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September 8, 2020
Toyota Celebrates Launch of New GR Yaris in Japan with a Virtual Event.
Photo: The New Toyota GR Yaris. Images provided by Toyota Motor Corporation.
Toyota City, Japan, September 8, 2020 ― Toyota launched the all-new GR Yaris in Japan.
Following the launch, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing announced that it would hold an event called the GR YARIS ONLINE FES, that will display virtual images of the GR Yaris to fans, starting September 16. This event will communicate the ideas incorporated in the development of the GR Yaris and its development story, together with information about the GR FACTORY. Additionally, in his role as Morizo master driver, President Akio Toyoda will drive the GR Yaris.
According to Toyota, anyone can drive the all-new GR Yaris the way he wants on any road in the world with the peace of mind. The reason for this is that it incorporates lessons learned from the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team (WRT), including how to make cars that are competitive in the WRC and learnings gleaned from evaluations given by non-Toyota professional drivers from the early stages of development.
Based on the desire of master driver Morizo to “restore the Toyota sports cars,” the new GR Yaris was created as the first Toyota vehicle developed with the reversed concept of turning a motorsports car into a production car.
Following are the main features of the new GR Yaris:
- Attention paid to aerodynamics, lightweight, and high rigidity.
- The high power of a newly-developed 1.6-liter in-line three-cylinder intercooler turbo engine combined with the “GR-FOUR,” a newly-developed sports 4WD system, conveys power to all four wheels.
- Created from three distinctive models: the base “RZ,” the fun to drive “RS” (1.5-liter FF), and the competition based “RC.”
Source: Toyota Motor Corporation
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