However this wasn’t only a day for followers and people to come back alongside and look. They performed their half. Some got sizzling laps in World Rally Automobiles, whereas others joined a 66-strong line up for a parade lap of the Yongin Speedway in N and GR metallic.
It was a sight to behold. And Sunday was a lesson in simply what will be achieved when producer worlds collide.
Hyundai Motor group government chair Euisun Chung stated: “Once I met with [Toyota Motor Corporation] chairman Akio Toyoda earlier this yr, we found our mutual ardour for racing, and I used to be delighted that we may maintain this occasion. Chairman Toyoda is somebody within the automotive trade that I respect deeply, and it’s an honor to be right here with him immediately,”
Toyoda mirrored that heat, saying: “Earlier this yr, I had the pleasure of assembly with government chair Chung in Japan, the place this excellent concept took form. And right here we’re, simply 10 months later, making this unbelievable occasion a actuality!
“I want to categorical my heartfelt gratitude to everybody who helped carry this occasion to life. Collectively, Toyota and Hyundai are becoming a member of palms to create a greater society and form the way forward for mobility.”
