electric and hydrogen-fuelled versions of its classic AE86 coupe for the Tokyo Auto Salon. The up-cycled coupes show how classics can be retained in a zero-emission society. "Carbon neutrality for protecting beloved cars", is how Toyota Japan puts it.
"I want to dismiss the fear we won't be able to drive our beloved cars there is a carbon neutral. The AE86 H2, which is based on the iconic AE86 Sprinter Trueno made popular by Initial D manga, is a hydrogen-engine vehicle while the AE86 BEV is based on the AE 86 Levin. Both cars are created by Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR).
Credit: Noriaki Mitsuhashi/N-RAK PHOTO AGENCY via Toyota Times [JP]. Interestingly, H2 has an engine conversion.