(Images from a south African Rally)
For the first time the new Toyota Yaris WRC was seen in public. During test drives in Tuscany the prototype was driven on gravel roads.
PRE- Test: In South Africa, a Toyota Yaris S2000, Has been used extensively and might give us an idea of how the WRC car would look like.
Although there is no official decision regarding the return to WRC, but official Toyota driver Stephan Sarazin has tested the car.
“We have not yet received a request from Toyota in terms of rallying. So the project is still a TMG project, to prepare for a possible route , “said a spokesman for TMG . “The car , which is used in the test in Tuscany , you will never see the competition. It is a pure test car. “
A decision on the future of motorsport program will appear at Toyota in April. Should there be ” green light ” when it comes to the World Rally Championship , should not be expected before 2017 with an entry of the Japanese manufacturer . The potential World Rally Car would of course use the new Yaris, which went into production in 2015 as a base.