Oh, come on Toyota. First, it shows the LF-A roadster sneakily at the Tokyo Auto Salon. Then, it reveals a supercharged, 128hp version of the iQ that will be limited to just 100 copies in Japan. Now, Toyota has completed the trifecta. It is showing an electric, partially solar-powered version of the 2000GT unquestionably one of the most beautiful cars Toyota has ever made. Toyota in the last few days has shown 102 cars (iQ+ LF-A roadster + electric 2000GT) that are more interesting that all of its other cars by many orders of magnitude. 

Toyota calls the project that created the electric 2000GT the Crazy Car Project and for good reason. Thankfully, Toyota did not scrap a perfectly good 2000GT to create the solar-powered version. Instead, it recreated the 2000GT by hand. You can see the engineers doing this in the video posted below. This car is not actually identical to the original 2000GT, Toyota says that it is more streamlined than the original, although the differences are incredibly minor. 

Power comes from a lithium-ion battery. There is a solar panel mounted to the hood that recharges the battery. Toyota says that the car is capable of up to 200km/h with two passengers. 

The interior is outfitted entirely in Alcantara with lacquer panels in gold and silver. Toyota created analog-looking gauges that would fit the 60s-style of the 2000GT to display information about the battery and other information. 

Beyond that Toyota did not release much information about the electric 2000GT, but check out the video below for a better look at the car and hopefully more information will come soon. 

Source: Crazy Car Project