One company has been secretly designing some of the coolest and most iconic engines in sports cars since the 60s. And no, it's not a supercar company, and it's not some fancy engineering powerhouse, it's a piano company.
That Company is Yamaha.
And Yamaha’s experience, not only in amazing motorcycles but also in music, is the reason many of these engines are so special today.
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#Toyota #Yamaha
Man Yamaha has to be one of the most overlooked brands in history despite them being like one of the biggest companies in the world They make some of the best musical instruments, some of the best motorcycles, and some of the best engines ever made
Absolutely correct on the musical instruments part, the best drum sets I've ever played were 80s and 90s Yamahas
And sound systems too, having the 5.1 home theatre in my living room and sound bar for my computer
@@tougeruzbay oh yes can't believe I forgot about that
agree, my sister plays piano and she literally only choose yamaha brand even during a orchestra concert, any other brand and she would protest, it's just that good(and cheaper than other brands too)
In the early 1980's Yamaha made one of the finest turntables in it's model PX-2 . A direct drive, linear tracking model with specs better than NAB standards for radio broadcast . One side of their motor division not mentioned is their outboard motor division for boating , sold world wide .
As a HUGE Yamaha fan this video was like an emotional thunderstorm. I always knew that Yamaha was the best in many many different branches but this was like the final comfirmation of the Yamaha factory magic. My love for this brand is just endless. Great video!
Same here I am blessed to see such an engineering Marvels in my life .
My eyes got teary a few times during this video, i love me some yamaha as well!
Yes, I have a Yamaha E30 electric scooter/bike. It is built like a Swiss watch an engineering marvel. I have always considered Yamaha head and shoulders above the rest.
Yep if Toyota wants to make an awesome new MR-2 they need to put a turbo performance hybrid R1 engine (complete with that sweet stratospheric bike redline!) in the back and have Yamaha do the exhaust tuning also. The hybrid portion can be just big enough for it to pass emissions, and blend in the turbo for high power!
The Yamaha Wolverine R-Spec is the most slept on SxS in the industry! Even though it’s technically a utility/sport hybrid, it can hang with the RZRs and CanAms all day. Most side by sides sound like an angry vacuum cleaner, but the Yamaha has a throaty growl, despite being powered smaller twin cylinder. Now I know why it sounds so much better than the competition.
I first became aware of Yamaha in the '60s because of their quality motorcycles. Throughout the '60s, I thought Yamaha was the only bike equal to Honda. My first motorcycle was a brand new, bright yellow, 1978 Yamaha 400 enduro. Since then I have used their instruments, sold there audio systems, and driven their outboards and one thing I have always believed, if it says Yamaha on it, it is top quality, whatever the price tier.
Agreed.
I had many IT’s 175-200-250 and a nice Bass guitar I also wish I still had, definitely some great engineering from Yamaha
100% right on. Every Yamaha product I own across various categories is incomparable at the price point. Even my Yamaha branded generic baseball cap refuses to die, must be some kind of logo mojo.
Ahh I bought a Yamaha DT 250 Enduro as well , mine was a 1975 twin shock model and I still have it , I just forgot to sell it !! I'm also lucky to have a 2ZZ supercharged engine in my Lotus Exige , totally different , but both wonderful !!
Yamaha R1 still has one of the best sounding engines ever made.
Only topped by the mighty Aprilia's.
H2O for me
@@michaelbaddyr7654 ok I must admit that the supercharger whistle is a worthy contender.
Not to mention the r6 has the most wins in motorsports out of all 600ccs.
Big Bang cross plane with Akros.. you know its coming down the road before you can see it
Yamaha engines never fail to deliver. I used to work for a boat rental company and we would exclusively buy Yamaha outboards and waverunners because of how tough they were. The outbounds would out last Honda's. The waverunners would get heavily abused. They would run out of oil from customers flipping them and sucking sand into the water cooling impeller and would still run. The ecu would put the engine in limp mode. They would troll back to the dock, we would fill them up with oil and send them back good as new.
