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Toyota Racing Development or TRD is the in-house tuning shop for all Toyota, Lexus
Lexus

is the luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Toyota. First introduced in 1989 in the United States, where Lexus has become the highest-selling make of luxury car, today Lexus vehicles are available throughout the world....
, and Scion
Scion (car)

Scion is a marque of vehicles produced by Toyota founded in 2003. Scion's long-term goal is to appeal to Generation Y consumers. Scion grew from Toyota Project Genesis, a failed effort to bring younger buyers to the Toyota marque in the United States....
 cars. TRD is responsible both for improving street cars for more performance and supporting Toyota's racing interests around the world. TRD produces various tuning products and accessories, including performance suspension components, superchargers, and wheels. TRD parts are available through Toyota dealers, and are also available as accessories on brand-new Toyotas and Scions.






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Toyota Racing Development or TRD is the in-house tuning shop for all Toyota, Lexus
Lexus

is the luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Toyota. First introduced in 1989 in the United States, where Lexus has become the highest-selling make of luxury car, today Lexus vehicles are available throughout the world....
, and Scion
Scion (car)

Scion is a marque of vehicles produced by Toyota founded in 2003. Scion's long-term goal is to appeal to Generation Y consumers. Scion grew from Toyota Project Genesis, a failed effort to bring younger buyers to the Toyota marque in the United States....
 cars. TRD is responsible both for improving street cars for more performance and supporting Toyota's racing interests around the world. TRD produces various tuning products and accessories, including performance suspension components, superchargers, and wheels. TRD parts are available through Toyota dealers, and are also available as accessories on brand-new Toyotas and Scions. Performance parts for Lexus vehicles are now labeled as F-Sport and performance Lexus models are labeled F to distinguish Lexus's F division from TRD. TRD is similar to other in-house tuning shops, such as Mazdaspeed
Mazdaspeed

Mazdaspeed is Mazda's in-house race and street car tuning arm. It began in 1968 as "Mazda Sports Corner", a tuning and racing operation run by Takayoshi Ohashi, who also ran Mazda's Tokyo distributor....
 (Mazda), Nismo
Nismo

Nismo is the motorsports and performance division of Nissan. Formed in 1984 as a result of a merger of two motorsport departments, Nismo cars have participated in All Japan Sports Prototype Championship, Formula Nippon, JTCC, 24 Hours of Le Mans and 24 Hours of Daytona....
 (Nissan), Ralliart
Ralliart

is the motorsports division of Mitsubishi Motors. It is responsible for development and preparation of the company's rally racing and off-road racing vehicles, and is also used as a performance brand with parts available to the public....
 (Mitsubishi), Mugen
Mugen

Mugen is a word of Japanese origin, meaning dream, fantasy , or Infinity .It may also refer to:*Mugen Imawano, a character from the Capcom fighting game series Rival Schools...
 (Honda), STi
Subaru Tecnica International

, or STi is Fuji Heavy Industries' motorsports division. STi, along with Prodrive of the UK specializes in the preparation of a variety of vehicles for the Subaru World Rally Team which competed in the World Rally Championship ....
 (Subaru), Ford Performance Vehicles
Ford Performance Vehicles

Ford Performance Vehicles is the Melbourne-based official performance car division of Ford Australia, founded in 2002....
 (Ford Australia), Holden Special Vehicles
Holden Special Vehicles

Holden Special Vehicles, abbreviated HSV is the officially designated performance vehicle division of Australian motor automobile manufacturer Holden....
 (Holden), Mercedes' AMG division
Mercedes-AMG

Mercedes-AMG GmbH, commonly known as AMG , is the high performance division of the Mercedes-Benz car company. Mercedes-Benz acquired majority interest in AMG in 1999....
, BMW "M" models
BMW M

BMW M GmbH is a subsidiary of German car manufacturer BMW AG. Established in May 1972 with just eight employees, it grew to 400 employees by 1988....
, Audi
Audi

AUDI AG, is a Germany car manufacturer which produces cars under the Audi brand, . The name Audi is based on a latin translation of the last name of the founder August "Horch", itself the German word for ?hear." Another explanation for the origin of the name is as an acronym for ?Auto Union Deutschland Ingolstadt."...
 "RS" models or Volvo
Volvo

The Volvo Group is a Sweden supplier of commercial vehicles such as trucks, buses and construction equipment, drive systems for marine and industrial applications, aerospace components and financial services....
 R-Design models.

