Wednesday, November 30th, 2011 at 10:30 pm
It’s not an understatement to say that the Toyota GT 86 is without question one of the most hotly anticipated models to come out of Toyota in quite some time. So when the car was officially revealed, we didn’t have to wait long to see a racing prototype come to life soon thereafter.
Turns out, Toyota Racing Development has developed not just one, but two prototypes based on the GT86: The N0 and the N1.
Official details behind the two models have yet to be revealed, but the Japanese website Response managed to take a few photos of the two cars as they were being prepared for the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show. Compared to the 86 N0, the 86 N1 appears to be the more aggressively tuned of the two, as evidenced by the enormous carbon fiber rear wing the race car is sporting. The N1 also comes with the same logos and decals the N0 has, as well as special TRD badges found throughout the vehicle.
As far as engine enhancements are concerned, we’re pretty sure that TRD did something to both models to improve on their performance capabilities. Nothing has been announced yet, but we expect details to be revealed sooner rather than later.
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011 at 10:30 pm
Written by: Erick Ayapana
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November 30 2011 2:00 PM
The United Auto Workers today is picketing a number of Hyundai dealerships throughout the nation. But they’re making it clear that they’re not voicing their discontent about the thus-far failed attempt to organize workers at Hyundai’s American assembly plants.
Instead, the UAW, along with other international unions, will participate in a “global day of action” to support the Korean Metal Workers in Hyundai’s home country. According to Automotive News, a worker there was fired for “reporting sexual harassment at a Hyundai subcontractor.”
“This has nothing to do with the domestic organizing campaign,” Michele Martin, a UAW spokeswoman, said to Automotive News. “Hyundai is not the target.”
The UAW concedes that they will not meet their goal of organizing the employees of at least one international automaker with plants in the U.S. Along with Hyundai, the UAW had their eyes set on Volkswagen, Toyota, and Mercedes-Benz, but failed to persuade those workers to organize.
“At this point, our hope is to make a decision about who we’re going to target by the end of the year,” Martin said. “But obviously, we won’t have the organizing campaign completed by the end of the year.”
The UAW currently has 376,612 members, which is about one-quarter of the organization’s 1.5 million member peak reached in 1979.
Source: Automotive News
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