Cologne, Germany - FIA approval is necessary in order to compete in any car rally scene from regional, national, international and even up to the World Rally Championship. Toyota previously followed the WRC event in the 1990's with a rally driver Carlos Sainz and Juha Kankunnen who drove the Celica GT-Fours. In 1999 TMG withdraw from WRC to concentrate on Formula 1. But 10 years later, Toyota is also out of F1.
"TMG R1A Yaris is a car that is very different from our previous WRC car. Car is affordable but attractive. This makes all the major rally event can be accessed by all participants," said President Yoshiaki Kinoshita TMG.
Toyota will return to the event's World Rally Championship (WRC). Toyota cars that carried what? A Yaris. Toyota apparently wanted to create a rally car that cheap.
In a press release, Toyota will showcase Yaris Yaris named R1A at precisely the time to rally Germany Germany, ADAC Rallye Deutschland was held on 24 to 26 August 2012.
1300 cc petrol engine car door 3 is worked out in the German subsidiary of Toyota Motorsport GmbH ie TOYOTA (TMG). This car is not only prepared for the professional racer but anyone who wants to follow the rally event with prices starting at 22 500 euros.
TMG make modifications to the body, including the addition of racing muffler, catalytic converter system, the ratio of the shorter final gear, suspension and ride height that motorsport can be arranged.
In addition, special safety features such as race roll cage, fuel tank and
fuel lines, fire extinguishers, rally seats and safety harness plus a cut-off power switch.
Before the end of TMG hopes Yaris R1A became the first automaker to FIA approval for a capacity of 1400 cc car.
