Toyota is committed to maintaining and expanding its Gazoo Racing sports car offering - but has no plans to electrify the line-up in the immediate future.
The ‘GR’ performance line-up currently comprises four cars: the Toyota GR Yaris, Toyota GR Supra, Toyota GR86 and Toyota GR Corolla. Each of these is a highly bespoke proposition based around a pure-combustion drivetrain, engineered in close collaboration with engineers from Toyota’s racing outfits.
The brand has been tight-lipped about its future performance car plans, however, since hinting at a compact electric convertible in the vein of the MR-2 in late 2021. Sibling brand Lexus, meanwhile, is working on an electric successor to the hallowed LFA supercar, complete with a trick four-wheel drive system and a manual gearbox.
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