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Le Mans-inspired Toyota GR Super Sport Concept teased

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  1. jgonzalesm6

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    Derived from Toyota’s sportscar racing programme, the GR Super Sport concept will be unveiled under the Gazoo Racing performance brand

    Toyota has announced a Le Mans-derived GR Super Sport Concept under its Gazoo Racing performance banner will be unveiled at next month’s Tokyo Auto Salon.

    The car has been previewed by a teaser image while a tweet from Toyota’s racing division confirmed that the concept would be a road car if it makes it to production. The hazy image shows a vehicle looking very similar to Le Mans prototypes run by Toyota’s World Endurance Championship team; flared wheel arches, a low-slung roof, big rear wing and shark fin above the rear engine cover are noticeable along with the race-derived wheels and brake calipers.

    The GR Super Sport is also said to draw inspiration from the Yaris rally car that Toyota’s World Rally Championship division competes with. Should it go into production, it will likely be in very limited numbers.

    More details will be announced closer to the grand unveil at the Tokyo Auto Salon on 12-14 January. The Japanese manufacturer will also unveil a pair of performance cars under its Gazoo Racing (GR) subsidiary - the 86 GR and the Vitz (Yaris) GRMN, with the latter being launched exclusively in Japan to just 150 units.
     
  2. LMPDesigner

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    Geez it is but ugly from that angle.
     
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    Wow that thing is ugly. It would have looked a lot better to use the shape of the Toyota GT-One (TS020) even though it's 2 decades old...
     
  5. 444sp

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    Honestly to me it seems much prettier than the TS020.
    I like this new supercar.
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  6. Igor Ound

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    Given wec are considering replacing prototypes with production hypercars wonder if this is actually going to be toyota’s next contender
     
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    I like it
     
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    me too!
     
  9. Devilsolsi

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    Not everyone can design a Ford GT

    ;)
     
  10. NürScud

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    Are you talking for the first gen (2005) or the second (2016) because i find the second gen ugly, especially the rear part.
     
  11. Devilsolsi

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    Brian was the designer of the new FGT. Check the thread in American Muscle for some of his insight. Really cool stuff.

    I wasn't a fan of it in pictures, but in person it is an amazing machine. Looks like nothing else on the road. There were 4 different road cars at the Daytona 24 this year. Each one completely different.
     

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