Toyota Teases GR Line Up: Supra MK6, Celica MK8, MR2 MK4, 86 MK3 and GR GT! (Bonus: Lexus LFA)

[26StratMT]

Is Toyota getting a new sports car with an aero top, the GR-GT?

https://www.carsensor.net/contents/newmodel/category_120/_68789.html

That’s sweet with a Targa.
I always wished the GR Supra had a Targa.

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[Lorre]

A clay model of the upcoming MR2?

Does look amazing if the production version comes close.

 

[C-Pike]

A clay model of the upcoming MR2?

Does look amazing if the production version comes close.

It's the clay model for the GR FT-Se concept but yes I also like the looks of it.

https://mag.toyota.co.uk/ft-se-intro/

 

[not_howard]

Some elements that may be carried over are the hood scoop and three compartment opening on the front bumper.

Also the big side scoop from the 1st concept

 

[gymratter]

If the EV Lexus flops I wonder if Toyota has a backup plan where they could make a verson an ICE version with the GR GT's V8

 

[supraboi]

Some takes aways are it will be sold at Lexus dealers, cost around $200k and 300 units annually for the US.

 

[KahnBB6]

https://www.thedrive.com/news/toyot...-gr-gt-supercar-is-already-sold-out-by-design

Toyota Says US Allocation of GR GT Supercar Is Already Sold Out ‘By Design’

Toyota is only interested in selling its newest supercar to "people who are going to drive it," and not flippers.

If you were hoping to secure one of the first Toyota GR GT supercars headed to the United States, you might have to buy a vacation home in Europe or Asia and try your luck with a dealer there. While at Laguna Seca for the Rolex Motorsport Reunion over the weekend, The Drive learned that all units headed here are sold out.

Toyota Senior Vice President of Automotive Operations Andrew Gilleland explained that the automaker has earmarked 200 to 250 samples of its flagship machine for the U.S. market.

“We’re not going to have enough to meet demand, and that’s by design,” said Gilleland. “It’s a passion project and made because Akio [Toyoda] wants a world-class performance car. We don’t want to sell cars to flippers, we only want people who are going to drive it. The first allocation is already sold.”

When asked about production numbers, Gilleland clarified that it was somewhere between 200 and 250 for the U.S. only, not globally. That said, he did not elaborate on what total worldwide production is expected to be for the first round of manufacturing.

Gilleland went on to explain that during The Quail—the events that practically kicks off Monterey Car Week—upwards of 150 potential buyers sat down with the automaker’s reps to configure their machines despite it not actively taking orders; “the interest is huge.”

Several key members of the GR GT and GR GT3 development team were present at the event after traveling from Japan. While it appears Toyota didn’t use the venue for further development this time, it did take the opportunity to photograph both variants side-by-side on the famous track.

Development drivers Tatsuya Kataoka and Jack Hawksworth shared some thoughts about bringing both of these cars to market, and both emphasized its drivability, reliability, and how extremely close the road version is to its GT3 counterpart.

“I hope that people can sense the intensity of the development and how passionate Toyota has been so far about the project,” Kataoka said.

The GR GT will reportedly make its way to lucky owners next year, and when it does, it will be powered by a 4.0-liter twin-turbo hybrid V8 targeting over 640 horsepower paired to a rear-mounted, triple-wet-clutch, eight-speed transmission.

Update:

https://www.carscoops.com/2026/08/toyota-gr-gt-sold-out/

Toyota Sets The Record Straight: Not A Single GR GT Has Been Sold
The 641-hp GR GT is Toyota's most expensive car yet, and buying one takes more than just having the money

• Toyota is limiting the GR GT on purpose to keep flippers out.
• America is expected to get only 200 to 250 examples in total.
• A twin-turbo hybrid V8 sends over 641 hp to an eight-speed auto.

Update: Toyota has contacted Carscoops to clarify that Andrew Gilleland’s “sold out” comment referred to the level of interest at The Quail, not a closed allocation. The company says “we have not presold any of the GR GTs,” adding that it recently opened a handraiser page and remains “a ways off from making any decisions about who will be able to buy one.” The story below has been revised to reflect that no cars have been sold and that interested buyers still have a shot at an allocation.

Have you been toying with the idea of upgrading from your Toyota GR 86 or Supra to the new GR GT? Well, if you have, know that the Japanese brand isn’t planning to build enough of them for everyone who wants one, and it says so openly.

Toyota will deliberately undersupply the GR GT, aiming to put cars in the hands of enthusiasts who will drive them rather than speculators who will list them at a markup. The US is expected to get between 200 and 250 examples. Orders have not opened, and no cars have been sold yet.

“We’re not going to have enough to meet demand, and that’s by design,” Toyota senior vice president of Automotive Operations Andrew Gilleland told The Drive. “It’s a passion project and was made because Akio [Toyoda] wants a world-class performance car. We don’t want to sell cars to flippers, we only want people who are going to drive it. The first allocation is already sold.” He added that Toyota has yet to say how many GR GTs will be built globally.

According to Gilleland, more than 150 would-be buyers sat down with Toyota staff at The Quail to spec out cars, all before the company opened the order books. “The interest is huge,” he told the outlet. Toyota has since launched a handraiser page to gather names, though it says it remains some way from choosing who gets an allocation.

