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The Radical track car-based P002 set a Nürburgring lap record for electric vehicles, rounding the circuit in just 7 minutes, 22 seconds.
| Toyota's P002 electric vehicle tears up the Nürburgring: Autoweek TV
10/03/12, 4:48 pm et
Also in this episode: Scion sets its sights on the heavy metal demographic, and a dispute with a Chevy dealer lands a customer in jail.
TRANSCRIPT
-- Toyota hits the 'Ring with their Radical EV.
-- Scion plans to target heavy metal fans.
-- And a Chevy dealer's accidental discount lands a customer in jail.
I'm Rory, it's Wednesday, let's do the news.
Toyota took their Radical-based P002 to the Nürburgring, setting a new lap record for electric vehicles at 7 minutes, 22 seconds. That's about 25 seconds faster than the record Toyota set in the car last year.
The car, which was built as part of a partnership with Japan's RK1, Inc., is a full-on racer, and it's the same car that tackled Pikes Peak earlier this year. A conventionally... |
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