The article describes about the sport car, namely the Toyota hybrid racer being developed for Le Mans.  it is expected that the new car will be rolled out early in 2012 for an extensive pre-season testing program.

“Toyota has entered Le Mans before, but by using our hybrid technology this time will be a completely new challenge,” said Toyota Motorsport Chairman, Tadashi Yamashina.

Toyota’s current motorsport projects are unaffected by the announcement of the new racing program and will continue as before. Toyota last competed in the Le Mans 24-Hour as a manufacturer in the late 1990s racing the GT-One, which established a new race lap record in 1999.

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Hybrid Toyota for 2012 Le Mans

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