The last Toyota model in Europe to be launched with a GT badge was the mighty GT-One Le Mans racer, a no-compromise, thoroughbred machine that powered to a new lap record in the 24-hour contest in 1998.
Toyota is returning to the Goodwood Festival of Speed in June with a collection of rare and powerful machinery that spans its entire motor racing history. Crowds will be treated to the sights and sounds of five very different racing cars, from the diminutive Sports 800 of the 1960s to today’s mighty Formula 1 challenger.
A new performance version of the Toyota Prius is to make its UK debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The Prius GT has been developed to show that hybrid technology can have a sporting dimension, as well as delivering ultra-clean emissions and high fuel economy.
As the profile and public awareness of endurance sports car racing developed through the 1980s, Toyota paid particular attention to the Group C category.
Juha Kankkunen (44) is one of rallying’s all-time greats. No matter what the achievements of the generations to come, his record of four world championships and 23 world rally victories will endure as one of the most impressive in the history of the sport.
The Group A Toyota Celica GT-Four RC/ST185 made its competition debut in the opening round of the 1992 World Rally Championship series, the Monte Carlo Rally.
2002 was a landmark year for Toyota in American motor sport, the year in which it claimed both the drivers’ (with Cristiano da Matta) and manufacturers’ titles in the CART championship.
No longer the new kid on the F1 block, Cristiano da Matta entered the 2004 Formula 1 World Championship on an equal footing with his rivals for the first time.
Olivier Panis entered the 2004 Formula 1 World Championship confident of continuing the progress he made with the Panasonic Toyota Racing Team in 2003.
The Panasonic Toyota Racing TF103 was Toyota’s contender for its second season of Formula 1 competition, in 2003.
Championship-winning race and rally cars and a UK debut for the rare and beautiful Toyota 2000GT SCCA sports car will distinguish Toyota’s third year at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
The Toyota Corolla T Spirit 2.0-litre diesel five-door has won its class in the RAC/Fleet World MPG Marathon 2002 – by achieving over 66mpg over a 465-mile…