Very interesting ❣️👍🏼😀 Love from Berlin 🇩🇪 Ramsi
Yep yamaha is just the best. In the motorcycle world they are known for their famous "crossplane engine". Especially in the yamaha r1.
@@megapet777 exceppt when it snaps its crank, but to be fair that was rather a shock to the industry, yamaha made a crank that snaps,,,like not just a one off either,....
@@deadprivacy I havent heard of this?
My dad bought a brand new enticer in the 80s when he turned 16. It still runs today, never rebuilt, only a carbs tuned
I’ve been a Yamaha fan for 40years. Motorcycles and musical instruments. What a company. I rate them as the best.
Ferrari was the manufacturer you left out here. When they built the 355 they brought in Yamaha to develop the cylinder heads with their famous 5 valve configuration (hence the "5" in 355, standing for 3.5 litre 5 valve) and also Yamaha contributed their R 1 motorcycle derived variable exhaust system valve which was activated by manifold pressure to increase or decrease exhaust flow in the actual exhaust system. Later also used in the Ferrari 550 and most models thereafter. As a teenager I always rode Yamahas and considered that they were a cut above all other Japanese bikes. I now ride European bikes but Yamaha are still in a class of their own in my opinion.
I worked at Yamaha Motor in the mid to late 80's., have owner a half dozen of their motorcycles, and a Toyota MR2 with the twin cam 1.6 liter Yamaha engine. The motors were always gems. They have an amazing history and great products. Dan
Yamaha was the first company to develop a snowmobile engine that puts out over 200hp and still meets noise and emissions standards for a stock machine. It’s a triple four stroke turbo of around 1000cc. Arctic Cat and Yamaha both use it. First year production prototypes were clocked on a frozen lake solidly in the mid 120s (mph) Beating the previous generation twin cylinder turbo built by Suzuki by as much as ten mph and cutting acceleration times by seconds. It’s taken the other manufacturers four or five years to make something that finally runs with it. 👍
As someone who has owned Yamaha trumpet, electric piano, quads, motorcycles, generators and a Taurus SHO. thank you for making this video as it really makes me appreciate how amazing this brand truly is.
In 2014 and I found a totaly unmolested 4,002 mile 1989 Yamaha FZR1000. It was so OG it still had the stock Bridgestone tires. There is a valve in the exhaust that opens between 6000 and 8000 rpm that reduces back pressure. The sound change is phenomenal motorcycle music.
the r1 crossplane engine and the mt09 engine are one of my favorite engine in terms of sound, they sound like heaven
They both get beat easy by Aprilia, MV Agusta 4 & 3 cylinders or Triumph triples.
@@ducedevlstear2471that’s subjective… Also, I can easily work on and find parts for Yamaha. Can’t say the same about Aprilia or Triumph. And let’s not forget about cost.
@@krispewkrem3 I agree on the Italians, but Triumph shouldn't be any more difficult than Japanese. Anyway, what does all that have to do with sound ???
Owned Puma for few years, never knew the engine was Yamaha design. It was extremely fun car for FWD, was kind of sad when I had to sell it as Puma parts became too expensive.. at least it sold to a rally team so it lives on.
Same, I fucking loved my Melina Blue Puma. It had all the Racing Puma upgrades apart from the widened track. A piece of my soul died when I got rid.
Probably wrecked by now, too. But it died doing what it loved.
Yamaha also launched the most advanced speaker in the late 70s aka NS-1000 that would come with exotic beryllium drivers and carbon fiber woofers that no other manufacturers had. Till today it goes toe to toe with modern high-end speakers.
Wow. I had no idea Yamaha was such a prolific consumer-vehicle motor designer. Amazing how many motors they had their hand in.
The Taurus SHO engine was pretty much a straight bolt-in for the 1st gen Ford Probe, but such a combo would have left the V8 Mustang in the weeds, so that idea never got off the ground.
no...no it's not, if it was a lot of people would have done it
I always wanted to put an sho in a foxbody. Had a shitbox sho years ago. That damned thing could take a beating and come back swinging.
