Toyota Avensis BTCC racer revealed

Toyota will enter two new Avensis " Generation Touring Cars" (NGTC) in the 2011 BTCC season, and the team unveiled its two cars at an event at the Silverstone circuit. The two cars will feature different livery to represent the two privateer teams that run them.

The car that will be run by Dynojet Racing will feature distinctive orange paintwork, and will be driven by Frank Wrathall Jr., while the other car will be run by Hughes Motorsport and Speedworks, liveried in blue and white and piloted by Tony Hughes.

"The Toyota looks amazing and we are all delighted with it,"said Wrathall. "Yes, it is frustrating not to have done more testing, but the first few rounds were always going to be tough for us, so we will just get on with it and do the best, most competitive job that we can."

Both cars were built by GPR Motorsport, at Toyota's British factory in Burnaston. Wrathall's race car will be powered by a 2.0-litre turbocharged Toyota engine that has been developed by X Ctech R, and produces over 300bhp. The unit is said to be one of the lightest and most powerful in the championship.