Hyundai Motor Company, in collaboration with Toyota Motor Corporation, announced that the brands will host a unique motorsports event, the "Hyundai N x Toyota Gazoo Racing Festival".
The event, to be held at Everland Speedway in Yong-in, South Korea on October 27, 2024, marks the first collaboration between Hyundai N and Toyota Gazoo Racing in Korea. It aims to showcase high-performance models and race cars from both companies, while providing Korean fans with the opportunity to experience the exciting world of motorsport.
Hyundai Motor Company and Toyota Motor Corporation will host a ‘Track Day’ event where customers can immerse themselves in high-performance culture and witness Hyundai N and Toyota GR vehicles in action.
The highlight of the event will be a rally-style demonstration drive featuring race cars and professional drivers from each company's World Rally Team. Customers will also be able to experience the performance of these competition vehicles firsthand through a test drive.
In a nod towards the future of motorsport, the festival will also showcase future-oriented prototypes, such as Hyundai Motor’s IONIQ 5 N Drift Spec and hydrogen-powered N Vision 74, as well as the Pikes Peak record-holding IONIQ 5 N TA Spec. Toyota will showcase Toyota Gazoo Racing’s hydrogen combustion engine AE86 H2 Concept based on the Sprinter Trueno, and the liquid hydrogen-powered GR Corolla.
Euisun Chung and Akio Toyoda will attend the event. Chung is the executive chair of the Hyundai Motor Group, while Toyoda is the chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation.
Source: Hyundai