Chiba, Japan, January 14, 2022―TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (TGR) and Lexus are exhibiting the following vehicles and parts at Tokyo Auto Salon 2022*1 at Makuhari Messe (Chiba City) from today to January 16.

GR GT3 Concept

TGR is committed to further accelerating customer motorsports activities to make the world of motorsports sustainable. Promoting "driver first" car development and with a desire to provide attractive cars that customers participating in GT3, which is the pinnacle of customer motorsports, would choose, TGR has unveiled the GR GT3 Concept.

As was the case with the GR Yaris, by commercializing motorsports cars rather than simply adapting production vehicles for use in motorsports, TGR intends to use feedback and technologies refined through participation in various motorsports activities to develop both GT3 and mass-production cars and further promote making ever-better motorsports-bred cars.

GRMN Yaris

The development of the GRMN Yaris*2 began with the desire of Morizo, president Toyoda to "deliver cars to customers that evolve quickly and can be tailored to individuals like in the field of motorsports". In addition to having refined the vehicle together with professional drivers as a fully tuned model of the GR Yaris, a new program is to be activated that will deliver to customers the type of daily vehicle evolution and driver-tailored customization that takes place in motorsports.

bZ4X GR Sport Concept

Based on the bZ4X dedicated battery EV, the bZ4X GR Sport Concept delivers an elevated level of environmental performance and driving pleasure. Large-diameter tires, sports seats, and matte black exterior body panels are among the highlights of this concept vehicle.

The future of the GR GT3 is unclear, but Toyota Gazoo Racing's president has already shared plans for a prototype version of the car will be up and running by the end of 2022. That would put the car on a most likely track to be developed for the 2024 season, in time to race with the first GT3 cars to attempt the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

If the history of the GT3 class is any indication, full customer sale of the car across multiple series would require the car to be tied in some way to a road-going car. That leaves two intriguing possibilities: Either this race car will be represented by a front-engined Toyota GR road car somewhere down the line or the lessons from this car will be folded into an existing program, like the current Supra, in order to get this car on track.