TRD : Toyota Racing Development Review

TRD Toyota Racing Development Logo

Okay buddy MCR, we start enlightening his emblem with this legendary logo ...

Understanding TRD aka Toyota Racing Development. TRD is an in-house Tuner or an official hi-performance / racing parts provider from Toyota, Lexus (now TRD for Lexus called F-division).

In addition to providing performance enhancement parts, TRD also released cars with pre-installed TRD parts.

TRD Toyota Racing Development Emblem

TRD itself is divided into three divisions, namely TRD USA, TRD Japan, and Toyota Motorsport Gmbh. Each one handles different areas and types of racing.

• TRD USA operates in the United States, and represents Toyota in the NASCAR, NHRA, Baja 1000, and other typical American races with its mainstay TRD V8 american style engine. 
• TRD Japan concentrates on Japan Super-GT (JGTC) event. With Toyota Motorsport Gmbh. It operates in Europe concentrating on the WRC, 24H Le Mans, and was in F1.

TRD Toyota Racing Development Sportivo Emblem

So what about TRD Sportivo that many circulating in Indonesia? Do not be sad, still counted as TRD part, just adopting body-kit styling parts (not yet enter performance enhancer parts, because TRD Sportivo body-kit is not tested in wind tunnel).

So, do not misplaced sticker / emblem again MCI friend. TRD is only for Toyota.