alternative drives off the fossil fuel show like that near future of engines in private transport looks like. The clear top dogs are the electric drives with a battery system, such as in the Subaru STI E-RA. Toyota however, has an additional alternative presents and shows a conventional one 5.0 liter V8 engine with CO₂-neutral hydrogen drive instead of fuel injection.
Petrol engine converted in cooperation with Yamaha
The starting point for the project was a 5.0 liter V8 engine with 32 valveswhich for example in the sports car Lexus RC-F is installed. It performs in its petrol version 464 hp and offers 520 Nm torque.
In order not to be dependent on fossil energy suppliers, esome components changedso that the aggregate with hydrogen can be operated. To this end, Toyota has teamed up with the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer Yamaha merged. At Yamaha, the injection system rebuilt and the cylinder heads as intake manifold customized.
Thus, the “hydrogen V8” performs almost identical performance values like its petrol-powered brother : 450 hp and 540 Nm Torque are given. Another not to be neglected feature the engine also maintains it. The characteristic sound of a V8is confusingly similar to the petrol engine in the hydrogen variant.
In addition, the combustion faster than the petrol powered version, resulting in a better response leads and the Vibrations are lowerwhich turns out to be beneficial for that driving experience displays.
Yamaha aims to be carbon neutral by 2050
As part of the press release, Yamaha Motor President Yoshihiro Hidaka emphasizes that work is being done to achieve this 2050 CO₂ neutral to be. But “motor” is also in the company’s DNA, and accordingly it is one big passion for the combustion engine available. “Hydrogen engines have the potential to be carbon neutral while keeping our passion for the internal combustion engine alive,” adds Hidaka.
Only time can tell whether the hydrogen drive can be a real alternative to electric motors. He is definitely one complement to the E fuels and the electrical technologysince he’s on already existing resources how the engine concepts can access and puristic driving emotions through the engine sound CO₂ neutrality united.
Also in the aviation industrysuch as Universal Hydrogen, is also busy working on the hydrogen engines researched.
Source: yamaha-motor.eu