With the engine developed on the eight-cylinder architecture, the Yamaha and Toyota duo will strengthen their hand on the alternative unit side.
Important information continues to come from the engine production partnership of Toyota and Yamaha, the first official details of which were served recently. For the unit, which will be based on a hydrogen fuel cell, the duo is developing a 5.0-liter V8 engine for fully hydrogen-powered cars. While the work of many important brands such as Audi on hydrogen technology, which will be an alternative to electric vehicles, continues, it is also a matter of curiosity how the tangible effects of this alliance on the Japanese side will be already.
Yamaha and Toyota partnership is based on a familiar engine
Yamaha, which started its work on hydrogen fuel technology 5 years ago, will play a major role in the technical side with this partnership. Sharing the first technical data about the eight-cylinder engine developed for Toyota, the brand presented an up-to-date table where 450 PS power and 540 Nm torque values can be captured. Within the scope of this project, which is based on the engine used in Lexus’ RC F model; We’re seeing overhauls on injectors, cylinder heads, intake manifolds, and many more vital engine components. With these revisions, although the engine has a power loss of about 25 PS compared to the fossil fuel version, there is a slight improvement on the torque side.
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Yoshihiro Hidaka, Head of Yamaha Engine, made statements about the process; “We are working towards achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. At the same time, ‘Engine’ is the name of our company and accordingly we have a strong passion and commitment to the internal combustion engine. Hydrogen engines have the potential to be carbon neutral while simultaneously keeping our passion for the combustion engine alive. In addition to meeting with companies with different corporate cultures and areas of expertise, we want to increase the number of partners we have and lead the future.” said.