Toyota has revealed the second generation Mirai, rebooted as a premium sedan with cutting-edge design, technology and driving performance.
The new Mirai's clean, modern profile was inspired by coupes, yet is also more approachable than before. By taking advantage of the new platform, there is now more interior space which allows for five passenger seating for more flexibility.
Accentuating the new Mirai's smoother, more sculptural form is a brand new blue colour never before featured on a Toyota, which achieves its brightness and deepness through a multiple-layer painting process.
The new Mirai's interior matches the refined tone of the exterior, with its clean and modern layout delivering subtle hints of futurism.
The dramatic change in design is also matched by a technological upgrade for the Mirai.
A targeted 30% increase in range is promised thanks to an improvement in fuel cell system performance and increased hydrogen storage capacity. Additionally, the new Mirai will offer a more powerful, more engaging and even quieter driving experience than its forerunner.
At its core, the Mirai is an electric vehicle, but it never needs to be plugged in to recharge. An FCEV generates its own electricity onboard from hydrogen and oxygen, producing only water as a tailpipe emission, while refuelling takes only five minutes at a hydrogen fuelling station that conforms to the Society of Automobile Engineers' standards.
Toyota is also working to develop a line of battery electric vehicles and includes FCEVs in its electrification roadmap. Toyota projects that fuel cell electric technology will one day be as common as the company's hybrid electric technology.
