We are looking for different types of roads all over the world.There is no limit to making ever-better cars.So we are coming back to the WRC road.#Car#Vehicle#TOYOTA#WRC?Rally
Posted by Toyota Global on Wednesday, 30 March 2016
A new video has emerged on Toyota’s facebook page, showing Morizo (Akio Toyoda) “talking to the road.” The video also highlights the brand’s return to the World Rally Championship, in 2017, and the reason behind the decision.
“The road makes the car. We are looking for different types of roads all over the world. There is no limit to making ever-better cars,” Morizo said. Engaging with four-time WRC champion, Tommi Makinen, Toyoda is the one behind the wheel of the Toyota 86.
This is followed by highlights of the TRD Rally Challenge that took place across Japan and Australia. The video then showcases various surfaces that the 86 was put to the test, including gravel, wet and dry roads, Toyoda then explained, “once again, I feel that communicating with the road is really profound. It’s touching.”
At the end, Toyoda explained the decision behind the re-entry – “to create ever-better cars, to bring smiles to even more people – we are coming back to the WRC road. Rallies are held on the roads on which people actually drive, rally cars are based upon real cars in the market,” he said, adding “we will keep communicating with the roads to develop our skill in the making of ever-better cars.”
Toyota confirmed its re-entrance into the championship in 2017 and it will be fielding the Yaris WRC. The rally car sports a 1.6 litre turbocharged direct-injection engine with over 300 hp. Meanwhile, Autosport reports that the Yaris WRC will begin its testing this month.
Looking to sell your car? Sell it with Carro.
More Vios will think they are WRC drivers
I think Toyota is brilliant. With many WRC won on 80s and 90s. Even corolla.
I rmb Toyota ate too much of EVO and STI mud in rally got la
I remembered toyota was found cheating in WRC and never came back again, until now.
Like no airbag? HAhahahaha
Is that simply means those sold after Toyota previously quit WRC is rubbish? I don’t remember Toyota had excel in WRC though
u forgot toyota celica wrc campaign with carlos sainz, although they cheated, but they were good
Yes. As long as get all As, cheating & copying is fine. MY pipu mentality nowadays….
late 80s-90s, Castrol Celica, Martini Lancia Delta were dominate the WRC. WRX & EVO was not born yet.
For all the VSC Toyota saved for every Vios sold, they can finally afford to join WRC.
Yes, show us your capabilities, under the name of Toyota, not Lexus.
Subaru 86.
Potong 1.6 with tobo push out power under 250hp.. Toyota 1.6tobo got 300hp
Daily driving vs racing is different. Even for racing 1.3 NA can reach 200hp.
F1 1.5L engines pushes out 700 hp. Why don’t compare to that? Comparing road car to a race car, LOL!
Bring back Celica GT4
Subaru & Mitsubishi are doing it for years until they quit only Toyota now realize WRC can help built better cars for different road conditions?
BTW, the Toyota 86 in the rally is 4WD if you listen carefully at 2:24. So is possible to make it 4WD in production unit especially with Subaru FA16 turbo engine & 4WD system used in Levorg.