If you say Yamaha, it is of course famous for 2 wheeler, but it has now developed and produced an engine for 4-wheeler. Yamaha has already made an engine for F1.
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| YAMAHA F1 V12 |
The car engine business of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. started from "Toyota 2000GT (Sold during 1967)" from the year 1964.
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| TOYOTA2000GT engine |
It seem that with the start of the car that is under joint development and production by Toyota and Yamaha, it has also supplied the engines to Ford and Volvo.
The strength of Yamaha is the high speed, lightweight and compactness based on the technology cultivated for the 2-wheeler. Recently, Yamaha is supplying the V6 engine of 2.5L for Lexus IS/GS, Crown, and Mark X, in addition to the joint development and production for the V10 engine of Lexus "LFA".
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| LEXUS LFA |
Yamaha has achieved the total production of engine for car is one million in the year 1989, and two million in the year 2005, and this time it has reached three million.
Surprisingly unknown fact but Yamaha made the engine of famous car of Toyota.
[Nurburgring (North west Germany)] One of the most prominent car endurance race “Nurburgring 24hr race” will he held from 21~22 at this place.
Toyota Shouichirou (58), the president of Toyota Motor participates in the Lexus sports car "LFA".
The participation after assuming the office of the president is for the second consecutive year, is for driving one and a half hours with the Lexus sports car "LFA".
The Toyota president held the steering wheel in the car number 48 for about 1 hour on 21st, and about 30 minutes on 22nd, and finished it on the same day after 4pm by his own driving.
Toyota is participating from the year 2007 with the aim of car development and technical improvement of employee mechanic. The LFA and 86 have participated from the stage of the concept model.
