-It is [Toyota GR Yaris RZ High Performance 2020] manufactured as a 1/18 scale handmade model car of [IDEA].
――It will be a model that faithfully reproduces the [Toyota GR Yaris RZ High Performance 2020] made as Toyota's 100% genuine sports car in 2020.
[Vehicle commentary]
――Akio Toyoda President GR Yaris was created based on the idea of [I want to regain Toyota's sports car], a project that requires a lot of effort.
――It is said that it is neither the 86 born in collaboration with Subaru nor the Supra born in collaboration with BMW, but the idea of making it 100% by Toyota.
――In development, it is a major premise to acquire WRC homologation, and instead of modifying the commercial model like the old Toyota WRC competition vehicle, the commercial model can be said to be a detuned version of the WRC participating vehicle, to the extreme. Although it calls itself Yaris, it is equipped with a platform and a dedicated engine that are different from the standard model.
-The commercial model has 3 lines of RZ system equipped with 272 horsepower 1.6 liter 3-cylinder turbo and 4WD mechanism, RC which is a competition model, and RS with 1.5 liter 3-cylinder naturally aspirated engine in FF.
--The RZ High Performance package-equipped vehicle modeled this time is equipped with Torsen LSD and BBS special forged aluminum wheels, Michelin tires, brake cooling ducts, and specially designed seats that take circuit driving into consideration. It has been.
――The price is RZ High Performance, which is 4.56 million yen, which is expensive for a compact car, but its reputation is extremely high worldwide, such as receiving the Car of the Year award in the UK, and many enthusiasts say that it is cheap considering its contents. I can nod to do it.
――Please enjoy the attractive appearance of such a `regained` Toyota sports car with our model.
[Model explanation]
――At Make Up, following GR Supra, I was blessed with the opportunity to produce GR Yaris as the official model car of GAZOO Racing.
――What is required of an official model car is, of course, to accurately miniaturize it to the dimensions of the actual car, but how to convey the `real car atmosphere` within the different scales of 1/18 and 1/43. We have positioned this as the most important issue and proceeded with the development.
――The basic prototype design is based on the 3D data of the actual vehicle provided by Toyota, but it is only an outline or a guideline, and ultimately the prototype designer's sensibility is what There are many parts to say, and the press line and surface expression of the body need to be optimized according to the scale.
――And, for example, the shape of the reflector of lights and the texture expression of each part are carefully observed in the actual vehicle, and we devise to reproduce the shape and texture.
――In addition to reproducing the interior and exterior of this 1/18 Yaris, we are also pursuing the appearance of the lower arm of the suspension that you can see when you look at the model with your eyes slightly down. The lower arm extends to the wheel side and adopts a parts composition that seems to support the wheel.
--Most of the Make Up models consist of resin bodies and parts, as well as metal parts such as sawn aluminum, white metal, and etched stainless steel, but the 1/18 GR Yaris is a mold. By using molded parts for transparent parts such as windows and outer covers of lights and wheels, we aim to reproduce the shape more faithfully to the actual vehicle and sharpen the mold.
――It is also a point that you should pay attention to the `wet` smooth paint that further enhances the charm of GR Yaris such as the glamorous rear fender.
--IM059A: Super White 2
--IM059B: Platinum White Pearl Mica
--IM059C: Precious Black Pearl
--IM059D: Emotional Red 2
--Material: Resin body, white metal parts, etched parts, aluminum sawn parts
--Acrylic base, clear case included
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )