Toyota aimed at Yamaha's know how which can build DOHC motor and sport car. At that time, sport cars were not popular in Japan. Big car company could not concentrate for developing the sport cars in `60s and `70s. I guess that's why Toyota needed Yamaha's helping. After Yamaha and Toyota finished to develop Toyota 2000GT, Yamaha produced Toyota 2000GT with handmade. Toyota 2000GT had wood panel on dashboard was from the know how of Yamaha's instrument. Toyota 2000GT is very famous in the world because Toyota 2000GT was Bond's car in You Only Live Twice in 1967. After Toyota 2000GT, Yamaha helped to develop Toyota's motors; 2T-G (1970) motor for Celica 1600GT and Corolla Levin, and 1G-G (1982) motor for Soarer and Supra.
From 1989 to 1998, Yamaha developed Formula one motor and took part in Formula 1 GP. Tyrrell and Jordan used Yamaha motor. In 2002, Toyota announced Toyota MARK II iR-V, Yamaha Fortuna. Rear emblem said Yamaha Power. This car had Toyota's 1JZ motor with Yamaha's turbo which can make 300ps. This car is limited model and very rare car. The price tag of this car in used car market says over $30,000 USD. Toyota's sedan has Yamaha emblem is very strange for many people who think Yamaha is motorcycle/instruments company. But Yamaha-powered Toyota sedan is very fast. I guess if Toyota would sell Toyota cars which had Yamaha Power emblem and the car is very fast, many people would start to change the mind for Yamaha. Toyota Yaris -Yamaha Power, Scion tC or IQ-Yamaha Power, Lexus IS-Toyota power. I think it make impact. How do you think Mr. Toyota?
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