【ドイツ】レクサスLFAテストドライバーの成瀬氏、ニュルブルクリンク近くで事故死か？

■Toyota's chief test driver dies behind wheel of LFA in Germany

According to reports, Toyota's chief test driver, 67-year-old Hiromu Naruse, has died in a crash on highway 410 near the famed N？rburgring
race track in Germany. He was driving the recently spied Lexus LFA N？rburgring Edition at the time of the accident, and reports say he veered
into the oncoming lane and collided head-on with two others test drivers in a BMW. The two BMW test drivers survived the crash, though one is
reportedly still in critical condition.

Naruse was was heavily involved with the development of the Lexus LFA supercar he was driving, with some enthusiasts calling him the car's
"Godfather." The prototype of a special edition model he was driving was reportedly worth 1.5 million euro.

In addition to being the Toyota's chief test driver, Naruse was also company CEO Akio Toyoda's personal on-track driver.

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http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/23/breaking-toyota-chief-test-driver-dies-lf-a-germany-ring/

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