It’s official: Toyota Gazoo Racing has announced it will compete in the 2018 WEC season. The team will continue its TS050 Hybrid program, furthering the development of hybrid technology. As a result of the announcement, Toyota will be the only factory team competing in the LMP1 class.
If you wanted to get out some terrible news about your cars, this week was the ideal time to do so. Yes, it’s motor show time, and there’s been a non-stop flurry from the LA Convention Center about new this, concept that and electrified the other.
UPDATE: A previous draft of this story suggested this news was a sure thing. We’ve updated the article to reflect its speculative nature — apologies for any confusion.
Last month we told you about an upcoming performance division from Toyota. Today the company took the wraps off of it and gave us all the details of what that brand will offer.
For most of us, Toyota is no longer a brand that you picture when thinking about performance cars. It was different in the 1990s, but the modern Toyota is a less aspirational marque.
Turn 10 has confirmed what many feared. As suspected by its suspicious absence in this week’s car list reveal, Toyota won’t be a part of Forza Motorsport 7.
When you think of a Toyota Prius what’s the first thing that pops into your mind? Eco-friendly? Tree-hugger? Leonardo DiCaprio? Whatever the Prius makes you think, we’re going to guess it’s not ‘fast’.
You know the story by now: last month the Ready To Race car pack made its way to Assetto Corsa. Included were 10 brand-new vehicles ranging from a “budget” supercar to two hardcore Le Mans prototypes. Throughout the week we’ve put seven of the ten vehicles through their paces. At last, it’s time to bring the series to a close with the final three — the extreme three.
Early last month Kunos released the Ready To Race car pack for Assetto Corsa. The pack brings 10 all-new vehicles to the game, with PC players being the first to sample the new content.
Toyota revealed their tiny new Toyota S-FR concept car at the Tokyo Motor Show yesterday, and simultaneously showcased the vehicle in what appears to be a special Gran Turismo 6 demo. As confirmed by Polyphony Digital’s Japanese PitStop blog, the little car will be coming to “the Gran Turismo series” in the future.
The Toyota FT-1 Vision Gran Turismo concept car was fully revealed today at McCall’s Motorwork Revival at Monterey Airport. Designed by Toyota’s North American Calty Design Research facility, the FT-1 Vision GT is an evolution of the original FT-1 concept originally designed for Gran Turismo 6 before going on to receive an incredible response at the North American International Auto Show this past January.
It would appear that Toyota’s FT-1 Vision Gran Turismo variant isn’t the only thing coming to GT6 next month as a full scale model of the FT-1 concept was unveiled today at the McCall’s Motorworks Revival hosted in California.