Toyota’s done something crazy. That wild GR GT3 Concept from the 2022 Tokyo Auto Salon is now hitting the streets as a real car—and it finally has a name: the GR GT.
This isn’t just any supercar. It’s a front-engined V8 beast, packing all the DNA of its track-ready GR GT3 roots.
Mark your calendar: the GR GT will make its online debut on December 5 in Japan, with its first public showing planned for the 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon in January.
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For four years, fans kept asking the same question: would that brutal GT3 show car ever hit the road? Rumors flew—Toyota or Lexus, track toy or design study—until Gazoo Racing finally put the speculation to rest. The GR GT is real, rocking the GR badge and directly born from the GR GT3 race program.
Toyota gave us a taste with a slick Japanese TV spot that feels part history lesson, part warning.
The ad flashes a 2000GT, then an LFA, before landing on the GR GT, camo-free and full of attitude. The 2000GT’s inline-six fades into the LFA’s V10 wail, then a deep V8 roar takes over as “The soul lives on” blazes across the screen.
Brightened stills from the ad and Goodwood test runs give fans the lowdown. The GR GT keeps that wild show car look, with a long nose and cab-backward stance that screams track-bred performance.
The hood vents aggressively, the front bumper cuts deep, and tall side intakes perch high on the rear fenders—a clear wink to the LFA.
Out back, a single light bar stretches across a wide tail, complete with a built-in ducktail and a serious diffuser that makes it look ready to rip.
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Inside, Goodwood cameras caught a cockpit that’s all drama—red leather and Alcantara paired with carbon-shell bucket seats. A big central touchscreen floats above real physical switches, making it feel more like a race car dressed up for date night than a typical Toyota interior.
But the real story is under the hood. Toyota built a brand-new twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8, part of the same modular family as the turbo 2.0 in the GR Yaris prototype.
Early reports from Japan and Australia suggest the V8 uses hybrid assist and can crank out 660 kW—about 885 horsepower—when fully unleashed.
Toyota hasn’t shared official numbers for the GR GT yet, but insiders expect a non-plug-in hybrid setup—electric assist for quick response and torque fill, not long EV range. The new V8 already sounds absolutely savage in test footage from Spa and the Goodwood hill, so keeping the revs high and turbos loud will be just fine.
On the racing side, Gazoo Racing is still shaking down a full GT3 car built on the same basic shape. Spy shots from Spa-Francorchamps show a camo’d coupe with a massive rear wing, side-exit exhausts, and race-level cooling.
The team is aiming the GT3 car at the 2026 ruleset, covering WEC, Le Mans, and IMSA. Because GT3 regs require a road-based shell, the race car and GR GT road car are evolving side by side—track and street walking hand in hand.
Likely way more affordable than the Lexus LFA
So what’s it like behind the wheel? Toyota benchmarked prototypes against the old AMG GT. Expect a front-mid-engine, rear-drive layout with a quick-shifting automatic, massive brakes, and track-ready tires.
Manuals are unlikely, but if Toyota tunes the steering and chassis like the GR Yaris and GR86, the GR GT should talk to its driver like the LFA—only with twice the shove.
Price lands in supercar territory, but well below the LFA. At around $150,000, it’s aiming for the 911 Turbo, AMG GT, and McLaren Artura crowd—exotic but reachable.
Source: Toyota