Toyota GAZOO Racing is due to compete at this year’s Nurburgring 24 Hours with a racing-spec Toyota C-HR crossover as one of its three entries into the race. The team cites that it wants to “take on the new challenge of creating even-better cars using a crossover rather than a pure sports car.”
Details of the car are scarce at the moment – the only image released is this rendering from last year’s Frankfurt International Motor Show.
Alongside the CUV in this year’s Nurburgring 24 Hours, the team will be fielding two rather more standard racing cars: a Lexus RC and a Lexus RC F. This three-car entry is part of the team’s celebration of ten years participating in the famous twice-around-the-clock race.
When asked to look back over the last ten years, team representative Akio Toyoda said: “I remember GAZOO Racing first taking on the challenge of the Nürburgring in 2007 in an Altezza like it was yesterday. There are so many memories running through my mind–the interaction with the roads of the Nürburgring, whose characteristics seem to change with each shift in the weather, the meeting and parting with new and valuable friends.
“But, the one thing that remains the same is the unforgiving conditions of the circuit and the intensity of the racing. Every year, we use these conditions to hone both our team members and our cars. I have experienced this approach at first hand over the last nine years and, for me, this is the real meaning of motorsport.”
“I also think that the commitment we show under these harsh conditions has a positive impression on our customers. That’s why Toyota, under the banner of Toyota GAZOO Racing, will continue to take part in motorsports–to build ever-better cars, boost the number of vehicle enthusiasts, and bring a smile to the faces of our customers around the world.”
