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Toyota presents performance-focused bZ Time Attack EV prototype

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Toyota unveiled the all-electric bZ Time Attack Concept at the 2025 SEMA Show in Las Vegas. The concept marks Toyota’s first battery-electric SEMA project, designed as a track-focused prototype for time attack circuits and hill climb events. It was developed to study the performance potential of Toyota’s battery-electric vehicle (BEV) platforms.

Based on the 2026 model-year bZ all-wheel-drive platform, the bZ Time Attack Concept produces more than 400 horsepower from electric motors tuned by Toyota’s research and development team. The production version of this platform delivers 338 horsepower and a 0–60 mph time of 4.9 seconds. The concept features a full motorsport suspension and braking system, including TEIN coilovers, Alcon brakes with Hawk pads, and a roll cage made from FIA-spec 4130 chromoly. It rides on 19×11-inch BBS Unlimited wheels with 305/30ZR19 Continental Extreme Contact Sport 02 tires.

The car’s body is widened by six inches and lowered by six inches compared with the production version. It includes a complete aerodynamic package with a rear wing, side skirts, front splitter, and rear diffuser. Toyota used laser scanning, computer-aided design, and large-scale 3D printing to create the body panels, fender arches, and aerodynamic components. Much of this work was performed at Toyota’s Add Lab in Georgetown, Kentucky, in collaboration with TRD, Toyota R&D, and supplier partners. The process allowed rapid prototyping and reduced development time.

The vehicle is finished in a tri-color scheme of pearl white, metallic black, and red. The interior includes OMP racing seats, OMP harnesses, and safety equipment suitable for competition use. Toyota describes the project as both a design exercise and a functional research platform for future electric performance vehicles.

The bZ Time Attack Concept will be displayed at the Toyota booth at the 2025 SEMA Show, held November 4–7 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. It is part of Toyota’s broader SEMA theme, “Powered by Possibility,” which includes builds across several powertrain types: internal combustion, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, battery-electric, and fuel cell electric. Toyota stated that the concept demonstrates ongoing development toward electrified performance applications.

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