BREAKING: Toyota's chief test driver dies behind wheel of LFA in Germany
Jun 23, 2010 | 02:22 PM
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BREAKING: Toyota's chief test driver dies behind wheel of LFA in Germany 
Lexus LFA Nurburgring Edition
"We don't have much in the way of details yet, but according to a report out of Germany, Toyota's chief test driver has died in a crash on highway 410 near the Nurburgring after veering into the oncoming lane and colliding with two others test drivers driving a BMW.
While the two BMW test drivers survived the crash, the yet-unnamed Toyota driver died behind the wheel of the recently spied LFA Nurburgring Edition he was driving. The report says that the driver of the LF-A was 67 years old and Toyota's chief test driver, which leads us to believe that he is Hiromu Naruse, In addition to being the company's chief test driver, Naruse is also Akio Toyoda's personal driver and the Godfather of the LFA.
More information should be forthcoming."
Source - Autoblog.com
Jun 23, 2010 | 03:47 PM
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pretty sad to hear about such a tragedy...
that's a really shitty corner with very little time to realize and react to a unprecedented vehicle coming your way..
if both cars are fast and speeding,only god can prevent the worst case scenario
that's a really shitty corner with very little time to realize and react to a unprecedented vehicle coming your way..
if both cars are fast and speeding,only god can prevent the worst case scenario