Ku-Akio Toyoda, uMongameli kanye ne-CEO yeToyota Motor Corporation (TMC), indlela engcono kakhulu yokuthuthukisa izimoto ezingcono ukuncintisana. Ngalesi sizathu, iToyota Caetano Portugal, Toyota Spain kanye neMotor & Sport Institute (MSi) bahlanganyele futhi bashintsha IToyota GR Yaris ku-“mini-WRC”.
Inhloso bekuwukulungiselela i-hot hatch yase-Japan eyayifiseleka emshinini we-rally okwazi ukudlala indebe yawo yohlobo olulodwa, i-“Toyota Gazoo Racing Iberian Cup”.
Lo mqhudelwano omusha usunezinkathi zawo zokuqala ezintathu eziqinisekisiwe (2022, 2023 kanye no-2024) futhi uphawula ukubuyiselwa okusemthethweni kweToyota emhlabeni wezindondo kanye nemibuthano yokukhangisa njengophawu olusemthethweni.
Njengoba kunemiklomelo engaphezulu kuka-250,000 yama-euro ezohlwithwa, isizini yokuqala yalo mqhudelwano omusha izoba nengqikithi yemiqhudelwano eyisishiyagalombili - emine ePortugal neyesine eSpain. Ngokuqondene nokubhaliswa, lezi sezivele zivuliwe futhi ungafaka isicelo nge-imeyili.
Yini eshintshile kwa-GR Yaris?
Nakuba kuncane okushintshile uma kuqhathaniswa neToyota GR Yaris edayiswa abadayisi, iGR Yaris ezodlala kule ndebe ayizange iyeke ukuthola izindaba.
Ukulungiswa kwezibonelo ezenziwa ochwepheshe be-MSi kugxile kakhulu kwezokuphepha. Ngale ndlela, izimoto ezizogijima ku-“Toyota Gazoo Racing Iberian Cup” ziqale ngezinsimbi zokuphepha, izicisha-mlilo zalahlekelwa “izinto eziphambili” eziningi ngaphakathi.
Ngaphakathi, "ukudla" okwatholwa i-GR Yaris kudume kabi.
Ukwengezwa kulokhu ukumiswa kwe-Technoshock, okuhlukile kokuzikhiya okukhiqizwa yi-Cusco, amathayi e-rally, umoya ongenisa umoya ophahleni, izingxenye zekhabhoni ngisho nesistimu ethile yokuphakamisa i-exhaust.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, sisenayo i-turbo engu-1.6 l yamasilinda amathathu (okuthe, kucatshangelwa ukuthi azikho izinguquko zemishini ezishiwo, inikeza i-261 hp) kanye nesistimu yokushayela wonke amasondo e-GR-FOUR. Okwamanje azikamenyezelwa izindleko zokungenela le ndebe.