Toyota GR Yaris livery contest winner honors essential workers

To close out an insane 12 months, Toyota U.K. has pulled the wraps off a GR Yaris that pays tribute to essential staff on the front strains of the COVID-19 pandemic. Revealed at the WRC year nearer in Monza, Italy, the vehicle is decorated with a mural developed by a sixteen-12 months-previous significant college pupil as aspect of a “Design and style a Rally Car Livery” artwork contest sponsored by Toyota and Wales Rally Wonderful Britain.

The vehicle, you may well observe, is carrying the unofficial image of 2020 — a facial area mask with elastic straps wrapped all-around the facet mirrors. Along its sides are profiles of a nurse, trainer, development worker, shopkeeper and a law enforcement officer, symbolizing professions that have retained the environment turning through the wellness disaster.

Contest winner Alice Goodliffe, a pupil at Ysgol Uwchradd secondary college in Plasmawr, Wales, is a WRC fan. “I’m a big rally fan and was definitely gutted when this year’s Wales Rally GB was cancelled [owing to COVID-19],” she said. Which is why her style incorporates daffodils, the official flower of Wales. Goodliffe included the rainbow on the roof “as a sign of hope through these tough times.”

To tie up the Wales connection, going into the closing WRC round of the 12 months, Welsh driver Elfyn Evans held the points guide for the Toyota Gazoo Racing WRC staff. However, he was beaten by teammate Sébastien Ogier, who took the Drivers’ Championship in the closing points rely, although Hyundai received the Manufacturers’ Championship all round.

However, Toyota’s 257-horsepower (in U.K. spec) homologation incredibly hot hatch has served as a emphasize for vehicle fans in an or else bleak 12 months, and a celebration of essential staff caps off 2020 correctly.