Toyota Heading Back to WRC with Yaris

Toyota has announced its intentions to once again field a race car in the World Rally Championship (WRC). 

Starting in 2017, Toyota will be back in WRC with a Yaris rally car, built by Toyota’s Motorsport division. The new car has already completed a preliminary test program on tarmac and gravel stages across Europe, though it will be further refined over the coming years.

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Power comes from a 1.6-liter turbocharged four-cylinder direct injection engine that makes over 300 hp. Several drivers have already tested the car, though only one, Eric Camilli, has been chosen as the first member of the junior driver development program.

The last year Toyota entered a factory-built car in WRC was 1999.

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