What sort of car is the 2021 Toyota Mirai? What does it examine to?

The 2021 Toyota Mirai is a hydrogen fuel-cell sedan, with area for as much as 5, plus a newfound emphasis on an opulent journey and balanced dealing with. It goes as much as 402 miles on a tank of hydrogen. The Mirai is simply provided in particular areas of California the place a hydrogen infrastructure helps it, and it compares to the Honda Readability Gasoline Cell and the Hyundai Nexo.

Is the 2021 Toyota Mirai a very good automobile?

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The Mirai is a properly styled, well-designed sedan with glorious journey consolation and superb steering and dealing with. The Mirai earns a TCC Ranking of seven.2 out of 10. (Read more about how we rate cars.)

What’s new for the 2021 Toyota Mirai?

Every little thing. The 2021 model of the Mirai has nothing to do with its predecessor—besides that it continues to showcase the potential of Toyota’s hydrogen fuel-cell know-how.

The Mirai has been reborn as a rear-wheel-drive sedan, with the platform borrowed from the most recent Lexus LS luxurious flagship. Its quick roofline, sturdy stance, and long-nose sport-sedan proportions, seems nice from about each angle and is kind of the turnaround from the gawky “Prius-plus” look of its front-wheel-drive predecessor.  

With the most recent, extra compact model of Toyota’s fuel-cell stack underneath the hood and a 1.2-kwh battery pack, the Mirai delivers 182 hp and 221 lb-ft of torque via a rear-mounted electrical motor. Three cylindrical hydrogen tanks maintain about 12 kilos (5.6 kilograms) of the lightest component, at about 10,000 psi. 

At about 196 inches lengthy, the Mirai is roughly the identical dimension on the surface because the very spacious Toyota Avalon, however in an actual sense of area it feels barely Corolla-sized on the within. The again seat merely isn’t sufficient for 6-footers. If that’s all good, the inside looks like a satisfying mashup of Toyota and Lexus themes, supplies, and trims. 

How a lot does the 2021 Toyota Mirai?

The 2021 Mirai XLE prices $50,455, together with the $955 vacation spot cost. The Restricted mannequin prices $66,955 and provides perforated upholstery, heated and cooled seats throughout, and a fold-down armrest/console in again. A full suite of active-safety options are included on all variations.

The place is the 2021 Toyota Mirai made?

In Japan.