Hyundai N will showcase rally cars from its successful World Rally Championship (WRC) program, including the i20 N Rally 1 Hybrid and i20 N Rally 2, driven by Hyundai Motorsport WRC drivers Thierry Neuville, Dani Sordo, and Andreas Mikkelsen. Hyundai’s TCR drivers Norbert Mischelisz, and Mikel Azcona will drive Hyundai N’s production car lineup, including the IONIQ 5 N and ELANTRA N models.
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing will present its GR YARIS Rally 1 Hybrid, GR Yaris Rally 2, GR Supra, and GR86, as well as other rally cars and high-performance models. Current Toyota WRC driver Takamoto Katsuta, Jari-Matti Latvala of the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team principal, and Takamoto Katsuta’s father, nine-time Japan Rally Champion Norihiko Katsuta, are set to participate as Toyota drivers.
In a nod towards the future of motorsport, the festival will also showcase future-oriented prototypes, such as Hyundai Motor’s IONIQ 5 N Drift Spec and hydrogen-powered N Vision 74, as well as the Pikes Peak record-holding IONIQ 5 N TA Spec.
Toyota will showcase TOYOTA GAZOO Racing’s hydrogen combustion engine AE86 H2 Concept based on the Sprinter Trueno, which was presented Japanese animation Initial D, and the liquid hydrogen-powered GR Corolla, powered by liquid hydrogen to show Toyota Motor’s multi-pathway approach, offering a wide range of electrification options to meet the diverse needs of their customers.
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