Toyota GR GT: Supra's bigger "brother" comes with a V8 engine

Toyota has finally unveiled its upcoming GR GT supercar – and the recipe sounds more than promising. There's just one little catch magazin de piese auto online.

Toyota GR GT: Supra's bigger "brother" comes with a V8 engine

The wait is over! Toyota has revealed its brand new supercar – and the best news is that the GR GT will be powered by a twin-turbocharged V8 engine.

It will still be a while before the model hits the market, though. Although the edgy GR GT already looks ready for series production in the photos, the Japanese automaker is still calling it a prototype. The production version is planned for 2027 – so we’ll have to be patient. To heighten expectations even more, Toyota has now revealed the power figures – and they promise great things.

650 hp and a top speed of over 320 km/h

The bigger brother of the Supra – and late successor to the legendary 2000 GT – will be a hybrid. At its core is a completely redesigned V8 engine with twin turbochargers, assisted by an electric motor. Toyota has given the eight-cylinder engine with a displacement of 3998 cc everything it could, using features such as dry sump lubrication and a V-shaped configuration with inboard turbochargers. The goal is at least 650 hp and 850 Nm of maximum torque. The top speed is over 320 km/h.

According to Toyota, the data is of secondary importance for the GR GT - the driving experience is in the foreground. Anyone who has driven the GR Yaris or, more precisely, the GR Supra A90 Final Edition, is aware that Toyota knows their stuff. A wealth of experience, including from motorsport, was included in the development. And to emphasize how close the GR GT is to motorsports, the corresponding GR GT3 racing car was also presented at the Fuji Speedway track.

Carbon-ceramic brakes and semi-slippery discs

Back to the road version of the GR GT: a low center of gravity and balanced weight distribution were very important to the GR team. An aluminum frame and body elements made of fiberglass-carbon were used. The target weight is a maximum of 1,750 kilograms. Thanks to the transaxle principle of the 8-speed automatic transmission, the newly developed eight-speed transmission, the weight distribution is expected to be 45:55. Components such as carbon-ceramic brakes developed by Brembo and Michelin Sport Cup 2 tires with special markings sound more than promising.

The design is definitely different. In the photos, the supercar looks muscular and wide, but not overly tuned. The front end is elongated, the passenger cell is mounted far back, and in the prototype it is finished in black, which makes the GT, which is only 1.20 meters high, look even lower. The Japanese have deliberately forgo impressive spoilers.

Without an impressive wing

The aim is to achieve functional aerodynamics, for which Toyota's WEC team was consulted. For this reason, the fixed rear wing was omitted. Instead, the GR GT features a protruding spoiler above the continuous light strip. The four exhaust pipes are integrated into the diffuser and slightly offset towards the center. Toyota promises a sound inspired by racing cars.

The interior of the 4.82-meter-long and two-meter-wide GT is dominated by red leather and Alcantara. The seats are similar to those of the GR Supra Final Edition, but they are not so strongly contoured in the seating area. The tall center console conveys subtle LFA vibes - which is certainly no coincidence, since together with the GR GT and GR GT3 Lexus presented the LFA Concept, which gives us a glimpse of the electric successor to the LFA.

The production version is expected in 2027.

The GT's interior lacks a Toyota logo. Instead, the GT logo adorns the center of the leather-wrapped steering wheel, which has a 12 o'clock marker. And for all its sporting ambitions, visibility shouldn't be overlooked - this is a Toyota, after all.

It's a shame Toyota is keeping us in suspense, because even though the car shown looks ready for production, it's still in the testing phase. The production version of the Toyota GR GT isn't expected until 2027, so the wait isn't over yet.

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The wait is over! Toyota has revealed its brand new supercar – and the best news is that the GR GT will be powered by a twin-turbocharged V8 engine

It will still be a while before the model hits the market, though