Great history presentation on Toyota. Proud owner of a 2010 Camry.
Corolla for me, also 2010
Love the content! I really know a lot about cars and I know that Yamaha designed a lot of engines/engine parts, but I never would've looked deeper into this. Thanks for all the good content!
27:54 The LFA was the relentless pursuit of perfection embodied. Its a shock to see that in a world focused on the "relentless persuit of profit" And see what you get from it. Long lasting love.
Always love watching albon whenever he uploads, great content
Ive loved Yamaha once i knew they were quiety building high performance engines when i was young and just started to drive. I just thought it was sooooo cool to know motorcycle engine builder does this on the side. I have Yamaha soundbars, recievers and motorcycles because i just love this brand.
I love Yamaha too over the years ❣️ I have a 5.1 home sound system and love DTS more than Dolby, because the sound is better... cleaner music and movie sound. 😊 Love from Berlin 🇩🇪 Ramsi 🙋🏻♂️
I owned two Yamaha motorcycles. I have always hoped they would build cars.
Great video! My first motorcycle was a Yamaha RD350 two-stroke. Despite being a two-stroke I didn't have to mix the oil into the fuel because there was a tank under the seat for just oil and the bike mixed it. Nice touch! Later I was looking at Hondas and I realized that while Honda will put a computer into the tail of their motorcycle to control everything, Yamaha will accomplish the same thing through engineering. Just great mechanical design all over the place!
I had one also, a 1975 RD350. One of the best motorcycles I've ever owned.
I have a collection of Yamaha 2strokes. The best
I too owned the RD 350 never knew that the music from the tail pipes came from a musical instrument world leader, those days in India, the Yamaha was just really great bikes
@@shooshangaming the power-on pre-startup sounds from an RZ500 are a mini sci-fi symphony. Then you start it and aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!! Yamaha seems like it’s lost its way lately though.
Man, gives me a little bit more faith in humanity when you hear about some companies that focus on improving things in general instead of just looking for profit. Accepting that sometimes you will fail and all that research time wasn't waisted, just invested.
Thank you for opening my eyes to the world of Yamaha.....this is truely amazing.
Until I bought my first BMW in 2007, the best bike I had ever owned was a Yamaha TX650A. Fast enough, reliable, a good tourer, and I even raced it for a season. Interestingly, the ports and combustion chamber design was that of the Toyota 2000GT, and the valves and collets even had Toyota part numbers. My Yamaha electric organ is good too.
Thank you Albon for another great video, looks like you enjoy making these as much as I enjoy watching them.
The 2000GT still worth more than Porsche and Jaguar now, lol.
Yeah, only due to it's rarity.
@@dg8062 yea I know, I was just fooling around. Rare Porsche worth way more than 2000GT.
Wow . But today's wierd auto industry keeps surprising me non stop
@@Pccpy ahh
Because of rarity?
as an owner of a mr2 aw11, I always pride myself in the 4age. it really has a way of singing when you floor it, makes sense why yamaha went into making instruments when the engines they make sound absolutely AMAZING.
I had an 88, black, w T-tops. It sang. Distracted me for awhile from another project. 45-60 in second gear was fun. I had another car that was 6 cyl. revved higher, sang a little more. Which had a JDM version that sang a little more than that. Mazda KLZE. It has a staged intake, has a lot of induction noise like the 4AGE, 200hp and 7500 rpm. I always thought it would be the perfect engine for an MR2. There's currently a guy working on making a kit to use MR2 transmissions because they're way stronger. Anyway tried to capture the singing a few years back... kzhead.info/sun/lMWuiLGdgIaZl4U/bejne.html
Best engine ever for a small car imo
@@vespacheck yeye for sure! It really makes you work for power
I had a 2011 Isf for a few years. The sound that engine made was intoxicating
There's something extra special about that noise right behind your head! I love my SW20!
Great video! Glad I stumbled across this channel, keep up the great work!
Thank you! I love your speedy delivery pepped with nuggetised info. That's the way it should be done. Bravo and thank once again. You make it easy to listen and digest the new 'why' information.
