Toyota Yaris WRC enters production line-up, testing to start in 2016

MANILA: Toyota has started the production of its 2017 Yaris WRC and it is all set to participate in the upcoming  2017 World Rally Championship (WRC). Presently, the Toyota Yaris WRC is into the design phase and is inching close to the production phase, confirmed team principal Tommi Makinen.

Akio Toyoda, President & CEO of Toyota Motor Corp. Commented that “ It is important to study the roads before developing a rally car. This will let us build better cars. Tommi is practicing this idea and we can learn a lot from him.”

Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG) will be helping in the production of  the Yaris WRC as they will be responsible for designing the rally car engine. TMG will work on the engine in order to make it run smooth during the competition. However, the final testing of the Yaris WRC will start in spring 2016 at Toyota Gazoo Racing's base in Finland. Besides this, the company has also planned to hold tests across the world.

Makinen is looking for hard working people to come forward and work together on this project as a family. The four times WRC champion also mentioned that they have to meet all the deadlines and work hard to accomplish this project in the short period of time. Other prominent drivers will join the team in 2017.The company is hoping to introduce at least two vehicles into the Championship.

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