Official! Toyota will again rally in the WRC

Posted on 30-01-2015 at 7:44 by Ricardo – 42 Comments”

After nearly two decades of absence times the Japanese in 2017 back at the scene of the World Rally Championship. Their bet: a four-wheel drive Yaris, which prompt its geriatric image lost.

The Yaris WRC is being developed entirely by Toyota Motorsport GmbH and built in Cologne. The car has a 1.6’under the hood that is good for over 300 hp at 2.5 bar boost pressure. The torque is 420 newton meters. Shifting is via a sequential zesbak. No surprise here, as we saw in the late summer of 2014 several times a test sample on the gravel tracks.

In the next two years there will be plenty of with the car tested, including Frenchman Eric Camilli (27) behind the wheel. Who are the final drivers are going to be in 2017 is not yet known. That in any case the honour of Toyota’s high to take, because between 1973 and 1999 knew Toyota’s 43 rallies to win, and countless times to become a champion, with cars like the Celica Twincam Turbo, GT-Four and the Corolla WRC. In addition, they locked in 1999 with the constructeurstitel on bag.

The specifications of the Yaris WRC:

Chassis:
Type Steel body shell
Brakes 300mm discs on gravel, 355mm on tarmac
Wheels 7 x 15” gravel, 8 x 18” tarmac
Tyres Michelin
Dimensions Length: 3910 mm
Width: 1820 mm

Powertrain:
Engine capacity 1.6 litres
Type In-line four-cylinder
Direct injection Up to 200bar
Fuel Petrol
Turbo pressure 2.5 bar absolute (maximum)
Air restrictor 33mm
Power Around 300hp (at 6,000 rpm)
Torque 420Nm
Max revs 8,500 rpm
Transmission Six-speed sequential
Clutch ZF Sachs

A taste of the Yaris WRC can be found on Autojunk.nl.

Gallery: Toyota Yaris WRC

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