Toyota stunned visitors at the 2025 SEMA Show with the debut of its bZ Time Attack Concept – an all-electric race car pumping out over 400 horsepower.
The concept targets time-attack and hillclimb events like Pikes Peak. It’s built on the 2026 all-wheel drive bZ platform, which delivers 343 horsepower and hits 60 mph in 4.9 seconds in stock form.
Custom ECU tuning pushes the Time Attack Concept to 405 horsepower.
The chassis handles the extra power with TEIN coilovers and springs. Toyota fitted serious brake upgrades – an Alcon system with Hawk pads borrowed from the Toyota 86 Cup and Corolla TC race programs.
Inside, the concept gets an FIA-spec roll cage, OMP racing seats, and harnesses.
Aerodynamics and Design
The Time Attack Concept sits six inches lower than the road car on 19-inch wheels. Toyota developed a fully-integrated widebody aero package featuring a rear wing, side skirts, front splitter, and rear diffuser.
The wings were 3D-printed – what Toyota calls a hybridized approach to fabrication.
Marty Schwerter, project lead builder and director of operations at Toyota’s Motorsports Technical Centre, sees the concept as proof that dedicated EV platforms can create exciting race cars.
“It’s a chance to explore, learn, and create something that shows just how much potential exists within Toyota’s BEV platforms. The goal wasn’t to simply create a showpiece – it was to see how far the new bZ platform could be pushed in a motorsport setting.”
Schwerter noted the project tackled the two biggest challenges for electric competition cars: battery performance and aerodynamic integration.
SEMA Display and Industry Context
The bZ Time Attack Concept is on display at the 2025 SEMA Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center through November 7.
Toyota isn’t alone in exploring EVs for motorsport applications.
Since 2018, Ford and Volkswagen have campaigned – and won with – all-electric race cars at Pikes Peak. The former CE Dealer Team, which won in World Rallycross, is rumored to be considering a run up “America’s Mountain” to showcase EV platform capabilities.
The concept represents Toyota’s commitment to demonstrating performance potential across its electrified lineup as the industry shifts toward battery-powered propulsion systems.
