{"id":18224,"date":"2026-09-10T06:39:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T06:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youthphoria.svengroup.com\/2026\/?p=18224"},"modified":"2026-09-15T05:24:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T05:24:51","slug":"toyota-belonging-through-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youthphoria.svengroup.com\/2026\/toyota-belonging-through-access\/","title":{"rendered":"Toyota: Belonging Through Access"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18224\" class=\"elementor elementor-18224\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5cb354 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f5cb354\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4ea4ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-animated-text\" data-id=\"b4ea4ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-animated-text.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<h3 class=\" liko-animated-text-widget tp-el-animation-heading tp-section-title-span-padding \">From a mainstream \"taxi\" to Filipinos' race car<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c5f8d3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7c5f8d3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd0c433 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd0c433\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Toyota has always stood for reliability. But that same strength had become a Trust Trap: turning the brand into something expected but not exciting, especially for a new generation chasing excitement over utility. The Vios, known as a reliable everyday car, became associated with being a \u2018taxi\u2019, and not an aspirational lifestyle sedan.<\/h4><h4>Motorsports could offer that aspiration, but in the Philippines, racing sits outside mainstream sports culture\u2014low exposure, high cost, and carrying a reputation as a rich man&#8217;s sport reserved for pros.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c2e6e0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9c2e6e0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aaaaaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7aaaaaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"406\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/TGR3-scaled.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18843\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bfbce7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5bfbce7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e415917 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e415917\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cecb83 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7cecb83\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6308698 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6308698\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TOYOTA GAZOO RACING<br>\nTurning exclusivity into opportunity<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a6259b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6a6259b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3212f19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3212f19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Toyota made the Vios the hero of Philippine racing culture by opening racing to the mainstream\u2014through more racer classes, more racing formats, and more ways in for people who never saw themselves as &#8220;motorsports people&#8221;. By mapping the different communities already drawn to motorsports, Toyota created different ways into GR (Gazoo Racing), making race culture more inclusive and the Vios more aspirational at the same time.<\/h5><h5>\u00a0<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d9cb45 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3d9cb45\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d76ea2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"7d76ea2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1225879513?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;byline=0#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-434057f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"434057f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56ec245 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"56ec245\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-811094e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"811094e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/TGR4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18845\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe88dfd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fe88dfd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bcbcdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5bcbcdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/TGR5-scaled.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18844\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b922a3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8b922a3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eee0c4c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eee0c4c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78109ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"78109ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25512e6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"25512e6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-487faa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"487faa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More Ways into Motorsports<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-502224b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"502224b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c437bd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c437bd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Toyota Gazoo Racing opened up pathways for more people to enjoy the excitement of driving a Toyota. From something Filipinos simply drove, Toyota cars, particularly the trusted Vios, became something that drove them to belong, whoever they were.<b><\/b><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3adc25b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3adc25b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c44ee0d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c44ee0d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bdcbdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-work-experience\" data-id=\"4bdcbdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-work-experience.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n    <div class=\"ab-2-work-item tp-el-work-experience-box \">\n        <div class=\"sv-service-content\">\n            <div class=\"sv-service-title-box\">\n                                <span class=\"sv-service-subtitle tp-el-subtitle\">\n                                        <i>01<\/i>\n                    \n                                            Pros, Beginners, Women, Seniors, Service Personnel                                    <\/span>\n                \n                <h3 class=\"sv-service-title tp-el-work-experience-title tp-el-title\">\ud83c\udfc1 RACE<\/h3>            <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"sv-service-space-wrap\">\n                <div class=\"sv-service-text\">\n                    <p class=\"tp-el-description\">Drivers were grouped into classes by experience level (Novice, Sporting, Super Sporting, and Legacy) so newcomers and veterans could race side by side instead of being sorted out by a single tier. That same door opened to Toyota's own people too: staff across the dealership network were endorsed for exposure and training, turning the people who sell the car into people who race it.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ff2ff0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ff2ff0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24771ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"24771ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"352\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/TGR01-scaled-e1789390408589-1024x563.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18846\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/TGR01-scaled-e1789390408589-1024x563.png 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/TGR01-scaled-e1789390408589-300x165.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/TGR01-scaled-e1789390408589-768x422.png 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/TGR01-scaled-e1789390408589-1536x844.png 1536w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/TGR01-scaled-e1789390408589-2048x1126.png 2048w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/TGR01-scaled-e1789390408589-600x330.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d95057 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d95057\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a127fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9a127fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"346\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-14-at-8.51.27-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18847\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b786b4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b786b4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f0f182 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-work-experience\" data-id=\"8f0f182\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-work-experience.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n    <div class=\"ab-2-work-item tp-el-work-experience-box \">\n        <div class=\"sv-service-content\">\n            <div class=\"sv-service-title-box\">\n                                <span class=\"sv-service-subtitle tp-el-subtitle\">\n                                        <i>02<\/i>\n                    \n                                            E-Racers, Gamers                                    <\/span>\n                \n                <h3 class=\"sv-service-title tp-el-work-experience-title tp-el-title\">\ud83c\udfae PLAY <\/h3>            <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"sv-service-space-wrap\">\n                <div class=\"sv-service-text\">\n                    <p class=\"tp-el-description\">Even amateur sim racers could qualify online or at dealerships for TGR's GT Championship on Gran Turismo. Winners trained on a real track to compete at the PH Cup itself; one even won in the Novice Class, turning sim racing into an actual gateway into motorsports.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e10a090 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e10a090\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba971ca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ba971ca\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63493cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-work-experience\" data-id=\"63493cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-work-experience.