It's a Toyota Yaris. But not just any old Toyota
Yaris. As you've probably figured out from the photos,
this is Toyota's new World Rally Championship contender, unveiled at Autosport
International ahead of the upcoming rally season.
The 2018 model is based closely on the version that
the Japanese automaker entered in the
championship last year, but benefits from some upgrades learned over the course
of that campaign.
That means a revised aerodynamics package, specially
tuned to generate more downforce at the front for better steering response. The
tweaked bodywork also helps deliver more cooling to the mechanical components
underneath, which will come in handy particularly at some of the hotter events
on the calendar.
