TOYOTA: TURNING JAPANESE HEADS WITH A RAFT OF RACING BATTLERS

There used to be something quite endearing about the Japanese firms that tried to triumph on the global motorsport scene.

Ingenious and always memorable, the battlers from the Far East would simply not give up in their quest to crack the usually European-dominated big events and championships. In terms of rallying, the breakthrough came with Toyota in 1990 then in 1991 Mazda finally conquered Le Mans.

Toyota has prevailed in recent seasons and, having been unable to crack Formula 1, has been the benchmark on both the World Endurance Championship and the World Rally Championship.

Here, we pick out our 10 favourite Toyota machines and we need you to have your say on which has been the finest from the Aichibased firm. Details of how to make your voice heard are in the panel (above).

THE CONTENDERS

1 Toyota Celica 2000GT

It took Toyota three years after its