Frankfurt Motor Show will mark the world debut of the new Yaris Hybrid-R concept.

According to Toyota, it has been created as a showcase for possible future hybrid development ideas that ‘can deliver greater performance and driver rewards’.

Based on the three-door Yaris, Hybrid-R features a 1.6-litre GRE (Global Race Engine) developed by Toyota Motorsport, combined with two powerful electric motors that give the car intelligent all-wheel drive capability.

Using technology like that featured in Toyota’s TS030 Hybrid race car, energy recovered under braking is stored in a super capacitor, a unit that’s particularly suitable for use in a sports car thanks to its high power density and quick charge and discharge speeds.

The result is a highly focused machine, designed to deliver the maximum driving pleasure, both on road and track.

Toyota has an excellent track record in making and selling hybrids – having sold 5.5 million such vehicles around the world since it introduced the original Prius saloon in 1997.

Toyota will also show the latest status of its Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle (FCHV) technology at Frankfurt, ahead of the market launch of a production car by 2015. Toyota says it considers the energy and emissions benefits make this the ‘best technology yet to deliver the ultimate zero-emission car’, with hydrogen as an ‘ideal, ultra-clean energy source’.