Only three days ago, Toyota teased its new sports car, which will be named GR GT. Now, the Japanese automaker has given us another teaser image and announced that the GR GT will be just one of three new sports cars to be revealed on December 5. Toyota didn’t provide any information about the cars, but the images tell us quite a lot. The car in the foreground is the aforementioned GR GT, while the one furthest away from the camera, on the right-hand side of the image, is its racing counterpart; Toyota has promised to develop racing cars first and then adapt them for road applications in order to maximize performance and minimize compromises in handling and performance. Finally, the car to the left of the image appears to be the production version of the gorgeous Lexus Sport Coupe concept, shown back in August.
Toyota Teases Polyzygotic Triplets
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The non-identical triplets will have similar genes, but different styling and, presumably, different power outputs. The Lexus coupe, with its almost Kia-like taillights, appears to have a shorter hood and a swoopier rear end than the Toyota alongside it, and the door panel has a more angular crease at the shoulder line. Although it’s impossible to tell from this single shadowy teaser, the Lexus may also wear a panoramic glass roof, rather than the conventional panel atop the Toyota GR GT. The shark fin on the rear glass of the Lexus was a high-mounted brake light on the concept, and it could be the same here, while the glass it sits upon is also unconventional. We expect an adaptive trunk spoiler like the concept, too.
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As for the GR GT, which we already know has GR86-esque headlights and a glasshouse not dissimilar from that of the GR Supra, its track-only twin appears to have aggressive louvers above each front fender. Interestingly, it also appears to have a protruding bumper, which is unusual for racing cars – or any modern car, for that matter. We’ll have to wait for clearer imagery to see what’s really going on.
Long Hoods Allow Large Engines
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As noted above, the Lexus doesn’t appear to have as large an engine bay as the Toyota pair, which is expected to be powered by a hybridized twin-turbo V8 capable of as much as 900 horsepower. This could indicate a different powertrain, but we doubt Toyota would go to the effort of developing such an engine and then restrict it to only the Gazoo Racing products – especially since a V8 is a key part of the identity of the current Lexus LC and the departing RC F. Moreover, anything but a V8 in the six-figure space is a hard sell these days, and there’s no doubt that comparisons with the LFA will be made. Sure, this won’t have a screaming V10, but a V8 is as close as we can get these days. But enough speculation; we must wait for concrete info, coming at the end of the week.
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