• Toyota Technical Center Shimoyama
    Toyota Technical Center Shimoyama
  • Toyota Technical Center Shimoyama
    Toyota Technical Center Shimoyama
  • Toyota Technical Center Shimoyama
    Toyota Technical Center Shimoyama
  • Toyota Technical Center Shimoyama
    Toyota Technical Center Shimoyama
  • Toyota Technical Center Shimoyama
    Toyota Technical Center Shimoyama
  • Toyota Technical Center Shimoyama
    Toyota Technical Center Shimoyama
  • Helicopter
    Helicopter
  • Helicopter
    Helicopter
  • Helicopter
    Helicopter
  • Helicopter
    Helicopter
  • Helicopter
    Helicopter
  • Helicopter
    Helicopter
  • Presentation scene of the new TZ
    Presentation scene of the new TZ
  • Chief Engineer of the new TZ
    Chief Engineer of the new TZ
  • Project Chief Designer of the new TZ
    Project Chief Designer of the new TZ
  • Design sketch of the new TZ
    Design sketch of the new TZ
  • Technology display for the new TZ
    Technology display for the new TZ
  • Technology display for the new TZ
    Technology display for the new TZ
  • ES Chief Engineer (right) and Chief Designer (left)
    ES Chief Engineer (right) and Chief Designer (left)
  • ES technology presentation
    ES technology presentation
  • Ride-along test-drive scene featuring the new TZ and ES
    Ride-along test-drive scene featuring the new TZ and ES
  • Ride-along test-drive scene of the new TZ
    Ride-along test-drive scene of the new TZ
  • Design department floor tour
    Design department floor tour
  • Maintenance floor tour
    Maintenance floor tour
  • Dirt course
    Dirt course
  • Dirt course
    Dirt course
  • TTC-S facility bus tour
    TTC-S facility bus tour
  • Emergency preparedness drill
    Emergency preparedness drill
  • Emergency preparedness drill
    Emergency preparedness drill

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May 07, 2026
Toyota Showcases End-to-End Vehicle Development at Technical Center in Japan

Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) today held a media and stakeholder event at the Toyota Technical Center Shimoyama (TTC-S), its research and development center located across Toyota City and Okazaki City in Aichi Prefecture. The event showcased the frontline of its ever-better car-making initiatives―where a cycle of highly intense driving, intentional breaking, rapid onsite fixing and then retesting is carried out. To underline, the event featured the global premiere of a product of this end-to-end development approach, the all-new Lexus TZ.