Manuel Nathan
That headline sounds dramatic, maybe even slightly exaggerated at first glance, but once you go through the details Toyota released, it actually feels restrained.
We are dealing here with Gazzoo Racing positioning this wonderful supercar as a road-legal beast, with impressive power and a high-tech body frame. The development of the car had three priorities: structural rigidity for increased aerodynamic performance, low curb weight, and low center of gravity.
Exterior Details – Lightweight Aluminum Frame
We can observe that the proportions of this car were also programmed, as the media gallery below illustrates. An example is that the roofline is low, and it also adds to a total height of 47.0 inches, thereby making it shorter than both the Chevrolet E-Ray and the Porsche 911 GT3. And there is the ratio of dash to axle, which seems to be almost overstated and moves the visual balance in some way back.
Around back, a quad-exit exhaust is tucked into the rear aero elements rather than simply mounted beneath them. Along the sides, the vent and lower sill appear closely related to what you would expect from a GT3 race car.
Under the bodywork sits Toyota’s first all-aluminum frame, and that matters more than it sounds. All the body panels mix carbon fiber-reinforced plastic with aluminum in an attempt to achieve a curb weight of 3,858 pounds or less. This makes it slightly heavier than the GT3 of Porsche, but it does make up for it with power over its Porsche competitor. We have a 110-horsepower increment and also a little more torque.
Other Specs
The Japanese manufacturer has also shrouded the GR GT in 20-inch wheels that come in Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires and also included carbon-ceramic stoppers that stand out around the front and back.
Interior Details
Inside, the cabin avoids Toyota branding entirely. There are no Toyota badges. Instead, carbon-backed Recaro bucket seats anchor a driver-focused layout that leans more toward Lexus in tone, blending sport with a degree of luxury rather than stripping everything bare.
Power Details
The Toyota GR GT has been configured with a high-tech V8 twin-turbo engine out of the box, which is capable of producing no less than 640 horsepower and 627 lb-ft of torque.
Toyota makes a point of calling those minimum figures for the prototype, adding that the production GR GT will deliver those numbers or higher. Power is sent exclusively to the rear wheels through a newly developed eight-speed automatic gearbox.
Toyota GR GT – Photo Gallery
