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Toyota is returning to Le Mans with a pair of slick hybrids that update the iconic endurance racers it campaigned in the 1990s and prove, once again, that hybrids aren’t always boring.
The Japanese automaker plans to enter two TS030 Hybrid racers in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, making it the first manufacturer to enter a hybrid in the FIA World Endurance Championship. Though the team makes its race debut at the Six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps on May 5, Toyota clearly wants a strong showing at Le Mans.
"Of course we would love to win Le Mans; that is the dream for all competitors in this race," team president Yoshiaki Kinoshita said in a statement. "But we are realistic and we know we need to develop and to learn in order to compete with some very strong competition. Our target this year is to show the performance level of our car and particularly the THS-R powertrain."
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