To learn much more about the history of Group S, please CLICK HERE! They entrusted the project, which was code-named “222D”, to Toyota Team Europe (TTE). In 1985, the announcement of the Group S class with its mere 10 units to be produced convinced Toyota to join the madness. The solution would demand a radical (and very expensive) new concept. The car used a traditional design closely derived from a production model and featured rear-wheel drive, hence it proved not to be competitive against its purpose-built mid-engine or four-wheel drive competitors. Toyota’s first attempt at making a competitive Group B car for the World Rally Championship (WRC) came in 1983 with the Toyota Celica TwinCam Turbo.
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