Toyota announces WRC plans

[pantealex]

TRT = Turkish Radio Television

pls ignore my lack of knowledge...
does the GT86 fit with 2017 regulations? any chance Toyota will build that car instead of Yaris?

it fit, no chance

[omer yetis]

thought tommi makkinen earlier developed a four wheel drive gt86 and tested?

[tomhlord]

thought tommi makkinen earlier developed a four wheel drive gt86 and tested?

That was one of his Group N Subaru's, butchered with a GT86 shell over the top, used to demonstrate to Mr Toyoda how exciting Toyota being back in the WRC could be.

The team are going to run a Yaris of some sort, confirmed and set in stone.

Which version is unknown as yet, potentially an all-new road going Yaris could be introduced to market in 2017, so I'm interested in see if they use that (may be too soon) or the existing model.

[pantealex]

Which version is unknown as yet, potentially an all-new road going Yaris could be introduced to market in 2017, so I'm interested in see if they use that (may be too soon) or the existing model.

New one

Why would factory team build 2017 car from old model, that WRC is marketing tool for them.
Citroen and VW will also build their cars from new road models, not from existing road car.

[tomhlord]

Why would factory team build 2017 car from old model

Part availability.

[OldF]

Part availability.

What parts? The common parts between a road car and a WRC car is the basic body shell and lights.

[tomhlord]

What parts? The common parts between a road car and a WRC car is the basic body shell and lights.

Those parts.

Hyundai stated that something like that was part of the reason the new i20 was initially set back.

Just hypothesising. WRC car needs building now to test, new road car 18+months away.

[OldF]

That was more about the production amounts of the standard car.

1.2 Model of car
All the identical cars belonging to a family (see below) and a production series distinguishable by an identical conception and an identical external general lines of the bodywork, and by an identical mechanical conception of the engine and the transmission to the wheels. At least 2500 cars must have been produced in 12 consecutive months. For all cars of the same model, the materials
of the front and rear bumpers must be identical. The same applies for the materials of the boot lid, engine bonnet and front wings, respectively. The bumpers of cars derived from the same model may not include adjustable parts.

1.3 Family of car
Different series models belonging to one and the same production series of the same anufacturer. At least 25000 cars with identical external general lines of the bodywork must have been produced
in 12 consecutive months. The material of the bodywork / shell (including the doors) and the wheelbase must also be identical. All models must be available through the normal commercial
channels of the manufacturer. The general external lines of the bodywork may vary in the
following details:
- shape and material of front and rear bumpers,
- materials of the boot lid, the engine bonnet and the front wings
- removable aerodynamic devices (spoilers, wings, sill mouldings),
- control and comfort equipment (sun roof, auxiliary lamps, door handles, exterior mirrors.),
- decorative strips and mouldings,
- left- and right-hand drive versions,
- 2- and 4-door versions, provided that these differ only with regard to the doors, door openings and B-pillar. Models with a cylinder capacity greater than 2 litres may possibly be counted for establishing the family.

[OldF]

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PAAVO/PanteAlex ‏@PanteAlex 4h4 hours agoJyväskylä, Suomi
At least 5y in WRC for @TOYOTA_GR Goal is to be same level than Tommi himself and he is 4x World Champion!

[Rallyper]

Can´t you finnish guys tell Tommi to hire Emil Bergkvist? Better driver for the future he cant find and we know it all of us. Skills on all surfaces, even tarmac.