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Speaking of joint ventures, this may help explain the sponsorship deal more http://fortune.com/2016/04/04/toyota-microsoft-data/

As MC Shakedown has started, can I just say, "I told you so!" (6.5 years and 2050 posts ago)?........I`ll just get my coat.

The car is painted in the factory Gazoo Racing livery. The decision makers obviously think that that is sufficient advertising for Toyota fans (whom I believe they are aiming to connect with much...

OK, sorry for the delay in posting this - I bought the August copy of Best Car about 3 weeks ago! I will re-read it (with a dictionary beside me) to double check but here are the main points of what...

People who think that the competition department of a car manufacturer has carte blanche to start a WRC programme six months before their car hits the stages is still living in the sixties! Anyone...

On the cover of next issue of Japan's Best Car magazine (goes on sale tomorrow) is a photo of the Yaris RRC with captions that say something like " At last testing will start in October. Vitz WRCar....

Getting closer....... Toyota looks at World Rally return in 2014 - Speedcafe

Well, today I had a quick browse of the latest copy of the magazine that I quoted in this thread's original post. Best Car's content mainly concerns new car scoops and this issue was no exception,...

Yes, you are correct!
Sorry I confused the new BTCC engines (NGTC) with the new WTCC engines, which are 1.6 litre turbo.

Here is a bit more fuel for the rumour. It would be useful to have an off-the-shelf-engine to
further develop for use in your new WRCar!
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Since I saw the first article about Toyota's return to WRC in the August issue of Best Car, the magazine has had follow-up articles nearly every month. I hadn't bothered quoting them all here as it...

Only a larger one of the same photo on the front cover. It's not a prototype - just a photoshop job based on a photo of the standard next generation Auris.
There's a photo of a standard next...

Yes, I finally found a copy, today. As per the graphics on the front cover photo I posted at the start of this thread, Toyota's WRC return is one of three 'scoops' in this issue. The others are about...

My local newsagent told me the issue won't be here until 12th! The joys of living 'up country', I suppose!! Perhaps some Tokyo-based forumer can pick up a copy, today.

As we are approaching the...

My mistake with the publishing date, the magazine comes out, today (10th).
I will go look for a copy in a couple of hours and report back.

Here is a link to Best Car magazine in Japan. You can see the cover of their next issue, which is due out on Monday. The headline says something like
"Toyota confirms WRC participation!!"
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