A production version of Toyota Gazoo’s GR Super Sport Concept is set to be entered into a new hypercar-based class at the Le Mans 24 Hours endurance race from 2020. New rules announced by the FIA will allow hypercars such as the Aston Martin Valkyrie and McLaren Senna to race in competition form from 2020 onwards. Toyota’s hybrid concept, revealed last year, looks close to the form that will be adopted by such models and is likely to be part of this new pack. Homologation rules dictate that the top-rung Le Mans hypercars must be strongly related to roadgoing equivalents, meaning reigning LMP1 champion Gazoo Racing will soon reveal a road-going version of last year’s concept. The company says: “Both road and race car are undergoing design and intensive development at the company’s technical centres in Toyota City, Higashi-Fuji and Cologne.” The model’s name has yet to be confirmed. First shown at last year’s Tokyo Auto Salon, the concept is based on the company’s World Endurance Championship prototype racer, the TS050 Hybrid. The concept features the same carbonfibre structure as the racing model and has a 2.4-litre V6 petrol engine with electric assistance behind its cockpit. The road-going version of Gazoo Racing’s concept will sit above the new Supra. Gazoo, Toyota’s performance and racing arm, also recently introduced the Yaris GRMN hot hatch, which marked Gazoo’s arrival in Britain and serves as its entry-level model. Gazoo president Shigeki Tomoyama said: “If the e-Palette concept (an autonomous pod that was revealed in Las Vegas) is the next generation of the horse-drawn carriage, the GR Super Sport Concept would be the polar opposite as the next-generation racehorse. Its appeal is more personal, like that of a much-loved horse to its owner. “Despite the differences between the two concept models, both are electrified vehicles equipped with the latest IT technologies and are set to become safe and environmentally friendly connected
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Government commits $17 million in Ontario to fight drug-induced driving
No matter how you slice it, consuming any amount of cannabis before driving is dangerous.Jocelyn Malette / Sun Media The Canadian federal government has announced its plans to crack down on drug-impaired driving in Ontario by investing $17 million in a variety of provincial initiatives. The spending is part of the fed’s $81-million commitment to supporting public and road safety activities across the country Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction Bill Blair took to the podium to announce the plan that will help train and equip 40 per cent of Ontario’s front line police officers with field sobriety testing skills by 2021, while also helping to educate the public about the risks of driving while high or otherwise impaired. Impaired driving is a dangerous criminal offence that will not be tolerated in Ontario,” said Sylvia Jones, Solicitor General of Ontario. “Getting behind the wheel while impaired by alcohol or cannabis puts you at odds with the vast majority of your fellow citizens who take the safety of themselves and others seriously. Police are on the front lines of the fight to make our roads safe, and our government will continue to support them in this imperative work. Portions of the funds will go to purchasing screening devices for police, likely including a new tool that’s currently undergoing a 30-day testing period. There’s also a new ad campaign on the way, meant to educate and deter people from getting behind the wheel after using cannabis. And while it’s not solely about Canada’s latest legal vice, weed (or cannabis as we’re all calling it now), Blair clearly stated that it was mostly to fight “persistent myths and misconceptions” surrounding cannabis-impaired driving. Far too many Canadians continue to risk their lives and the lives of others by driving while impaired by cannabis or other drugs,” said Blair. “The measures we are taking gives officers the tools, training and resources they need to detect impaired drivers, get them off our roads and keep our communities safe. The combination of Canada’s strict new impaired driving legislation and these new tools for frontline law enforcement mean that anyone who drives impaired will be caught and face serious legal consequences. Don’t drive
Origin: Government commits $17 million in Ontario to fight drug-induced driving
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