Toyota announces WRC plans

[Andre Oliveira]

Our wishes of VW beater can be reality?

[N.O.T]

Toyota has a lot of money and they want somehow to spend some.Exactly with what they did with their f1-joke program

I do not think they want to spend money, that is why they chose a nobody to run their team in WRC, if they wanted to spend money they would do it the Hyundai and VW way.

[nafpaktos]

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[nafpaktos]

Our wishes of VW beater can be reality?

NO WAY,i think if they will challenge hyundai they must be happy.,what do you think?rallying has changed. Prodrive-subaru or ralliart-mitsubishi type cooperations are OVER.Why they dont see it????maybe they live to a parallel universe.

[Zeakiwi]

Toyota have invested alot in non fossil fuel/ low fossil fuel use vehicles.
http://www.autoblog.com/2015/08/12/f...arrive-europe/

Toyota have the Overdrive/ Hallspeed model for cross country. Toyota HQ probably hope their rally operation can be a similar - relatively small operations of enthusiasts with self developed specialist competition vehicles creating a good profile for Toyota brand product - Hilux.(even though Mini wins most of the big events)

[AL14]

Our wishes of VW beater can be reality?

I think this is the wrong thread.

[Arnold Triyudho Wardono]

Please Tommi, stop trolling us and bring that thing to Codies and driving that at Wales..

[AndyRAC]

Toyota has a lot of money and they want somehow to spend some.Exactly with what they did with their f1-joke program

They do have money - but because of the F1 experience, they won't go down the same road of spending it unwisely. As we have seen from the WEC program; almost with one arm tied behind their back - but they did win the WEC last year. So the bean counters would argue that lots of spending isn't required. Sadly, this year they've fallen way behind.

[macebig]

Why people insist?Take that example:in 2011 and 2012 DS3 was considered leaps and bounds better than the Fiesta.But it has been proven after Loebs retirement that the differnce between the two cars was not so big as it seemed.WRC cars nowadays are nearly identical (same spec engine,same suspension and gearbox,similar electronics) so the real difference is made by the drivers and the set up mechanics.A top-class driver is able to win in all of WRC cars.So if Toyota manage to lure top-class drivers they are gonna be frontrunners for sure.

[macebig]

Why people insist?Take that example:in 2011 and 2012 DS3 was considered leaps and bounds better than the Fiesta.But it has been proven after Loebs retirement that the difference between the two cars was not so big as it seemed.WRC cars nowadays are nearly identical (same spec engine,same suspension and gearbox,similar electronics) so the real difference is made by the drivers and the set up mechanics.A top-class driver is able to win in all of WRC cars.So if Toyota manage to lure top-class drivers they are gonna be frontrunners for sure.