Toyota Wants To Build A Replica Of The Nürburgring In Japan

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Not really Supra related, but I thought I would share anyways.

https://www.motor1.com/news/234062/toyota-building-replica-nurburgring/

It'll be part of a huge testing complex in the company's home country.

Toyota is investing massively in a new testing complex that will feature a replica of the Nürburgring.

According to Nikkei Asian Review, the company is planning to build an epic new research and development center in Aichi, in central Honshu Island, Japan, which will feature as many as 11 different test tracks, with one mirroring Nordschleife track in western Germany where Toyota – and almost every other car manufacturer – currently tests its models.

It won't be an inch-for-inch recreation, however. Unlike the Nürburgring's Nordschleife circuit, which measures 12.9 miles (20.7 kilometers), Toyota's version of the track will be just 3.3 miles (5.3 km), but will feature a range of corners and elevation changes similar to the legendary German facility.

The track will be used to test steering and braking ability on new cars in tough conditions to ensure its cars can meet regulations worldwide, with cars developed at the site set to be delivered to popular markets like the United States and Europe, as well as developing markets such as India and South America.

Total investment in the huge new facility has been reported as being over £2 billion (about $2.8 billion at the current exchange rates), but it is said to be a necessary expense as Toyota's current test and development facilities are now at capacity as it looks to develop more alternative energy vehicles. Most of the 11 tracks at the site will handle electric vehicle development.

The new site is set to open by 2023, and will be staffed by 3,300 employees initially. A further 550 employees will be hired later on.
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https://bestcarweb.jp/feature/column/2429

Toyota Reproduced in Japan Why is Null Necessary for Building a Car?

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 The Nissan GT-R was also selected as the stage of development, Nürburgring, known as "Nuru". Many European cars have done tests before marketing here so far and have improved the completeness of the car. It is said that Toyota is trying to reproduce such "sacred place of car making" in Aichi Prefecture. What kind of story does Null have so special? Mr. Mizuno Kazutoshi who has served as GT-R development manager explained the reasons from an engineer's point of view.

Statement: Best Car Editorial / Photo: editorial department, NISSAN Best Car 2017 year 7 May 26 days issue

Nur produces "a pocketful safe car"
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Alfa Romeo Stelvio, who develops at Nure. Winding, rugged road surface enhances car safety
 After the First World War, Germany made a course for automobile development in Nürburg in order to establish the position as a global automobile kingdom with economic recovery measures.

 For a car that could only be developed at a low speed at the time of construction and developed safely, for a car with a much higher driving speed in modern times Nürl changed to a dangerous course with inputs and this eventually resulted in a car It was decided to create durability reliability and depth of pocket.

 Invisible blind corners and complex ups and downs, and rough road surfaces are not simply short-lived times, but in any circumstances handling stability (= steering stability) balance well-handled deep safe car You can make.

 Even at the upper and lower loads of the suspension, even at the load of the engine. Unfortunately to make a "car in the true meaning" unfortunately, I can not help saying it is difficult in the current Japanese environment.

Why did the GT-R develop using Nu?
 I publicly explained "Why did you develop using Nuel" in every opportunity such as the GT-R presentation?

 It will be a review here ... .... For example, if you take one input, if you enter the input of a regular manufacturer's test course as 1, it will be more than doubled in Sendai Highland, and it will be about 5 times if it becomes further Null.

 In that sense, the development of NULL will further raise the durability and reliability of various parts such as power train and chassis than domestically developing it. Compared to the harshness of Nürl and the magnitude of input, the normal test course can be seen even in the garden of bonsai. 

 It was a difficult course that made Sendai Highland a development base in Japan, because the track was rough, the input was big and the view was not good. The car set here was able to be used as it was in Nürburg. However, a car set with Sugo and Mt. Fuji that safer the road surface cleaned up and saw it well saw did not pass through to Nürburg.

It is not "GT-R so it's NULL"
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Toyota's C-HR boiling down the car with Nuel
 Although the story returns, it is not that "GT-R so Nure", even if the car is a SUV, a sedan, a one box, if it is a moderately high-performance car bring it to Nürbu licks the road Like, you can finish it in a safe car where the sense of grounding is kept wherever you go.

 The car type does not matter to the depth of the bosom of running or durability reliability at high loads. GT-R So it's not Nure, it's a SUV so it's not a good test course.

 Toyota C - HR said that he is running in Nure, but I was satisfied with the height of the body rigidity (C - HR) and the good balance of the grounding of the four wheels I felt when driving.

 Running in Nure will create a deep driving, but in addition, the ride will be better.

 However, if the engine is about 2 L NA, it loses to Nure's course due to power shortage, so the input does not change much with Japanese test course or circuit development, so the effect of improving durability reliability will be diminished. I can not expect much cost-effectiveness of taking the trouble to bring it to Nürburg.

Development with a 2L turbo-engine equipped vehicle that will require strong torque from a low speed range and require subtle accelerator control will be effective.

Europe and Japan have different "environments" of car making
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Mr. Mizuno is now a Taiwanese car manufacturer, Lux Jen U6
 The test course of domestic car manufacturers has always been a road surface that can run flat and safely so that accidents do not occur due to renovation from the viewpoint of ensuring safety, but the road surface of Nuel is rough and dangerous up-down There are also numerous blind corners, many of whom died and injured each year.

 Even when developing GT - R, the emergency siren was constantly ringing. For Japan, there are provisions for many safety disasters, including laws such as Labor Standards Law and Safety Management Standards, for development test runs, and it is impossible to create a dangerous and violent course like Nu.

 In addition, it is set up to a license plate dedicated to development, not only test courses of limited conditions, but also Europe and the United States etc. that require every quality using real roads such as mountain roads and towns and unlimited speed outbursts Differences, development runs using public roads are prohibited by law in Japan.

 Naturally, in the high performance SUV etc. of the new platform which I am currently developing under the "Lacsgen" brand, tests in NULL are taken into consideration.

 Because ... ... even minor change car development of the U6 model on sale under the class has been upgraded for upgrading reliability and high performance, I have been testing at the autopolis circuit in Kyushu where input is severer and more than this High Performance New Platform Application If you think about the performance of a senior model (to Nure or Autobahn), it is strange. Please expect from now.

◆ Nürburgring (North Course) Basic data
· Location / Germany · Rhineland-Palatinate
· Access / About 1 1/2 hours by car from Frankfurt Airport
· Established year / 1927
· Course length / 20.8 km
· Main race / Nürburgring 24 hour endurance, F1 (before 1983)
 

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Somewhat unrelated, but Toyota is also planning on building a private ranch/retreat for Toyota VIPs in Denton, Texas, close to their new HQ in Plano. The ranch is supposed to have a small race track on it as well. Would be very interesting if they used that for pre-production testing as well...
 

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correct^

Akio spends so much time in TX that they decided to build a ranch lol
HQ is less than five minutes from my parents' house actually. I'm hoping to be able to visit the HQ sometime in the future, it looks pretty rad. Not to mention, they're moving the museum there as well.
 

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Isn't Japan already the size of the Nurburgring? (joke)

I've been thinking someone should build something similar in the USA. How is it with all that land we still don't have one?
 

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Isn't Japan already the size of the Nurburgring? (joke)

I've been thinking someone should build something similar in the USA. How is it with all that land we still don't have one?
Noise and zoning regulations. Even historic tracks like Laguna Seca are constantly under threat of being shut down despite being well established.
 

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Noise and zoning regulations. Even historic tracks like Laguna Seca are constantly under threat of being shut down despite being well established.
IE, irwindale.
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