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1700hp Toyota TRD Aurion Pro FX
Toyota unveiled the TRD Aurion Pro-Factory Xtreme (Pro-FX) drag car at Willowbank Raceway in Queensland today ahead of its debut outing at the biggest event in Australian drag racing, the 2008 Winter nationals.

Run by former Australian champion Tony Wedlock and his Ultimate Motorsport team, the TRD Aurion Pro-FX has a top speed of more than 350km/h.

Powered by a turbocharged six-cylinder Toyota engine, the TRD Aurion Pro-FX produces 1300kW and launches from 0-100km/h in less than one second.

Wedlock will debut the car at this weekend’s Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) Winternationals - the headline event of the 2008 Australian season.

Toyota Australia motorsport manager Todd Connolly said the TRD Aurion Pro-FX perfectly complemented Toyota Australia’s new range of performance-bred TRD-branded road cars.

“Toyota is synonymous with quality, durability and reliability, while TRD has added style, passion and performance to our line-up,” Connolly said.

“Today’s unveiling of the Ultimate Motorsport TRD Aurion Pro-FX takes us to a whole new level - this car has performance and excitement by the bucket-load.

“We are excited to have Tony Wedlock and the Ultimate Motorsport TRD Aurion Pro-FX spearheading our new drag racing program.”

Wedlock, a former Australian Pro Stock Champion, said the car has been designed and built specifically to run in the new Pro-Factory Xtreme (Pro-FX) category, a class aimed at high-performance six-cylinder vehicles.

The experienced national champion said he was looking forward to debuting the TRD Aurion Pro-FX at Australian drag racing’s biggest event.

“We are eager to show that as well as good looks, our Ultimate Motorsports TRD Aurion Pro-FX has performance to match,” Wedlock said.

“We are looking to push the performance envelope this weekend.”

To celebrate the launch of the TRD Aurion Pro-FX, Willowbank is holding the Toyota Drag Racing Legends Race for Charity that will see four legends of the sport face-off in TRD Aurion road cars.

Run over two heats and a final, the event will showcase the credentials of the TRD Aurion over the quarter-mile, while also raising money for the winner’s chosen charity. Read Article
1700hp Toyota TRD Aurion Pro FX



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TheSailorTheSailor - 6/6/2008 1:48:07 PMView My AgentSpace
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Actually, this is not a drag car but a test bed for the upcoming LF-AR which will complete the Nordsleife (the old nürburgring) in less than 6 minutes!

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Kraut_godKraut_god - 6/6/2008 4:13:22 PM
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take one of those zeros off and youd have BMW numbers.


EvoAudiEvoAudi - 6/6/2008 8:02:28 PMView My AgentSpace
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Cant beat me cuz THE VTEC JUST KICKED IN YO'!

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lexusrox123lexusrox123 - 6/9/2008 1:44:57 PM
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where are the wheels? lol, u can barely see 'em

i dont like the bikini style grille, btw

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