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Taitaa tuo Toyotan paluu nyt sitten ollas ihan virallista.
TG:n sivuilta bongattu, ja kuvia löytyy myös vanhoista, että uuden piirrustus
http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/toyota-le-mans-2011-10-14
http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/toyota-le-mans-2011-10-14?imageNo=14
Toyota has announced a return to the world's most famous endurance race. Next year, the Japanese carmaker will enter the top LMP1 class at Le Mans with a completely new sports car.
The new team will be based at Toyota Motorsport's headquarters in Cologne, with the new prototype expected to start its pre-season testing early 2012. And while scant information has been provided, all we know is...it's a hybrid petrol powertrain.
Gallery: Toyota sportscars at Le Mans
The chassis will be developed by the Germany-based team, while that hybrid drivetrain will be engineered by Toyota back in Japan. And Le Mans is just one of a number of races the team will enter, so expect more details as and when we get them.
Tadashi Yamashina, Toyota motorsport chairman, said: "By using our hybrid technology this time will be a completely new challenge.
"In addition, we aim to learn from the experience of competing in such a challenging motorsport environment to enhance our production car technology", he added.
That's right, if the LMP1 Toyota is a success at Le Mans, you could see some tech trickle down into the company's production line. We've only got one thing to say: build the new Supra. Now.
Toyota's history at Le Mans stretches back to the 1980s, and in the 90s fielded the immensely quick GT-One - one of which was driven by Martin Brundle - that set a lap record around the Circuit de la Sarthe.
Ja mielenkiintoista nähdä miten tuo hybridi tulee kulkemaan verrattuna Audin ja Peugeotin diiseleihin.
TG:n sivuilta bongattu, ja kuvia löytyy myös vanhoista, että uuden piirrustus
http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/toyota-le-mans-2011-10-14
http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/toyota-le-mans-2011-10-14?imageNo=14
Toyota has announced a return to the world's most famous endurance race. Next year, the Japanese carmaker will enter the top LMP1 class at Le Mans with a completely new sports car.
The new team will be based at Toyota Motorsport's headquarters in Cologne, with the new prototype expected to start its pre-season testing early 2012. And while scant information has been provided, all we know is...it's a hybrid petrol powertrain.
Gallery: Toyota sportscars at Le Mans
The chassis will be developed by the Germany-based team, while that hybrid drivetrain will be engineered by Toyota back in Japan. And Le Mans is just one of a number of races the team will enter, so expect more details as and when we get them.
Tadashi Yamashina, Toyota motorsport chairman, said: "By using our hybrid technology this time will be a completely new challenge.
"In addition, we aim to learn from the experience of competing in such a challenging motorsport environment to enhance our production car technology", he added.
That's right, if the LMP1 Toyota is a success at Le Mans, you could see some tech trickle down into the company's production line. We've only got one thing to say: build the new Supra. Now.
Toyota's history at Le Mans stretches back to the 1980s, and in the 90s fielded the immensely quick GT-One - one of which was driven by Martin Brundle - that set a lap record around the Circuit de la Sarthe.
Ja mielenkiintoista nähdä miten tuo hybridi tulee kulkemaan verrattuna Audin ja Peugeotin diiseleihin.
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