The new Toyota GR Yaris is expected to be one of the most in-demand new cars of 2024, building on the critical acclaim and public popularity of the original model which brought authentic World Rally-bred engineering to the road. With only very limited numbers of the new GR Yaris available this year, Toyota (GB) is putting a tailor-made sales process in place to help ensure fairness. The … [Read more...]
Toyota GR Yaris sharpened for 2024
Comprehensive revisions have been made to the next generation Toyota GR Yaris shown in the Tokyo Motor Show. Maximum power from the in-line three-cylinder 1.6-litre turbocharged engine has been increased to 280 DIN hp/206 kW, with a Torque of 390 Nm and there's a new eight-speed GAZOO Racing Direct Automatic Transmission option with competition-standard rapid shifting. The interior has … [Read more...]
It’s Evans above all others in Japan
Elfyn Evans secured a lights-to-flag victory on Sunday at FORUM8 Rally Japan as his Toyota Gazoo Racing team locked out the top three positions on home soil. Welsh driver Evans clinched his eighth career win by finishing a dominant 1min 17.7sec ahead of team-mate Sébastien Ogier at this final round of the season, confirming his place as the runner-up driver in the 2023 FIA World Rally … [Read more...]
Evans takes second Finnish win & closes on WRC lead
Elfyn Evans stormed to victory at Secto Rally Finland on Sunday afternoon to keep alive his chances of fighting for this year’s FIA World Rally Championship title. A dramatic crash for WRC-leading team-mate Kalle Rovanperä propelled Evans into the lead on Friday afternoon and the Welshman reeled off a stunning seven back-to-back stage wins on Saturday to leave closest challenger Thierry Neuville … [Read more...]
Toyota dominate legendary Safari rally
TGR-WRT remain unbeaten on the toughest round of the FIA World Rally Championship since it returned to the calendar in 2021, with Toyota’s all-time Safari record now extended to 11 victories – 10 of those achieved as part of the WRC. The 1-2-3-4 finish comes 30 years to the month since Toyota first recorded such a result in Kenya with the Celica ST185, something it repeated with the GR Yaris … [Read more...]
Historic Hyundai victory in WRC Greece
Thierry Neuville secured victory at EKO Acropolis Rally Greece on Sunday afternoon - fronting a historic Hyundai i20 N 1-2-3 finish. The Belgian driver seized the top spot early on Saturday after nine-time world champion Sébastien Loeb retired with alternator failure. From that moment onwards he never looked back. Neuville’s Hyundai squad emerged from the penultimate day unscathed while … [Read more...]
WRC Croatia washout win for Rovanperä
Kalle Rovanperä snatched an extraordinary Croatia Rally victory on Sunday afternoon as a downpour turned the event on its head in the final kilometres of the last stage. The Finn led from the start of the three-day rally in the hills around Zagreb in his Toyota GR Yaris, only for a storm in the penultimate speed test to wipe out his hard-earned advantage. A resurgent Ott Tänak, whose gamble on … [Read more...]
Newslines 9 March
Welsh roads have seen a rise in traffic in recent weeks, compared with the first national lockdown a year ago. Some areas recorded almost double the amount of vehicles, Traffic Wales and Welsh Government figures reveal with Conwy experiencing a 94.2% rise and there has been a 62% rise in road use across Wales over the most recent six weeks compared with the first six full weeks of restrictions … [Read more...]
Lockdown pupils invited to show their rally-art
With schools closed for the foreseeable future, Wales Rally GB is launching an innovative competition to entertain, incite and, potentially, reward pre-University students currently learning from home. In partnership with Toyota GB, the UK’s round of the FIA World Rally Championship has introduced a special ‘Design a Rally Car Livery’ initiative open to all those enrolled at UK schools and … [Read more...]