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Toyota 88C
The Toyota 88C is a sports car prototype designed by Toyota in Team Toyota Tom’s took part in the 1988 Le Mans 24 Hours with an
1988, according to the Group C specifications.
88C carrying number 36 sponsored by Minolta, a Japanese worldwi-
de manufacturer of cameras, photocopiers, fax machines, and laser
The car, designed by Dome, was an evolution of the 87 model. It printers.
was powered by a 2.1 liter, water cooled, 680-hp, 4 cylinder turbo-
charged engine unit, named “3S-GT”, with 16 valves driven by dou- The car was driven by Geoff Lees, Kaoru Hoshino and Masanori
ble over head camshaft. The chassis was an aluminum monocoque, Sekiya.
whose composite bodywork was made of carbon fiber and kevlar.
