For much of the 2000s, Toyota had been without a sports car in its line-up. It wasn’t until the launch the first generation Toyota 86 in 2012 that things took a turn at the world’s largest car maker. The following years after the birth of the 86 saw Toyota putting …
Read More »Dakar-inspired Toyota HiLux GR Sport packs uprated engine
Toyota has unveiled the most extreme HiLux to date, with the new GR Sport model taking out the range-topper status for the 2023 HiLux range. Equipped with more power, wider tracks, tuned suspension and bigger disc brakes, the new HiLux GR Sport benefits from experience gained through Toyota’s GAZOO Racing …
Read More »Toyota GR86 specification levels confirmed
Toyota Australia will expand its Gazoo Racing family of performance vehicles when the new-generation GR86 sports coupe launches locally in September. Replacing the outgoing Toyota 86 which has been on the market for nearly a decade, the new GR86 brings improved performance from its larger 2.4-litre engine, sharper handling and …
Read More »Gazoo Racing presents widebody Toyota 86
The Toyota 86 has always been the darling of the tuning world, and the recently unveiled second-generation model looks set to continue that trend. First to have a play with the rear-wheel drive sports car is none other than Toyota’s in-house tuning arm Gazoo Racing. Collaborating with Toyota’s motorsport arm …
Read More »Hardcore Toyota GR Yaris Rallye launched from sub-$55k
Toyota has launched its track-ready GR Yaris Rallye, taking the super hot hatch to an even higher level of performance. Building on the 200kW GR Yaris three-door performance hatch, the new Rallye edition introduces lightweight components and performance parts, specifically designed for hardcore track driving. Key upgrades include circuit-tuned GR …
Read More »Toyota GR Yaris offered with GR Parts aero and interior upgrades
The Toyota GR Yaris is arguably the hottest hot hatch to launch this year. Available as a single variant, the second member of the Gazoo Racing (GR) family (after the GR Supra) is literally a pocket rocket for the road. Powered by a turbocharged 1.6-litre three-cylinder engine that churns out …
Read More »Toyota lifts the lid on GR Yaris AP4 rally weapon
Toyota has unveiled the new generation GR Yaris AP4 rally car that Toyota GAZOO Racing Australia (TGRA) will campaign in the 2021 Australian Rally Championship (ARC). While Toyota has long supported a local factory-backed rally team, this is the first time that the company – through its Product Planning and …
Read More »Spied: Toyota Yaris GRMN unleashed at the Nurburgring
Hot on the heels of the GR Yaris launch last month, Toyota is already cooking up an even hotter version of the pocket rocket. Caught pounding the notorious Nurburgring circuit in Germany, the Toyota Yaris GRMN – short for Gazoo Racing Meister of Nürburgring – builds on the GR Yaris already …
Read More »Will the Toyota GR Corolla sedan look this good?
With the trademark registration application for the GR Corolla name filed by Toyota in Australia earlier this year, a hot Toyota Corolla hatch is all but confirmed. Toyota’s go-fast division, Gazoo Racing, is aggressively transforming the company’s vanilla models into pocket rockets, with the most recent rollout being the ballistic …
Read More »2020 Toyota GR Supra GTS Review
I grew up with cars in the 90’s, an era widely regarded as the golden era of fun cars. Think BMW E36 M3, Ford Sierra RS Cosworth, Alfa Romeo GTV, Dodge Viper, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo… the list is endless. That era was particularly interesting in Japan, for it’s the decade …
Read More »Toyota trademarks GR Corolla name, production all but confirmed
Here is the biggest proof yet that Toyota is cooking up a hot Corolla. The company was found to have filed a trademark registration application for the GR Corolla name in Australia on March 17. The GR name is given to Toyota’s performance line-up and is the acronym for Gazoo Racing, …
Read More »Toyota GR-4 Yaris unveiled – 192kW and all-wheel drive!
“I want to get back a Toyota sports car. I’ve always thought so. 86 is an important companion on both rallies and circuits. Supra was also revived as a car worthy of its name. But I still want a sports car that Toyota makes with my own hands. That thought …
Read More »Toyota GR Supra TRD hots up with mk4 Supra rear wing
Just when we thought the Toyota GR Supra tuned by TRD could not get any hotter, here’s one to prove us wrong from Bahrain-based tuner Kanoo Performance. And all it takes is the big curved wing from the mk4 Supra to spice everything up by a notch. Lifted straight from …
Read More »2019 Toyota Supra: more details emerge, future plans revealed
More details regarding the 2019 Toyota Supra – one of the most hotly anticipated cars of the coming year – have been revealed, including what’s on the cards for Australian-delivered models, and Toyota has also hinted at some of its future plans for its upcoming flagship sports car. Known as …
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