Hoovey689

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Aston Martin, Toyota CEOs swap race cars at Nürburgring

The chief executives of any two companies will inherently have something in common to share. All the more so for the CEOs of automakers, never mind how big or how small. But Akio Toyoda and Ulrich Bez share more than job descriptions. The heads of Toyota and Aston Martin also share a passion for motorsports and actively race themselves.

It's a relationship helped broker the deal to turn the Toyota iQ into the Aston Martin Cygnet. It's one that has seen not only their teams but they themselves compete against each other in sports car racing. It's also one that only stands to intensify next season in endurance racing when both field LMP1 racers. But before that happens, the two pencil-pushers turned hot shoes swapped cars at the Nürburgring, Toyoda taking to the wheel of the Aston Martin V12 Zagato, and Bez piloting the Lexus LFA.

VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFizt...layer_embedded

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/11/02/a...e-nurburgring/

AznJason

iTrader: (5)

So... Bez crashes the Zagato, Aston patches it up a little, then Toyoda gets to drive it? I'm not sure I'd let him in the LFA...