Fun fact : on the Toyota Corolla sportivo with the 2zzge engine also found in the XRS Corolla in America AND the lotus Elise supercharged version of the 2zzge. The side of the engine block says Yamaha on it. Not just that this engine introduced Toyotas version of Hondas “Vtec” it was called VVTL variable valve timing “Lift”. Very cool engine :) also found in some Toyota celiacs
Another amazing video from albon! The level of depth you go into your research is paralleled to non
This is the first video on your channel I watched, and I am glad I bumped into it. Already subscribed to your channel and clicked on the bell icon. As for the video, it is an exceptionally well-researched documentary on Toyota and Yamaha. Keep up the good work.
Some of this footage and narration just gives me goosebumps. I'm so happy i've found this channel.
My first car was a 77' Celica like in your back drop... Had 2 coupes, and one hatchback. Yamaha has always made their best cylinder heads. In the old days, the heads were branded Yamaha too. I put a JDM 18RG in my Celica. I also had several AE86 (road raced one for 25 years), but that engine design was a not-as-good knock off of a Cosworth. I was also one of the first to put the 20v 4age in a MKI MR2 here in the US.
I loved the 76-77 Celica gt's I swapped in a 289 with 351 Windsor heads in one in the mid 80's ... took the wheels and rear end off of the XR-7 head donor. Corvettes, IROCs, GN's sent them all whimpering. I love those little cars with the biggest engine ya could stuff in them. That was my 2nd favorite next to the German made '73 Capri same 'cept it was a 302. Those windsor heads were like 40+hp bolt on and cheap as crap in the junkyards. That 289 gave up the ghost trying to get past 400hp. So I went with the 1jz in 1991 ... and sold it to my sister. She still has it with over 300k miles ... her hubby won't let her sell it lol.
I used to work with one of Toyota's engine designers. He lamented the hoops Yamaha had to jump through to get the LFA V10 made. Specifically, Toyota has lots of design standards that aren't the most forward thinking (for the sake of reliability). If you look at the 1LR and compare it to other Toyota engines, you'll notice many parts are integrated into each other that Toyota keeps seperate on other engines. It's hard to overstate the importance of these standards within Toyota, and the process to get one amended is immense. To get the LFA out the door, Toyota opted to just look the other way rather than changing the standard for all future designs.
First of all. Thank you for the detailed information and appreciated your job! To this day I'm humbled by how dedicated Toyota have to simplify/make engines super robust! Heck i remembered when they collab with bmw and magna(?) To revise alot engineering factors for reliability sake.
The 1LR V10 engine is collaboration between Toyota and Yamaha. Certain parts of the engine where built at Toyota's old F1 engine factories (Toyota used to build F1 V10's when it competed) and other parts where made at Yamaha's factory. For example the engine block is made at Toyota's Myochi plant. After that the block as sent to Toyota's Honsha factory (Toyota's former F1 facility) for milling. After this the engine is assembled at Yamaha's factory iwata city pant. You make it seem as if Yamaha did 100% of the engine which is not true. It's more like 50/50.
@@jcdenton8750 WHOW ❕ Very interesting 👌🏼 Love from Berlin 🇩🇪 Ramsi
@@jcdenton8750 more like 75/25. Yamaha's major conteibution was on the top end and really focused on the sound and how it was transmitted from the plenum through the firewall. Not to underscore their contribution, but it wasn't anything like this video suggests.
@@willyjimmy8881 Did you watch the Nat Geo "mega factories" episode that they did of the Lexus LFA?
liked and subd this is sweet dude, good job. like the editing with old footage instead of us just looking at you the entire time.. :)
Great video! Puts a lot of Yamaha & Toyota in a new perspective, for me, that is. Thnx for sharing.
RIP the LFA. The most underrated, undersold, unappreciated pieces of engineering on the road. They took a loss on every one from what I understand. Absolutely phenomenal
this comment aged like milk😂 LFA nowadays is one of the most desirable car because of the engine sound alone
@@Migxy008I wouldn't say so, Toyota had a hard time even selling all of the cars, it just took a long time for it to actually be appreciated.
