Toyota very nearly had its own version of the Ford RS200, a mid-engine, all-wheel drive rally car called the 222D. Based loosely on the first-generation MR2, the 222D was Toyota's planned entry for ...

Toyota entered the world of motorized sports in 1957 by fielding a Crown in the Round Australia Trial, also known as the Mobilgas Rally. The Japanese automaker got a taste of success in the World ...

Among the many casualties of rally racing’s Group B era was Toyota’s obscure, first-gen MR2-based prototype called the 222D. Practically ready to race when the FIA put the kibosh on Group B (and its ...

This story starts all the way back in the 1980s. FIA Group B rally reached a point where its unhindered development and exploding popularity meant that fatalities of drivers and spectators were ...

It’s the kind of triumph that strengthens not only brand pride but also Toyota’s legacy in high-performance engineering. Yet behind this success lies a forgotten hero—a car that never got to roar ...

Even casual fans of rallying have heard of Group B monsters like the Audi Quattro S1, Lancia Delta S4 and Ford RS200. The flame-spitting contingent having long since written their names into racing ...

Group B rallying of the early ’80s had been a mixed bag for Toyota. Its Celica Twin Cam Turbo had scored wins on endurance events like the Safari Rally, where toughness and relative simplicity paid ...

After military service a career as war correspondent was on the cards. But then an exclusive bursar programme in automotive journalism came 'a-knockin' - and so a 26-year journey spanning newspapers, ...

The Toyota 222D is the company’s secret rally project that never saw any action, as it was set to participate in FIA’s stillborn Group S category. The Group S was destined to replace the legendary ...

Even casual fans of rallying have heard of Group B monsters like the Audi Quattro S1, Lancia Delta S4 and Ford RS200. The flame-spitting contingent having long since written their names into racing ...