In focus: Toyota Sports 800 Gas-Turbine Hybrid
Was Toyota serious about a jet-powered hybrid car? Absolutely! The system for the 1977 Sports 800 Gas-Turbine is similar to today’s hybrids.
Often affectionately known as the Yota-Hachi, a shortened Japanese form of ‘Toyota 8’, the Toyota Sports 800 has become highly collectible.
Was Toyota serious about a jet-powered hybrid car? Absolutely! The system for the 1977 Sports 800 Gas-Turbine is similar to today’s hybrids.
A special Toyota Gazoo Racing project has resurrected a historic 1965 Toyota Sports 800 – possibly Toyota’s oldest surviving racecar.
We take a look at the short but illustrious history of the tiny Toyota Sports 800 and discover a 50-year-old car that continues to inspire future generations of Toyota sportscars.
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