It wasn't undersold, it's a limited amount of cars made
I knew Yamaha made the Ford SHO engine, but all them other ones? Impressive My favourite bike was the FJ1200. It was rock steady on the highway at all speeds and that engine . . . Peerless
They made the cylinder heads for the 4A-GE and 3S-GTE for the MR2 and Corolla GT.
Awesome educational video thanks for the upload
Great job thanks!! I really like watching your entertainment ! Fast paced and full of passion 😃💥
Hey Albon, vou crushed it. This was the most incredible story to listen to whats going on behind the scenes. Great work!!!
Yamaha is awesome, I love their audio equipment.
Wow! Absolutely Awesome Presentation of the story of YAMAHA Albon, I never knew about them accomplishing so much, except the LFA. They Are Truly one hell of a company! And just a small side note, the captions-voice synchronisation on your videos are a lil bit messed up, like sometimes they show what has to be said or what was said in some other part of the video at the wrong time. Hope you fix that Other than that, Great Video Man!
The 1LR V10 engine is collaboration between Toyota and Yamaha. Certain parts of the engine where built at Toyota's old F1 engine factories (Toyota used to build F1 V10's when it competed) and other parts where made at Yamaha's factory. For example the engine block is made at Toyota's Myochi plant. After that the block as sent to Toyota's Honsha factory (Toyota's former F1 facility) for milling. After this the engine is assembled at Yamaha's factory iwata city pant. You make it seem as if Yamaha did 100% of the engine which is not true. It's more like 50/50.
@@jcdenton8750 Wow, that's a lot of info, thanks man! And I never intended to make it sound like Yamaha built the engine all by themselves, I know Toyota too played a major role in it
You covered a whole ton of information, I'll hit that sub button. Put the research together with a little more setting variation, maybe bring in a couple of the cars mentioned. That with some fine tuning and this could be up there with the top car channels. Keep up the great work dude!
Absolutely excellent video mate .so informative and perfect . Big love from the UK 🇬🇧
Over the years I have been fortunate enough to own Yamaha sports bikes. Fantastic! Also outboard motors and stereo systems
Another masterpiece. Becoming one of my favorite channels.
The overall story is fascinating and the way you deliver it keeps you sucked into it also. Keep making these bangers and I'll keep watching 👍 ive also been very much subbed since 2018 i believe 🤔
Always loved the sound Yamaha motorcycles made. But the symphony from that LFA is godly.
Amazing video I’m big fan of Toyota and Yamaha and lfa amazing car,the sound it makes is the best engine ever I know when they changed the lfa to all carbon fiber it really made so expensive it was impossible to make and sell but still amazing car and Yamaha still making new amazing stuff I heard they have a amazing electric motor that’s insane and that hydrogen engine you talked about Great Stuff Thanks!
This is the best video I've seen on KZhead so far today. Boy! Great job @Albon!!
You put as much into this video as Yamaha puts into one of their engines, really doing them justice. I was already subscribed, but if I hadn't been, i would have sub'd after watching this video. Well done, sir.
Every time I saw a SHO in a junkyard, I almost wondered what the owner was thinking.
The 2000gt has got to be one of the most beautiful cars of all time. I'll die on that hill any day.
Really enjoyed the video just the right excitement and fantastic background and history.
