TOYOTA MIRAI 2018: PRICES, Review AND PHOTOS
TOYOTA MIRAI 2018: PRICES, Review AND PHOTOS
Companies in the automotive sector increasingly seek new options and alternatives to feed their vehicles and be more efficient in terms of consumption and emissions. This is the case of Toyota, which a few years ago took a step forward with the Toyota Mirai, an electric car powered by a hydrogen battery.
Toyota Mirai 2018
The Toyota Mirai is one of the most innovative vehicles within the Japanese brands, along with the Honda FCV. Both vehicles have in common the use of hydrogen as a basis for their feeding.
The Toyota Mirai was presented to the world at the Salon of Los Angeles in 2014, making clear the intentions of Toyota to sell it in the North American market. However, it first came to light in Japan, at the end of 2014, for a year after arriving in the United States.
Now Toyota, considering the success it is having in the Japanese and North American markets, is preparing a new update of its model, destined to compete with other models such as the Honda Clarity or the Hyudai Tucson.
The truth is that it will be a fairly conservative update, in which only some aspects of the previous version will be polished. Something similar happened with the 2017 version, which practically did not include any new features, except for an improved emergency braking system.
The information points to the fact that the vehicle would already be available to enter the market from the third quarter of 2017 (most sources date it to September). What is certain is that in principle the model will be reserved for certain markets, mainly Japan, the United States and some European countries. But what else is known about the Toyota Mirai 2018?
Toyota Mirai 2018: technical sheet
For the information that has been leaking, the changes of the Toyota Mirai 2018 will be quite subtle and will not affect too much to its design nor to its motorization. What has been emphasized is improving the efficiency and lightness of its hydrogen fuel cell.
However, in terms of benefits, it seems that it will maintain the same as those of the previous version. It is an electric vehicle with an engine capable of producing 155 HP of power, which allows it to reach a maximum speed of 180 km / h and accelerate from 0 to 100 in 9.6 seconds.
Regarding its dimensions, it has a length of 4.89 meters, a width of 1.81 and a height of 1.53. The total weight of the vehicle is 1850 kg., Although it is expected that one of the missions for this update is to decrease the weight of the battery (56 kg.) And other elements to reduce the total weight of the vehicle.
Toyota Mirai 2018: prices
When it went on sale at the end of 2014 in Japan, the Toyota Mirai had a price of 6.7 million yen, the equivalent of 54,400 euros. A year later, the Toyota Mirai arrived at the North American market at a price of 57,400 dollars, which could be reduced up to 13,000 dollars thanks to state aid. In Europe also landed at the end of 2015, and its price is 66,000 euros, excluding taxes. That is, it is considerably more expensive in Europe than in the other main markets.
The 2018 version of Toyota Mirai is expected to have a price in the US market that is around $ 60,000, somewhat above the first version, so it would not be unreasonable to think that the price in Europe could be around 65,000-70,000 euros . At the moment you can not know with certainty, although for what you know neither the price, nor the benefits, nor the design will vary too much.
Of course, the production will be quite low, and will not exceed 3,000 units in the United States. In Europe the perspectives are even more modest, and from the own brand they affirm that they would give by more than happy if they manage to overcome the hundred of units.
Toyota Mirai 2018
The Toyota Mirai is one of the most innovative vehicles within the Japanese brands, along with the Honda FCV. Both vehicles have in common the use of hydrogen as a basis for their feeding.
The Toyota Mirai was presented to the world at the Salon of Los Angeles in 2014, making clear the intentions of Toyota to sell it in the North American market. However, it first came to light in Japan, at the end of 2014, for a year after arriving in the United States.
Now Toyota, considering the success it is having in the Japanese and North American markets, is preparing a new update of its model, destined to compete with other models such as the Honda Clarity or the Hyudai Tucson.
The truth is that it will be a fairly conservative update, in which only some aspects of the previous version will be polished. Something similar happened with the 2017 version, which practically did not include any new features, except for an improved emergency braking system.
The information points to the fact that the vehicle would already be available to enter the market from the third quarter of 2017 (most sources date it to September). What is certain is that in principle the model will be reserved for certain markets, mainly Japan, the United States and some European countries. But what else is known about the Toyota Mirai 2018?
Toyota Mirai 2018: technical sheet
For the information that has been leaking, the changes of the Toyota Mirai 2018 will be quite subtle and will not affect too much to its design nor to its motorization. What has been emphasized is improving the efficiency and lightness of its hydrogen fuel cell.
However, in terms of benefits, it seems that it will maintain the same as those of the previous version. It is an electric vehicle with an engine capable of producing 155 HP of power, which allows it to reach a maximum speed of 180 km / h and accelerate from 0 to 100 in 9.6 seconds.
Regarding its dimensions, it has a length of 4.89 meters, a width of 1.81 and a height of 1.53. The total weight of the vehicle is 1850 kg., Although it is expected that one of the missions for this update is to decrease the weight of the battery (56 kg.) And other elements to reduce the total weight of the vehicle.
Toyota Mirai 2018: prices
When it went on sale at the end of 2014 in Japan, the Toyota Mirai had a price of 6.7 million yen, the equivalent of 54,400 euros. A year later, the Toyota Mirai arrived at the North American market at a price of 57,400 dollars, which could be reduced up to 13,000 dollars thanks to state aid. In Europe also landed at the end of 2015, and its price is 66,000 euros, excluding taxes. That is, it is considerably more expensive in Europe than in the other main markets.
The 2018 version of Toyota Mirai is expected to have a price in the US market that is around $ 60,000, somewhat above the first version, so it would not be unreasonable to think that the price in Europe could be around 65,000-70,000 euros . At the moment you can not know with certainty, although for what you know neither the price, nor the benefits, nor the design will vary too much.
Of course, the production will be quite low, and will not exceed 3,000 units in the United States. In Europe the perspectives are even more modest, and from the own brand they affirm that they would give by more than happy if they manage to overcome the hundred of units.