There are currently two official branches of TRD: TRD Japan (aka Toyota Technocraft) and TRD USA. Toyota Team Europe (TTE) evolved into the Toyota Formula One Team
Toyota F1

Toyota Racing is a Formula One team owned by Japanese car manufacturer Toyota and based in Cologne, Germany. Toyota announced their plans to participate in F1 in 1999, and after extensive testing with their TF101 initial car, the team made their debut in 2002....
 (also known as Panasonic
Panasonic

Panasonic is an international brand name for Japanese electric products manufacturer Panasonic Corporation Under this brand the company sells Plasma display and LCD display panels, DVD recorders and players, Blu-ray Disc players, camcorders, telephones, vacuum cleaners, microwave ovens, shavers, projectors, digital cameras, batteries, lapto...
 Toyota Racing) and is not under the control of TRD. TTE is a completely separate entity, and is responsible for the Formula One
Formula One

Formula One, abbreviated to F1, and currently officially referred as the FIA Formula One World Championship is the highest class of auto racing sanctioned by the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile ....
 team.

TRD Japan's Race Division concentrates on the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship Series (JGTC), All Japan F3 Championship Series, ESSO Formula Toyota Series, and Netz Cup races (Altezza Series and Vitz Series).

TRD USA's Race Division concentrates on Championship Off Road Racing (CORR), NASCAR
NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
 Craftsman Truck Series, Grand-Am Cup Sports Touring, National Hot Rod Association
National Hot Rod Association

The National Hot Rod Association is a drag racing governing body, which sets rules in drag racing and host events all over the United States and Canada, with over 80,000 drivers in its rosters, the NHRA is considered one of the largest motorsports sanctioning bodies in the world....
 (NHRA) Import Drags, and starting in 2007, NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series. Former concentrations include the Baja 1000
Baja 1000

Baja 1000 is an Offroad racing that takes place on Mexico's Baja California Peninsula in the fall. The event includes various types of vehicle classes such as small and large bore motorcycles, stock Volkswagen, production vehicles, buggies, trucks, and custom fabricated race vehicles....
, IMSA
International Motor Sports Association

The International Motor Sports Association is an United States auto racing sanctioning body based in Braselton, Georgia. It was started by John Bishop, a former employee of SCCA , and his wife Peggy in 1969 with help from William France Sr....
, and CART's Championship World Series
Champ Car

Champ Car, was the name for a class and specification of automobiles used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades, primarily for use in the Indianapolis 500 auto race....
 (from 1996–2002) and Toyota Atlantic
Champ Car Atlantic Championship

The Cooper Tires presents the Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda is a formula racing series with races throughout North America. It is often colloquially referred to as the Atlantic Championship, Champ Car Atlantics , Toyota Atlantics , or just Atlantics or Formula Atlantic, although the latter two terms risk confusion w...
 Series (from 1990–2005), and most recently the Indy Racing League
Indy Racing League

The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly American based open-wheel Auto racing.The League sanctions two series, the premier IndyCar Series , whose centerpiece is the Indianapolis 500, and Firestone Indy Lights, the official developmental series of the Indy Racing League....
 (from 2003–2005).

