Toyota Yaris WRC breaks cover in Paris
Toyota has officially launched its return to the World Rally Championship, showing off the Yaris WRC and new Microsoft livery at the Paris motor show.Microsoft will serves as a technology partner for the team, which is competing as the Toyota Gazoo Racing WRC.The manufacturer's president and CEO, Akio Toyoda, drew back the covers on the 2017 challenger and was joined on stage by rally team principal Tommi Makinen, who won four WRC titles driving with Mitsubishi.
2017 Toyota Yaris WRC unveiled – Microsoft as partner
In Cars, International News, Motorsports, Toyota / By Jonathan Lee / 30 September 2016 7:50 pm / 0 commentsToyota has unveiled the car that it will participate in the 2017 World Rally Championship with, entering the international rallying scene again for the first time in 18 years.Based on the Yaris, the new car certainly looks a lot meaner than the prototype the world's largest carmaker showed when it announced its return to WRC early last year.The announcement of new regulations for next year – which is meant to make for faster, more exciting racing – would've sent the Toyota Gazoo Racing WRC Rally Team and Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG) back to the drawing board.
Toyota partners with Microsoft for 2017 WRC return
Toyota Motor Corp. has reached a technology partnership agreement with Microsoft Corp. for the 2017 World Rally Championship series, its president said Thursday.Under the accord, Microsoft will assist the Toyota Gazoo racing team in developing a data analysis platform, creating a team information-sharing system and enhancing interaction with fans."I believe that, like Toyota, Microsoft aims to enrich society in meaningful ways," Toyota President Akio Toyoda told reporters at the Paris Motor Show.