I’m always so amazed at the end of any albon video. The story is so well told and put into perspective. Always brings me back wanting more❤
Fantastic in-depth research and eloquently reported! Thank you for sharing. I am somewhat surprised there was no mention of how Toyota and Yamaha literally saved Harley Davidson from the brink of disaster in the late '80s! Toyota was contracted to assist with management methodologies as well as empowerment of the HD workforce on the factory floor while Yamaha was awarded the engineering contract to vastly improve the HD engine by eliminating oil leaks, burnt points and many other common HD quality flaws at the time. YAMAHA delivered big time with the HD EVO engine which put HD cruisers back on the map! (This was the same business model Ford leveraged to have Mazda make the engine and chassis for the Ford Explorer 2 and 4 door. Anyone remember the 2 door Mazda Navajo? They stopped making those when they contracted with Ford. Years later, Ford acquired a controlling stake in Mazda due to the wild success of the Explorer) Due to the 10-year agreement, from 1989-1999, Yamaha was forbidden from producing an HD EVO-like V-twin so stuck with the Virago as their V-twin and introduced the 4 cylinder Royal Star. Meanwhile, Honda introduced the big V-twin ACE; Kawasaki introduced the big V-twin Vulcan and others followed suit. Then in 1999, right on schedule, Yamaha introduced the Road Star which was the bike HD wanted to be when it grew up. 1600 cc (98 cu in) BIGGER at the time than HDs EVO at 1545 cc with the same V-twin angle configuration as they provided HD for a full decade and complete with belt drive just like the Wisconsin division of Yamaha from 1989-1999. Yamaha added ceramic sleeves in the cylinders to dissipate heat more expediently as well. Something they never gave away as part of the EVO contract work they did for HD. A lot of folks are afraid to talk about this truth because of the hard-core HD following, but hey, the truth hurts sometimes. Funny thing is that a huge number of died-in-the-wool HD riders would tease all the "RUBs" (Rich Urban Bikers like doctors, lawyers and such) for purchasing a post-1989 HD with the EVO engine because many of those old school riders heard what happened at HD corporate and knew the truth! Look up Sonny Barger's commentary many years ago. He was one of the most famous HD mechanics, an author and riders ever. He said flat out: "The one good thing I can say about Harleys is they made me a good living; by being junk they need to be fixed all the time." Sonny still loved riding his Harleys and God bless him for doing so. I am great friends with many HD riders and we get along great even though I proudly ride my 1999 Yamaha Road Star! I rode the Laughlin River Run on my Yamaha XV 920 RJ for over 20 years and personally witnessed many of these arguments take place. It was bizarre to see all the in-fighting amongst the HD community. Even so, none of them would talk openly about why they were so pissed off. Guess it must have been too embarrassing to openly admit that Toyota and Yamaha saved their sorry HD asses from the brink of extinction. HD is a great brand with a great history, but then so is Yamaha so perhaps we should all just embrace the whole truth and nothing but the truth and ride in peace together. Two up! 'Wishing everyone a richly blessed, happy, healthy and wildly prosperous New Year! Make 2023 stellar! 🚀🥳🎊🎉
Thank you for that story! I must tell my mechanic friend about this. He will be tickled.
Wow! Never knew the relationship between Toyota and Yamaha. The Yamaha engineers know their motors!
One of the most informative, and enjoyable, videos I've ever seen on the internet!!
Great channel, superb detail and information! SUBBED!
I saw a tweet that went something like this Guy : I want a piano Yamaha : I got you covered Guy : I also want a motorcycle Yamaha : boy are you not gonna believe this
One of their greatest engines is the 500cc single for tt 'sr and xt motorcycles in production since 1976 and I think still being made now as a 400 cc.
i got the 600cc single
6oo
@@chanchaniscool SR 400.
I am glued to the screen watching your content, can't let go of this video even when i want to !!! Amazing work man!!!!
Love this channel. Thanks for your hard work, partner.
Thank you, your video touched my heart. 7th gen Celica had been my high school dream car when it first came out and I was over the top when I managed to buy one. Although I had since sold it, it still holds a special place in my heart. Loved the VVTL-i lift music when it happened. A Yamaha still sings for me everyday now though, from the body of MT-07 motorcycle. Love this brand! Thank you Albon for the video.
I had the vvtl-i 1.8 with a manual six speed in the Toyota matrix xrs.. super fun engine!
2zz-Ge same engine with my Toyota Celica GTS
great Work Guys! this was fun to watch. i would Love to see a engine build by Yamaha and cosworth together😅
This channel is underrated man,learnt a lot in this video. Accurate and precise hope u reach higher goals ☺❤respect
I love everything Yamaha. I have always hoped they would build cars.
