Tommykaira ZZ
GLM's first vehicle is the sports car type electric vehicle Tommykaira ZZ, the first mass-produced sports car model as a domestic EV.[8] Full-scale mass production had started in October 2015 at a dedicated factory of Kosaka Metal Industry in Maizuru, Kyoto, which also handles amphibious vehicles of the Japan Self-Defense Forces.[9] The selling price is 8 million yen excluding tax, and it is on sale only for 99 units.
By using high-rigidity aluminum for the chassis and fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP) for the exterior frame, it have succeeded in reducing the weight of the vehicle by less than 1 ton, even though it is an EV standard for ordinary passenger cars. Based on the concept of "a racing car that runs on public roads," it is designed with an emphasis on the enjoyment of maneuvering on its own, eliminating power steering, brake boosters, and traction control systems. Equipped with a high-power motor with a maximum output of 225 kW, it accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.9 seconds. It is a two-seater open car type with a maximum speed of 180 km/h. The cruising range on a single charge is 120 km. A soft top can be equipped as an option.[10]
The ZZ inherits the concept, car name, and logo mark of the "Tommykaira ZZ" (206 units sold worldwide from 1997 to 2001) produced by Tommykaira in Kyoto.[11] It is produced by the same handmade as overseas luxury sports cars, and it is also possible to deliver the car according to the owner's wishes such as exterior color. Not only the internal structure such as the motor and battery, but also the appearance, body, parts and parts are all newly developed by GLM alone or in collaboration with partner companies.
Yuji Fujimune, general manager of the technical division who directed the body design of Lexus at Toyota, and engineers of the former Tommykaira Yume Factory, who was developing the ZZ gasoline car, are involved in the development. It took four years from the start of new car development in October 2011 to full-scale mass production at a dedicated factory.[12]
In 2015, the ZZ was exhibited at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, a global motorsport event in the United Kingdom.[13]
