For 47 years he was the man behind every iconic Toyota sports car made. His life ended abruptly earlier this year at a place he called home, the Nurbugring. As a tribute to his life and achievements, Lexus has put together the above video. It’s short and to the point. RIP Naruse-san!
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wow, thats an intense clip. gave me the chills...
Hope his legacy is carried on with toyota forever.
Rip NAruse-san
I put Naruse right up there with my favorite designers of all time in any genre.
I got a tear in my eyes from this. RIPNaruse. You were one of the most amazing people to walk this planet and we will all be worse off without you. Thank you for sharing your life with us.
a second video should be made for this man showing him do what he loved.
NOO
NOO
RIP Naruse-san!=(
a great video but just asking how did he die? what happened?
naruse is awesome
was that Alec Baldwin?
Bravo! Thanks Linh & Well done Lexus! Contemporary cool tribute to an automotive icon.
RIP Hiromu
All hail the chief! Rest in peace!
Great vid wish there was more.
Monumental !!!
wow i never knew that he helped make so many cars!
what a true legend
Inspiring, We can only wish to become a 1/10th of a man that he was. R.I.P Hiromu Naruse.
Its sad to realise that people like that are a dying breed. Where r we going to get the next generation of people as highly motivated and pasionate as him.
I too never realised that 1 man had such an input to so many cars. I legend in his own rights
A sad loss for Toyota/Lexus.