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06-23-2010, 06:52 PM
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  Drives: '09 Yaris & '10 Auris Join Date: Apr 2009
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Toyota/Lexus chief test driver died near Nürburgring today
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/23/b...-germany-ring/
RIP Hiromu Naruse and best wishes to the passengers of the BMW.    Picture Source: Rhein Zeitung |
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06-23-2010, 09:08 PM
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Heart Up! Vitz
Drives: トヨタ Vitz Join Date: Jun 2007
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It's a sad day....sad to hear this :(
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06-24-2010, 05:55 AM
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It is not clarified how this accident happened. Both cars are test cars, even the BMW was full of electronics. All Drivers have been wearing helmets (on a normal road?!).
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06-24-2010, 11:06 AM
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NOOOOO!!! Poor LF-A
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06-24-2010, 10:42 PM
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Not just a "regular" LFA, but a special edition. Sad for the driver of course, but for that sweet ride too.
By the way: Is that BLOOD smeared across that helmet?
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06-24-2010, 11:20 PM
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How do you know? Maybe he was eating a hotdog while driving. Maybe that's what caused the wreck.
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06-26-2010, 01:48 AM
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Heart Up! Vitz
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i despise the driver assist technology...
And yes, that is blood smeared on the helmet. |
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06-26-2010, 01:54 AM
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I still think it might be ketchup, not brain splatter. ... well not really ... but I hate driver assists too. My car doesn't even have ABS and I love it.
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07-16-2010, 02:27 AM
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The Fit is NO!
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It wasn't just a typical test driver...Hiromu Naruse was behind the wheel, he wasn't just a test driver, he was Toyota's Michael Schumacher, and he was also responsible for helping design and test a laundry list of the most beautiful toy's of all time!
2000GT 1600GT GTSport Corolla GTS/Trueno EVERY FRIKKIN GENERATION OF CELICA EVERY FRIKKIN GENERATION OF SUPRA EVERY FRIKKIN GENERATION OF MR2/S Lexus IS and of course, the LFA The world of Toyota is darker for his absence
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07-16-2010, 03:01 AM
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RIP Hiromu Naruse
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07-16-2010, 03:22 AM
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Crazy Girl (Kasey)
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RIP Hiromu Naruse & LFA
Very sad to hear. |
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