Following the Malaysian launch of the fourth-generation Toyota Vios, the family Japanese B-segment sedan nameplate in its newest guise – codenamed NGC102 – has been unveiled in race automobile kind for the Vios Problem one-make racing collection within the Toyota Gazoo Racing Competition in Malaysia.
Making its debut within the third and remaining spherical for the just-concluded sixth season of the Vios Problem one-make racing collection, the new-generation Vios race automobile has already seen observe motion with the Promotional class of racers for celebrities over the previous weekend.
Like its track-going NCP150-generation predecessor, the newest model of the one-make racer is made on the UMW Toyota plant in Bukit Raja, Shah Alam, and continues to make use of the 2NR-VE 1.5 litre naturally aspirated four-cylinder petrol engine with Twin VVTi, producing 106 PS at 6,000 rpm and 138 Nm of torque at 4,200 rpm.
For this racing utility, the Vios Problem automobile is outfitted with a full, racing exhaust system spanning the manifold, mid-section by to the muffler. Additionally differentiated from the road-going Vios is its transmission, which is a five-speed guide gearbox with a racing clutch in addition to a limited-slip differential for improved entrance axle grip by the turns.
That mentioned, the 9 models allotted for the superstar racers collaborating within the Promotional class within the upcoming seventh season of the Vios Problem will use the constantly variable transmission as discovered on road-going variations (as depicted right here), whereas racers in different classes will use the guide transmission.
Shifting on to the fourth-generation Vios that employs the Daihatsu New World Structure (DNGA) platform has made for a lighter, stiffer physique in addition to wider wheel observe widths, together with improved aerodynamics in comparison with the third-generation automobile. Whereas the 2NR-VE engine yields barely decrease outputs in comparison with the earlier 2NR-FE unit, the brand new race automobile is faster on account of its improved bodyshell, says Toyota.
Chassis upgrades obtained by the Vios in its racing guise embody adjustable suspension, entrance strut tower bar and racing brake pads (brake calipers stay commonplace), and the Promotional class automobile right here seems to be primarily based on the Vios G variant judging by its rear disc brakes and electrical parking brake setup.
In the meantime, racers in different classes utilizing the NGC102 within the upcoming Vios Problem season will use automobiles primarily based on the Vios E, which continues to employs drum brakes on its rear axle and a mechanical hand brake lever. For rolling inventory, the newest race automobile rolls on 15-inch Enkei Tuning SC58 in a 7J width, shod in Toya Proxes TR1 tyres measuring 195/55R15 which is identical as that accessible to the general public.
As earlier than, security upgrades are utilized to the newest one-make racing Vios, with tools together with a six-point roll cage, a racing bucket seat with six-point racing harness, electrical energy cut-off change, and a fireplace extinguisher, all assembly FIA rules. Additionally included listed below are a digital video recorder in addition to a three-spoke racing steering wheel of a 350 mm diameter.
The most recent, NGC102-generation Toyota Vios race automobile is accessible for buy forward of the seventh season of the Vios Problem, and orders might be directed to the UMW Toyota racing administration division at +6016 367 3300.
NGC102 Toyota Vios Problem race automobile, official photographs
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