Toyota technical centre showcases end-to-end vehicle development

• Toyota presents its end-to-end vehicle development approach at the new Toyota Technical Center Shimoyama. 

• Design, engineering, testing and repair brought together at one integrated site, focusing on intensive, real-world driving cycles. 

• The event marked the global premiere of the all‑new Lexus TZ, Lexus’s first three‑row BEV SUV, developed at Shimoyama. 

• Purpose‑built test courses replicate demanding real‑world conditions, reinforcing Toyota’s philosophy that “roads build cars” and accelerating continuous improvement with “Drive, Break, Fix” philosophy. 

• Toyota also demonstrated future mobility and disaster‑response initiatives, including helicopter‑based transport trials and community disaster preparedness activities.  

Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) today held a media and stakeholder event at the new Toyota Technical Center Shimoyama (TTC-S), its research and development centre in Toyota City/Okazaki City, Japan.  

The event showcased the front line of its ever-better car-making initiatives – where a cycle of highly intense driving, intentional breaking, rapid on-site fixing and then retesting is carried out.  

To add emphasis to the occasion, the event featured the global premiere of a product of this end-to-end development approach, the all-new Lexus TZ. 

As part of its future mobility initiatives, the showcase also featured demonstrations that including helicopter transportation tests and disaster preparedness drills held with local authorities and communities. 

The full press release can be found at global.toyota. 

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