Earlier this year, Gazoo Racing Sports Car Program Director Jeff Bal said customers have to go through a vetting process before being given the green light to place an order. There’s no word on whether customers will have to sign a contract agreeing not to flip their vehicle within a certain timeframe, but we wouldn’t be shocked if this is one of the many hoops buyers will have to jump through to get behind the wheel.

Serving as the halo of Toyota’s performance-focused GR range, the supercar uses a new 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8 with hybrid assistance, promising to produce over 641 hp and 627 lb-ft (850 Nm) of torque, mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission. Recent reports suggest the car will start at in excess of $220,000, and while that’s a lot of money for a Toyota, it’s not excessive for a limited-run, high-performance sports car like this. The first customer cars are reportedly due to arrive next year.

 

[KahnBB6]

https://www.thedrive.com/news/toyot...ancial-sense-but-akio-promised-no-boring-cars

Toyota Knows the GR GT ‘Makes No Financial Sense.’ But Akio Promised No Boring Cars
A Toyota exec gets candid about the finances behind the brand's new halo car, and why gentleman drivers are crucial for its success.

Earlier this week, we reported that the U.S. allocation for Toyota’s newest supercar, the GR GT, was basically sold out. Emphasis on basically, because the automaker later clarified that no money has exchanged hands yet, but they’re well aware that there’s more demand than there is supply—and that’s on purpose.

During last weekend’s engineering briefing at Laguna Seca, Toyota Senior Vice President of Automotive Operations Andrew Gilleland shared a few more interesting details about the project with me. Specifically, the business case for the enormous expenditure of building a new halo car and a GT3 race car at a time when the economy isn’t exactly booming.

Gilleland was candid about the project’s complex economics and went so far as to say that the “car itself makes no financial sense.” However, he also expanded on Toyota’s plans to make sound long-term financial decisions, as the street and track versions of the supercar reach more buyers over the years. He explained that one of the new car’s key attributes is its versatility, not just from a track and performance perspective, but for the drivers themselves.

After hearing the words “gentleman driver” mentioned several times during the briefing, I asked Gilleland if that was Toyota’s primary business model and how it expected to put cars in customers’ hands—be it a one-make series, customer cars via established teams, or maybe even something like Ferrari’s Corse Clienti.

“We have talked about doing customer races, since there really isn’t a customer racing program from Toyota today,” Gilleland told The Drive. “This car was designed, built, and engineered to be a customer racing car, so when [pro racer] Jack Hawksworth says it’s easier to jump in and drive, that is on purpose. We want that gentleman driver to get into this car and be able to drive it fairly quickly. That has been a big focus of the development of the GT3 car.

“I think the car itself makes no financial sense, but what does make sense is that it shows what the company is capable of and creates that halo car. I mean, we race to make a statement—every car company does—but it ultimately shows what we’re capable of,” he added.

Hawksworth, who has raced in everything from IndyCar and IMSA to the 24 Hours of Le Mans, also shared his experience as a development driver for the GR GT and GT3 programs. He went into detail about how much more versatile the cockpit is compared to the current Lexus RC-F race car, and how it can fit a wider range of drivers (in terms of size and skill). He described it as being much more “spacious and comfortable”, meaning it would be less intimidating to new drivers and would provide a flatter learning curve. This would effectively make the car an “easier sell.”

Gilleland also emphasized that Toyota’s customer racing program would greatly depend on production cadence and output. And even once Toyota figured that out, it would need to learn many other aspects from its current racing programs before deciding on a specific route.

“The issue really comes down to the production levels we can achieve, so for us, in 2027, it’ll just be [IMSA’s] Vasser Sullivan Racing, but in the 2028 racing calendar year, we will have a customer program,” Gilleland added. “It’ll be small to begin with. Do I see a day, maybe five or six years into the life cycle, when we’ll be able to sell one [GT3] to a customer? Yeah.”

“Frankly, this is one of the reasons we’re doing GR Cup and GT4; to understand customer racing and what we need to do as an OE and what the teams need to do—so that’s part of the genesis of the GR Cup,” Gilleland said. “The other part is track and development. What the GR Cup taught us is: what kind of support do we need, and what kind of racing engineering—even how many haulers do we need for parts?”

“Also, the problem is that these things are spaceships, you know, so you’re gonna need some level of support trackside,” Gilleland explained. “We’re trying to create a ladder program for a customer racing, and we’re developing that internally with TRD today to ensure we can support it.”

The tenured executive wrapped up by saying that this whole project really came down to Akio Toyoda’s vision that he established decades ago, when he set out to rid the automaker of numb cars that weren’t fun to drive. His goal was to build a world-class sports car, and this is the fulfillment of that dream.

“The technology that goes into this [GT3] car and the road-going car, you can get that in a Camry,” said Gilleland.
”I think one of the obvious big passions when Akio first took over as CEO 20 years ago was that he felt the cars were numb and not exciting or fun to drive. Now, the cars have evolved, so if you go get in a new Camry, it’s actually fun to drive. They fixed the problems, and it’s now fun without being harsh or uncomfortable.”

“We race to win, and we want to win more races, but we also use racing to develop our people. When we look at the GR GT and GT3 from a financial standpoint, it’s not just about the cars but also about what racing does for the brand and the entire ecosystem,” he concluded.

 

[Ron L]

https://www.thedrive.com/news/toyot...ancial-sense-but-akio-promised-no-boring-cars

How about an MR2 series down the road, something like the MX5 Cup series. It's great racing and fun to watch, not to mention affordable to more than professional teams and drivers!

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