Toyota Team Europe, now the Toyota Formula One Team
Toyota F1

Toyota Racing is a Formula One team owned by Japanese car manufacturer Toyota and based in Cologne, Germany. Toyota announced their plans to participate in F1 in 1999, and after extensive testing with their TF101 initial car, the team made their debut in 2002....
, concentrates on Formula One World Championship Racing (F1). Former concentrations include the World Rally Championship (WRC)
World Rally Championship

The World Rally Championship is a rallying series organised by the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer....
 with the famous Toyota Celica GT-Four
Toyota Celica GT-Four

The Toyota Celica GT-Four is a high performance model of the Toyota Celica liftback, with a turbocharged Toyota 3S-GTE engine engine, and full-time AWD....
 and rally versions of the Toyota Corolla
Toyota Corolla

The Corolla is a line of subcompact car/compact cars produced by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966....
, as well as two attempts (in 1998
1998 24 Hours of Le Mans

The 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 66th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 6 and June 7, 1998....
 and 1999
1999 24 Hours of Le Mans

The 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 67th 24 Hours of Le Mans, and took place on June 12 and June 13, 1999....
) at the 24 Hours of Le Mans
24 Hours of Le Mans

The 24 Hours of Le Mans is a sports car racing endurance racing held annually since near the town of Le Mans, Sarthe, France. Commonly known as the Grand Prix of Endurance, it is organised by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest and runs on a Circuit de la Sarthe containing closed public roads that are meant not only to test a car and dr...
 with the GT-One
Toyota GT-One

The Toyota GT-One was a racing car initially developed as a racing car for grand tourer style rules, but later adapted into a Le Mans prototype....
.

Toyota Australia
Toyota Australia

Toyota Motor Corporation Australia, or Toyota Australia, is a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation, which is based in Japan. TMCA markets Toyota products and manages motorsport, advertising and business operations for Toyota Motor Corporation in Australia....
 introduced a TRD division in August 2007, with the supercharged
Supercharger

A supercharger is an air Gas compressor used for forced induction of an internal combustion engine. The greater mass flow-rate provides more oxygen to support combustion than would be available in a naturally-aspirated engine, which allows more fuel to be provided and more work to be done per cycle, increasing the power output of the engine...
 Toyota Aurion
Toyota Aurion

The Toyota Aurion, is a mid-size car produced by Toyota in Australia and parts of Asia since 2006. The Aurion is essentially a Toyota Camry#Seventh generation with revised front- and rear-end treatment, along with changes to the interior....
 V6, followed by a high-performance variant of the 4WD Toyota Hilux
Toyota Hilux

The Toyota Hilux, and Toyota Tacoma, are compact pickup trucks built and marketed by the Toyota Motor Corporation. The Hilux name was adopted as a replacement for the Stout in 1969, and remains in use worldwide....
 in April 2008 . According to Toyota Australia, there will not be a high-performance version of the Toyota Corolla
Toyota Corolla

The Corolla is a line of subcompact car/compact cars produced by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966....
 being sold under TRD despite its popularity, instead speculation suggested a third model was likely to be a Toyota RAV4
Toyota RAV4

The Toyota RAV4 is a compact SUV crossover SUV built and marketed by the Toyota Motor Corporation. The car was introduced in Japan and Europe in 1994 and sales began in North America in 1996 to cater to consumers wanting a vehicle that had most of the benefits of SUVs, such as increased cargo room, higher visibility, and the option of full-t...
. TRD is aimed to compete with local in-house tuning shops Holden Special Vehicles
Holden Special Vehicles

Holden Special Vehicles, abbreviated HSV is the officially designated performance vehicle division of Australian motor automobile manufacturer Holden....
 (HSV) and Ford Performance Vehicles
Ford Performance Vehicles

Ford Performance Vehicles is the Melbourne-based official performance car division of Ford Australia, founded in 2002....
 (FPV).

However, in December 2008 Toyota Australia announced it would be ceasing production of its TRD range. The decision will take effect from 31 March 2009.

See also

  • Lexus F division
    Lexus F division

    The Lexus F marque represents the high-performance division of cars produced by Lexus. The F marque refers to Flagship and Fuji Speedway, the site of Lexus performance vehicle development in Oyama, Shizuoka, Sunto District, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan....
  • Toyota in motorsports
    Toyota in motorsports

    Since its introduction to motorsports in the early 1970s, Toyota has been involved in a number of motorsport activities, most notably in Formula One, NASCAR, IndyCar, sports car racing, and rallying....


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