With the increasingly strict regulations of various countries, many car manufacturers are actively developing a new generation of power that can achieve carbon neutrality, KAWASAKI has announced that it will develop hydrogen engines in the future and actively put them into the market, and recently Yamaha also announced the new hydrogen V8 engine created in cooperation with TOYOTA, with a staggering 5.0L and a maximum horsepower of 450 horses.
This V8 hydrogen engine is a modification of the V8 engine of LEXUS's RC F Sports Coupé, by replacing the special injector, cylinder head and intake manifold and other parts, so that the 5.0L V8 engine can use hydrogen as fuel, the power performance is quite eye-catching, can burst 450HP @ 6,800RPM maximum horsepower and 540Nm @ 3,600RPM maximum torque, performance data is close to the RC F Track Edition.
The 5.0L hydrogen V8 engine was adapted from the LEXUS RC F, and the performance is even closer to that of the RC F Track Edition
The V8 engine, which switched to hydrogen fuel, has 450 horsepower and 540 Nm of torque
Although there is no news that this hydrogen V8 engine will be put into mass production in the future, from the test vehicles such as GR Yaris H2 and Corolla hydrogen engine previously exposed by TOYOTA, TOYOTA seems to have high expectations for hydrogen engines; Through the powerful performance of hydrogen engines, LEXUS is also expected to impact the high-performance car markets such as Mercedes-AMG, Audi RS and BMW M.
TOYOTA first exposed the hydrogen-powered GR YARIS H2 test vehicle
TOYOTA President Akio Toyoda also previously drove the hydrogen-powered Corolla race car directly into the endurance race
YAMAHA also said that their research on hydrogen engines has been carried out since 5 years ago, and is currently working with KAWASAKI to study how to apply hydrogen engines on two-wheeled models, YAMAHA said that the research and development of hydrogen engines is very important, in addition to continuing consumer enthusiasm for internal combustion engines, it can achieve the goal of car manufacturers for brand carbon neutrality, which will definitely be a very important milestone in the future market.
KAWASAKI's previously exposed hydrogen four-cylinder engine