The second-generation Toyota Mirai is proof that cars with future tech need not look like cars from another planet. As with all new Toyotas offered in Japan, customers can add on accessories at the showroom, and when it comes to bodykits, Toyota turns to its in-house Modellista division. Here, Modellista has come up with an aerokit for the Mirai, and the design follows the brand’s usual playbook.
The Mirai’s downturned mouth is finished with a full-width
chrome bar as a lip; that’s maintained, but Modellista has extended the chin
with a splitter that combines body colour in the middle and chrome on the
sides, with a bit of black thrown in.
The same combination of body colour,
chrome and black features on the side skirts, and one can add matching chrome
trim on the wing mirror caps. No spoiler for the rear, which already has an
integrated mini ducktail. But the standard car’s large black lower bumper is
livened by a body colour piece in the middle and silvers of chrome at the side.
Much needed garnishing, especially at the back.
Now based on Toyota New Global
Architecture (TNGA), the new Mirai has a much larger body than the original,
being 85 mm longer and 70 mm wider, with a 140 mm longer wheelbase. It’s a
whopping 65 mm lower too, which explains the sleek proportions. The Mirai is
now rear-wheel drive, but exact details about the powertrain have yet to be
announced. Word is that it’ll have 182 hp (29 hp more than before) and 30% more
range, so expect around 650 km from the increased hydrogen storage.
