Features of Toyota's New Powertrain

Toyota Motor Corporation, in pursuit of superb driving and environmental performance, and based on the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) structural reform for making ever-better cars, has developed advanced engines and transmissions and further evolved its hybrid systems. Toyota intends to deploy these new powertrain units in a rapidly broadening range of vehicle models, starting in 2017.

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New 2.5-liter Direct-injection, Inline 4-cylinder Gasoline Engine

Engine that pursues world-class top level thermal efficiency, high power and swift response is based on the framework of a high-speed combustion and a variable control system.

As of November 2016, according to Toyota survey

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New 8-speed and 10-speed Automatic Transmissions
(Direct Shift-8AT & Direct Shift-10AT)

Transmission which contributes to higher fuel economy and dynamic driving performance with world-class top level transmission efficiency and a widened the lock-up range.

As of November 2016, according to Toyota survey

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Advancement of Toyota Hybrid System II (THS-II)

Hybrid system which achieved outstanding driving performance and high fuel economy at a high level by reducing size and weight and energy loss of the system, and TNGA engine's high quality together.

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Developmental Theme "Direct & Smooth"

While it was a given that the new powertrain units would be designed to have a high level of environmental performance, development focused on achieving driving performance that would "change how Toyota cars drive", under the theme "Direct & Smooth".

For Toyota, the starting point of making cars is "fun to drive"—the feeling of joy that comes when behind the wheel. Toyota aims to make cars with driving performance that responds to the will of the driver and are, at the same time, highly fuel efficient, among having other environment-friendly attributes.

Makes possible driving in line with driver’s intentions

Achieve both better driving performance and better environmental performance

The new powertrain units announced today, in themselves, provide approximately 10 percent better power performance^* and approximately 20 percent better fuel economy. Combining the new powertrain units with the overall evolution of the vehicle body, including aerodynamics, weight reduction and others, can open the way to even greater power performance and fuel economy.

New powertrain contributes to fuel economy and driving performance significantly

Improve and maximize efficiency of powertrain systems (engines/transmissions/HV systems)

Roll-out of New Powertrain Units

Through TNGA-based car-making, efficiencies have been achieved in the development of the base technologies of the new powertrain units, along with improvements in quality, making possible the concerted release of affordable, high-quality products. This will lead to Toyota being able to quickly provide its customers with ever-better cars and to further promote widespread use of environment-friendly, fuel-efficient vehicles.

Introduce 37 new variations of 19 models

Within the five years to the end of 2021, Toyota plans to introduce 17 versions of nine engines, including the 2.5-liter engine announced today, 10 versions of four transmissions, including multi-geared automatic transmissions and a new kind of continuously variable transmission, and 10 versions of six hybrid systems.

60% or more of vehicles sold^* will feature new powertrain components, reducing CO2 emissions by 15% or more^* (powertrain contribution compared to 2015)

In this way, through TNGA-based modular development, Toyota will roll out numerous types of new powertrain units within a short timeframe, successively introducing them in various vehicle models, starting with the launch of a new-model vehicle in 2017.

By the end of 2021, Toyota aims to have the new powertrain units feature in 60 percent or more of Toyota-brand and Lexus-brand vehicles sold annually in Japan, the United States, Europe and China. Toyota forecasts that Toyota and Lexus vehicles sold that year in those markets will account for a CO2 reduction in those markets of 15 percent or more, counting the fuel-efficiency-improvement contributions made by the new powertrain units alone.