Toyota GR Super Sport Concept

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The low-slung performance machine looks fast even when standing still.

Back in September, Toyota introduced its GR sports car range in Japan with a three-tier system: entry-level GR Sport, midlevel GR, and the range-topping GRMN. Roughly a month later, it attended the Tokyo Motor Show with the GR HV, a droptop concept based on the 86 with a design influenced by the company’s LMP1 race car. Fast forward to present day, Toyota through Gazoo Racing is now providing a first glimpse at the more hardcore GR Super Sport, yet another concept born using the expertise gained in the World Endurance Championship.

For now, we only have this shadowy teaser to go by (see modified version below), revealing a silhouette somewhat similar to the TS050 Hybrid, which will also be exhibited at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2018. Toyota is not being very generous with the details at this point, but mentions the concept has its origins in WEC and illustrates “how technological feedback acquired through motorsports activities is incorporated.”

Aside from bringing the GR Super Sport and the TS050 Hybrid, Toyota will also exhibit the Yaris WRC and road-going models, including the 86 GR and the supercharged Vitz GRMN hot hatchback sold in Europe as the Yaris GRMN. These will be joined on stage by all race cars set to compete in the grueling 24 Hours of Nürburgring next year.

The Tokyo Auto Salon 2018 will open its doors to the press on January 12, while the next two days are going to be reserved for the public.

As for the reborn Supra (name not confirmed), there’s no sign of it just yet. It won’t be at the Tokyo Auto Salon, nor will it be shown in Detroit next month. For what it's worth, the model is scheduled to debut sometime next year when the sporty coupe will be accompanied by its roadster counterpart, the new BMW Z4.
https://www.motor1.com/news/224463/toyota-gr-super-sport-concept/

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I guess this was the car they were talking about.

https://www.supramkv.com/threads/wi...oyota-sport-car-you-think-will-come-next.700/

On the sidelines of the GR launch event, Tomoyama said: "In its next phase, we will get a designated sports car platform and eventually — finally — we want to introduce a pure, genuine sports car, which can compete against top-class world competitors." There’s no denying the purists will applaud this development, which was made possible by Gazoo Racing going independent.
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/...confirmed-by-head-of-gazoo-racing-120604.html
 

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But these don’t match the silhouette at all?
+1 yeah I don't really understand...

Those renders, and even the pics of the videos at the booth, seem more like some sort of 90s supercar concept than the official silhouette.
 

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+1 yeah I don't really understand...

Those renders, and even the pics of the videos at the booth, seem more like some sort of 90s supercar concept than the official silhouette.
I could be wrong, but maybe thats what they imagine how a production version of the concept could look like. :dunno: :what: :hmm:
 

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I believe those renderings are super old and were made before the teaser was released.
 

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Looks like a Mercedes AMG Project One and an Aston Martin Valkyrie competitor. :D
 

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Wtf kind of nightmarish motor show render is this???
Tokyo Auto Salon in 2018. Taking another look, it appears like there are two cars under cover. Maybe the second one is Supra related. :D
 

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Tokyo Auto Salon in 2018. Taking another look, it appears like there are two cars under cover. Maybe the second one is Supra related. :D
But why are all the people ghosts? Did they all die of old age waiting for the Supra?
 
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