Toyota’s Boldest EV Yet
While Toyota has long led the charge in the hydrogen mobility space, the brand is strategically shifting its attention towards the development of EVs, as global demand and infrastructure clearly favor them. In an effort to inject a dose of motorsport DNA into their EV project, Toyota has taken the bZ all-electric crossover and turned it up to 11 with a little help from the folks at Toyota Motorsports Garage (TMG), the Japanese brand’s North American performance and engineering division.
This one-off build will be revealed to the public at the 2025 SEMA show, to be held from November 4 to 7, in Las Vegas. The Toyota bZ Time Attack AWD Concept is a radical, track-focused version of the practical road-going bZ crossover, created to showcase how a zero-emission EV can deliver serious performance and proper thrills.
Built to Attack
The engineers at TMG started by tearing down a standard 2026 Toyota bZ crossover, and rebuilding the tame commuter into an all-out track weapon. The dual-motor powertrain, good for 338 hp in stock form, has been calibrated to generate over 400 hp, and that’s just the start.
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To give the bZ Time Attack a planted, muscular stance and the handling chops to slay apexes, ride height has been dropped by a massive six inches, and wheel track width has also been widened by six inches. Motorsports-grade TEIN coilovers and springs handle suspension duties, an Alcon braking system with Hawk pads works to shed speed, and an FIA-spec chromoly roll cage adds chassis stiffness. 19-inch BBS wheels are shod with 305-section Continental ExtremeContact Sport 02 tyres to provide loads of grip and control on the limit.
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The Toyota bZ Time Attack AWD Concept is clothed in a bespoke widebody kit with a fully-integrated aero package featuring a front splitter, side skirts, rear diffuser, and towering wing. These aerodynamic elements are designed to add substantial downforce to supplement the mechanical grip provided by those wide Continental tyres. The stripped-out interior is typical race car, with OMP racing seats and OMP harnesses to round out this track weapon.
More Than a Showpiece
While the bZ Time Attack AWD Concept is obviously not street legal and won’t be made commercially available any time soon, it takes a step towards bridging the gap between everyday electric mobility and motorsport-grade performance. In the words of Marty Schwerter, lead builder behind this project, “(this build) is a rolling test bed for the next generation of EV motorsport development.” Yes, Toyota is serious about developing driver-centric electric cars that are built to thrill. This fully functioning prototype will be used to collect data and insights that will directly influence future high-performance EVs.