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n    <div class=\"ab-2-work-item tp-el-work-experience-box \">\n        <div class=\"sv-service-content\">\n            <div class=\"sv-service-title-box\">\n                                <span class=\"sv-service-subtitle tp-el-subtitle\">\n                                        <i>03<\/i>\n                    \n                                            Car Enthusiasts, Race Fans, Families, Creators                                    <\/span>\n                \n                <h3 class=\"sv-service-title tp-el-work-experience-title tp-el-title\">\ud83d\udcf8 FANDOM <\/h3>            <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"sv-service-space-wrap\">\n                <div class=\"sv-service-text\">\n                    <p class=\"tp-el-description\">Spectators ranged from lifelong car nerds to first-timers. The 2025 Philippine Cup leaned further into accessibility with a closer venue, free shuttle rides, OPM concerts, exhibitions, and signed photocards\u2014turning a race weekend into something the whole family, car and race enthusiasts of all levels, and total newbies could show up for.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e8dd16 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e8dd16\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ad7c84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ad7c84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"346\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-14-at-8.51.08-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18848\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deeced1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"deeced1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0edf498 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0edf498\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"346\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-14-at-8.50.46-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18861\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ea03a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0ea03a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ffb1cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6ffb1cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d51878 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d51878\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Social content followed the same principle. Localized around <strong>GR<\/strong>it\u2014a value racers and everyday Filipinos already carry in themselves\u2014it met each tribe where they were: race recaps and stylized reels for the thrill-seekers, racer\/mechanic\/paddock-insider POVs for those wanting texture, track maps and registration breakdowns for total first-timers, and driver interviews for fans already all in.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6eb9e4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d6eb9e4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba144b1 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"ba144b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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elementor-element-dc8a486 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dc8a486\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46e8852 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"46e8852\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adadd6c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"adadd6c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4ffd81 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f4ffd81\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-235347c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"235347c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"644\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/KV-edited-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18860\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1e4003 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b1e4003\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e34900 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e34900\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Payoff<br><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2d074a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2d074a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>New perspectives on motorsports introduced<\/strong><\/h4><h5><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">Inclusive Race Formats<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"> vs. Pro-Only Racing <\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"><strong>E-Racing Integration<\/strong> vs. Track-Only Motorsports<\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"><strong>Fan-First Race Weekends<\/strong> vs. Spectator-Only Events<\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"><strong>GRit-Led Storytelling<\/strong> vs. Performance-Only Content<\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a179945 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a179945\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03077c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"03077c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fd800a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5fd800a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-906747a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"906747a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Inclusion led to impact<\/strong><\/h4><h5>It not only changed perception, TGR also drove results across events and sales.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4e6136 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d4e6136\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8175be e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a8175be\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b7b7a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"2b7b7a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Best-Selling Sedan in the PH<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\">#<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"1\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60c2da8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60c2da8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cec0836 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"cec0836\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Highest Share of Voice<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"2400\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c05aa52 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c05aa52\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2d1970 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"d2d1970\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Search Interest Index: \"Vios\"<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"40\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc50f17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc50f17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>(Google Trends, March 2026 vs. 2025)<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c22fb3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c22fb3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e70b72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"3e70b72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Hits + Actions<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"1.1\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">B<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48857be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48857be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>(Social, Web, and OTG)<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50d2151 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"50d2151\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-023c36f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"023c36f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f72038 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"1f72038\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">PH Cup Attendee Increase<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"233\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d06e5d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d06e5d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>20K (est.) in 2025 vs. 6K in 2024<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c5cf2f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c5cf2f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf0797f elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"bf0797f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">GT Esports Players<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"281\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6d19da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6d19da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>339 in 2025 vs. 89 in 2024<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8a70d9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a8a70d9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea0c74f elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"ea0c74f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">PH Cup Racer Increase<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"11\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bee9a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8bee9a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>+33% TGR Academy graduate increase<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37fe561 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37fe561\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc71ea2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"fc71ea2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Accelerated Follower Growth<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"1075\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf8437d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf8437d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>43K in 2025 vs. 4K in 2024<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05d2b85 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"05d2b85\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a60ad9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6a60ad9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f091e8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5f091e8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e75a6e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e75a6e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><b>Toyota is <\/b><b><i>used by<\/i><\/b><b> everyone, so we made Toyota motorsports <\/b><b><i>for <\/i><\/b><b>everyone. <\/b><\/h4><h5>By shifting our focus on community and inclusion, Toyota redefined how a brand can excite \u2013 that the hype isn&#8217;t driven by cool new features alone, but by the people who find belonging in it.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b4c17b 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