I have owned and followed Yamaha and their innovations for years. They have made some of the best most advanced machines in the world
Wow great video man. You kept me interested the whole time. Sub for sure
The RA28 celica behind you is a beauty. I had a 1977 GT with a 2L Yamaha head twin cam, Twin 40’s side draft solex, LSD etc etc. all stock. What an amazing car
Wow! I’m genuinely blown away 🤯🤯🤯🤯 ps: The 2000GT was so ahead of time (modern), I bet that if they did what Ford did with the GT40, in other words rerelease it…it’s sell thousands and thousand of units
Good video sir. And yes Yamaha makes amazing engines. I am glad people finally caught on to the LFA. (:
Thanks for the great video and narrative! Even greater appreciation for Yamaha now from a former 3S-GTE owner.
As a Journalist since 1967, I would like to commend you for the terrific job that you did w/ this report. It was fascinating and gripping all the way through. When you touched on the Yamaha's motorcycles, I had a bad memory of one of my High school friends who had the first YD-S2 5-speed 250 I ever saw. In 1963 I would sometimes ride on it w/ him to McDonalds for lunch. I asked one day if he was going there and he said he was going home for lunch that day. He left alone and he never came back. A Cadillac driver had pulled out in front of him and he couldn't miss her. I did love the sound of that bike though.
As a hardcore biker & Yamaha fanboy myself, i approve of this video! 😂
You skipped the very awesome 2-TG (my celica's engine 😛) and the 18-RG in the celica before the 4-AGE which really was the 2-TG's successor. Awesome video though! 👍🏼 Kinda makes me sad Toyota didn't partner with Yamaha for the mkv supra 😔
brothers I have subscribed for years now because of the excellent vision and gear head-ness you uniquely present ! Thank you so much....
Amazing company and clip! Cheers!
This video was awesome. Both my 2ZZGE and 1JZGTE both have Yamaha stamps on it. Didn't they design the 1JZ engine too? Then used that to develop the 2JZ?
This video is full of misinformation. Yamaha mostly does headwork for Toyota performance engines. It's why the 1JZ has Yamaha branding on the valve cover. Same goes for the 2ZZ, 3S, 2UR-GSE. This guy Albon made it seems as if Yamaha builds 100% of Toyota engines. This is not how it goes.
@@jcdenton8750 I though he clearly said they made the head?
@@Pepe-dq2ib Albon called the 3S a "yamaha engine". How ignorant do you have to be?
@@jcdenton8750 He clearly said several times that they took engine x and made a new head...
Yes Yamaha design all Toyota engines. People are confusing design with manufacture.
Imagine if the 1LR-GUE had been pared to a dual clutch transmission... 👍
maybe drive it before speculating improvements.
@@WhuDhat Prick. Its obvious a DCT outperforms a single clutch transmission. I have with driven with both types.
Splendid video, incredible amount of info for any car enthusiast ( petrol head😊) Always liked Yamaha quality, never knew they were so involved with so many companies !
Great video, I have little interest in cars and engines but this was very informative and engaging. It was the aha moment realizing the significance of the 3 tuning forks in the Yamaha logo.
Dude! How did you go from the 9R engine, straight to the 4A-GE? You left out a whole chunk of Yamaha and Toyota history by not including the 2T-G, 18R-G, and their racing variants in the 151E and 152E, as well as the 3K-R/137E. Without those engines there’d be no 4A-GE, at all. Also, none of the cars you mentioned - Celica or Carina - had the 4A-GE… You need to go back to the drawing board and do a version 2 of this video, man. Any Toyota racing enthusiast would pick that hole in the story, right-off-the-bat.
The guy has made a good video. You can't put everything in it and keep it to the set time you have planned, especially if you want to highlight certain engines.
