June 24, 2010

Toyota's Chief Test Driver Dies, Evora

Hiromu Naruse, the 67 years old chief test driver of Toyota has died while driving the Lexus LF-A after colliding with two test drivers driving in a BMW 3-Series.


Both cars are designed to be quite safe in an event of a crash. Especially the Lexus LF-A, which is a supercar. Such car has been designed for the passengers onboard to survive a high speed crash! However, speed do kill...
Both drivers in the BMW sustained life-threatening injuries while one is in critical condition. Hope they will survive. according to the picture below, both car's interior compartment still remains its shape after the crash. It was the force which injured the drivers.

My condolence to Hiromu Naruse's family.



The stylish Lotus Evora launched in Malaysia with a RM443,480-RM500k price tag! The 2+2 mid-engine sport car features a 3.5cc 276bhp engine from Toyota!
It is a great addition to Lotus's car lineup.

Love its cockpit a lot!

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