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  • Toyota Gazoo Racing Passionately Prepares for Some Silverstone Action!

    2016 Toyota Gazoo TS505 HYBRIDToyota Gazoo Racing heads towards Great Britain for the long-awaited opening round of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship, the 6-hour of Silverstone on Sunday, 17th of April.

    In its fifth season in the WEC, Toyota team will compete with the recently refined TS050 HYBRID car for the first time and will take on the LMP1-HYBRID rivals Porsche and Audi as the nine-round battle begins.

    The TS050 HYBRID is geared with a refined 2.40liter direct-injection V6 turbo power unit, pated to a 8MJ hybrid system and offers efficient fuel consumption and enhanced power capabilities. The team will also fine-tune some of the features of the model in order to meet the requirements and special road conditions of Silverstone’s high-speed and sweeping corners.

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    As you might know, with mix of deceptive corners, Silverstone is one of a kind challenge for both drivers and engineers, while the notorious British weather makes the task even harder: do you remember the 2014 heavy downpour forced the early end of the whole event.

    2016 Toyota Gazoo TS505 HYBRID

    Also, let us remind you that last year’s championship witnessed the TS040 HYBRID tackle down 1186 kilometers at average speed of 197km/h and now we all expect that the new model will score even better results. But only time can tell, right?

    Source: Toyota 

  • Toyota Concepts at the 2013 Tokyo Auto Salon

    Toyota will present several interesting concepts at the 2013 Tokyo Auto Salon. The range includes GRMN Yaris Turbo Concept, Aqua G Sports, GT86 concepts, Gazoo Racing LFA and GT86,

    Yaris Turbo Concept

    GRMN, Gazoo Racing’s customisation and tuning arm, is showing its new Yaris Turbo Concept, a race-fettled version based on a three-door Australian-spec’ model (known as a Vitz in Far Eastern markets). It’s powered by a turbocharged 1.5-litre engine driving the front wheels that produces 150HP (110kW) and 205Nm of torque.

    The aluminium wheels, sports seats and pedals and modified rear bumper, headlights and rear clusters are visual clues to its racing character, but it’s under the skin where most of the work has been done. Tuned suspension, uprated disc brakes and a more powerful drivetrain have been added and the bodyshell has been strengthened for track driving.

    GRMN is also unveiling its Sports FR Concept Platinum, a turbocharged and supercharged concept based on GT86

    Aqua G Sports

    Proving that hybrid technology is no barrier to creating eye-popping custom concepts, G Sports is showing is new take on Aqua – a compact, Prius-based hatchback that has quickly become one of Japan’s best-selling cars since its launch last year.

    While it retains its standard full hybrid powertrain, G Sport’s concept gains sports styling inside and out, plus re-tuned suspension and body reinforcing braces to strengthen its sporting character and handling.

    Another G Sports special lined up for the show is its sporting interpretation of the Japanese market’s Marx X saloon, complete with a lightweight carbon fibre roof.

    GT86 concepts

    The road-going GT86 in its standard form has attracted worldwide praise for its sporting looks and character, but it is only the start for some of the customisation world’s top design houses who have produced exciting new concepts based on Toyota’s coupe – know simply as “86” in Japan.

    Four will be taking the spotlight at the Tokyo Auto Salon: the 86 x style Cb, 86 Modellista, 86 TRD Griffon and TOM’S N086V

    Gazoo Racing

    Gazoo Racing’s Lexus LFA and GT86 complete the Toyota line-up at the show, appearing at the same time as the team confirms it will again be entering both cars in the Nürburgring 24 Hours this year – its seventh successive participation in the event since 2007

    The Tokyo Auto Salon, the world’s largest vehicle customisation show, opens today and continues until 13 January.

    86 Modellista
    86 TRD Griffon
    86 X-Style CB
    Aqua G-Sports
    Gazoo Racing GT86
    Gazoo Racing LFA
    GRMN Sports FR Concept Platinum
    GRMN Yaris Turbo Concept
    Mark-X

    Source: Toyota

  • GRMN iQ Racing Concept

    At the Tokyo Auto Salon, which took place this weekend, Toyota has exclusively debuted a highly-tuned, track-ready conversion of its super-smart Toyota iQ city cruiser. (more…)