@@MrMichaelquain He clearly went from the 9R to the 4A-GE, with no indication of anything in-between, as if that’s exactly how it went. But, no, that’s not how it went. It’s like talking about Tupac Shakur as if he went from Kindergarten to Death Row Records. The “in-between” matters because of the development of the engines... Dual overhead cam engines in everyday cars are only a result of the research done with those engines I’ve mentioned. Not, from the 9R… Without the 2T-G and 18R-G, there’d be no 4A-GE… Where’s the responsibility to give correct information?
@@RacerRobo might want to double check your facts, both the Carina GT and the late 80's Celica had the 4A-GE.
@@onearmedbandit_nz My apologies. The Celica 1600 with that motor was a Japanese variant, and the Carina was never sold in the U.S. Hence, the need for better information from everyone, right… lol
@@RacerRobo All good, being in New Zealand where we have constantly sourced cars from Japan over the last 40+yrs for our used car market has exposed us to a lot of models that the majority of the world hasn't seen firsthand. And hey no one can know everything, as I get older the more I realise I have to learn. But they were right in this instance.
The 3sgte is very special for many reasons. Love that 4 banger.
Great video. Looking forward to seeing more of your content...
I had no idea you videos were this detailed and spoken in a story format. I would like to say I have considered and you would be happy to know I have just subscribed.
I respect Yamaha from the bottom of my heart. I was a sound engineer, and I used/owned their products - particularly the mini studio monitor NS-10M, the worlds first small digital mixing console DMP7, and the SPX90 sound effects device - and most sound music productions use/d them. And certainly some if not most music productions you are listening to were made possible by/with Yamaha. About the hydrogen engine „using zero fossil fuels” - you might want to learn Toyota (and many other Japanese companies including Yamaha) plan to produce hydrogen in Australia for shipping this fuel to Japan while they use coal in Australia to produce the hydrogen. And Toyota supports climate crisis deniers in the US, so it isn’t all that bright and shiny. This all comes as climate friendly as a decent 2015 Volkswagen Diesel engine out of the Diesel scandal. So, it is great tech, but you might want to tame down your enthusiasm for this cheat 😉
EVs are full of scams too. Plenty of info out there on it.
It’s a middle step while they develop fully green hydrogen production systems. A necessary stepping stone. All the car manufacturers are cozy with some bad groups. Not good but Toyota is hardly unique.
Oh wow. This video is full of misinformation. You made it seem as if Toyota just aks Yamaha to build them and engine and then Yamaha does 100% of the work. Almost all iconic performance Toyota engines where Yamaha is involved it's a collaboration. And more often than not, Yamaha mostly does the head work. The 1LR V10 engine is collaboration between Toyota and Yamaha. Certain parts of the engine where built at Toyota's old F1 engine factories (Toyota used to build F1 V10's when it competed) and other parts where made at Yamaha's factory. For example the engine block is made at Toyota's Myochi plant. After that the block as sent to Toyota's Honsha factory (Toyota's former F1 facility) for milling. After this the engine is assembled at Yamaha's factory iwata city pant. You make it seem as if Yamaha did 100% of the engine which is not true. It's more like 50/50.
Excellent video and overall information. Thank you.
I've thoroughly enjoyed this TEDTalk on Yamaha. I've owned mostly Yamaha bikes and Toyota cars & trucks. Why I chose to go with these brands is bc I like to use them & not have them use my pockets in the end.... Although I've known about Yamaha growing up and Geeking about them (and Still)..... Great job on shining the light on the 3tuning forks company, I'll make sure to tune in on your next Bio break downs!!! Cheers!
Yamaha: scraps single cam cylinder head from Toyota Crown, research and designs brand new dual cam head from the ground up making a relatively huge jump in power output. Albon: "just a little head work"
This channel is so underrated, your videos are so specific and informative, but i think i could watch them with my girlfriend and she would be entertained too. Keep up the great work!
GREAT presentation and video ! Did not know Yamaha was tight with Toyota. I own products from both and love them.
This well crafted episode convinced me to subscribe. Keep up the good work. I would love to see a similar Honda-based story ;)
Absolutely brilliant. I have always loved Yamaha instruments; now I love them even more.
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