Toyota confirms its new R3 rally car| Grassroots Motorsports forum |

Knurled GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
7/30/14 12:31 p.m.

Yeah yeah, everybody has an R3 rally car - take an A-class car and put together a competition kit and go sell it.

http://www.crash.net/wrc/news/207215/1/toyota-gt86-r3-to-debut-on-rally-germany.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

"Toyota has confirmed its new R3 rally car based on the GT-86 coupe will make its first appearance during the ninth round of the 2014 World Rally Championship in Germany.

A return to Toyota's rallying roots – and a predicted prelude to a probable full-factory return to the WRC class in 2017 -, the TMG-prepared GT86 is a rear-wheel drive car that has taken inspiration from the iconic Celica Twin Cam Turbo (TA64), which enjoyed success in the 1980s.

After almost a year of development, TMG will put the CS-R3 through its paces as a zero car on Rallye Deutschland, which takes place around Trier on 21-24 August and will thus not be officially competing. "

Coooooooooooooooool

David S. Wallens Editorial Director
7/30/14 12:53 p.m.

Way cool.

GameboyRMH GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
7/30/14 12:59 p.m.

So are they running a RWD rally car, or will it be electric front drive? Or mechanically alien to the regular Toyobaru?

Swank Force One MegaDork
7/30/14 1:03 p.m.

pinchvalve GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
7/30/14 1:06 p.m.

And how long before the fanbois tack fake scoops to their roof?

captdownshift GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
7/30/14 1:12 p.m.

I thought that this had been announced late last year? Sad that Toyota and not Subaru decided to take the Frisbee rallying (I know Toyota has a rich rally history as well and Prodrive is busy with the Mini efforts and couldn't be bothering to do an R3 car for Subaru). Also there is a Frisbee being campaigned in North America on the west coast that was prepped in part as a deal with Nameless Performance, if anyone wants to see one in action on stage in person.

irish44j PowerDork
7/30/14 2:14 p.m.

There are already a few campaigning in Japan (granted not Factory teams, I don't think). Hell, a company already sells full underbody protection packages for the FT86 twins (I forget what company)