The GR GT Is the Supercar Toyota Hasn't Built Since the LFA
A front-engined twin-turbo V8 hybrid halo from Gazoo Racing, shown next to its GT3 race sibling and pointed at a handful of Lexus showrooms around 2027.
Supercars are not really Toyota's habit. The last time the company aimed anything at this end of the market it built the Lexus LFA, and people still talk about that car. Now Gazoo Racing has uncovered the GR GT, a front-engined, rear-drive, twin-turbo V8 hybrid that Toyota is openly calling its most ambitious road car in more than a decade.
The GR GT arrived as part of a trio. Toyota showed the road car next to its purpose-built GR GT3 race sibling and a separate Lexus LFA Concept, using the reveal to spell out where Gazoo Racing wants to go next. Since then it has gone from static show car to running prototype, taking a public dynamic run at the 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed. One thing to hold onto as you read: these are still under-development prototypes, and the production car is targeted for roughly 2027.
A shape built around the engine up front
The GR GT wears the long-hood, cab-rearward silhouette of a classic front-engine GT. Triangular headlights sit above a slim grille and a pair of huge intakes, and the whole face looks built to feed and cool a stressed V8 rather than to win a wind-tunnel argument. Toyota calls its development philosophy driver-first, and the layout backs that up: two seats, with the engine ahead of the cabin and driving the rear wheels.
The styling matters less than what sits under it. This is the first Toyota built on an all-aluminium body frame, and the panels mix aluminium with carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic. Suspension is double wishbone at both ends on forged aluminium arms, and Toyota quotes a target weight distribution of 45 percent front to 55 percent rear. For a car with its engine ahead of the driver, that rearward bias is the number I keep coming back to.
The powertrain, in development-target form
At the centre sits a new 4.0-litre (3,998 cc) twin-turbocharged V8, paired with a single electric motor built into the transaxle and driving through an eight-speed automatic. Toyota has published figures, but it labels them as development targets rather than final production numbers, so that is how we will treat them here.
| Spec | Target | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Enginetwin-turbo V8 | 4.0L (3,998 cc) | plus one e-motor in the transaxle |
| Power | 641 bhp / 650 DIN hp | 478 kW, development target |
| Torque | 850 Nm or more | development target |
| Layout | front engine, RWD | 8-speed automatic |
| Top speed | 199+ mph | 320+ km/h, target |
| Weight | 1,750 kg or lower | 45% front / 55% rear |
The 641 bhp, 650 DIN hp and 478 kW figures are three ways of writing the same target, not three different outputs. Every performance number here is a development target for a prototype, so expect the final production spec to shift before the car reaches customers.
The GT3 connection
The road car never travelled alone. Gazoo Racing developed it alongside the GR GT3, a racer built to the widely used GT3 category rules, and the two were shown together on purpose. They share design language and development intent, which is Toyota's way of saying it wants the GR GT judged as a driver's car before a showpiece. That is a familiar playbook for the company behind the GR Yaris and GR Corolla, just pitched at a far higher price than either.
When you can buy one, and what it might cost
Toyota is targeting a production launch around 2027, so what you see now is a preview and not something you can order. The distribution plan is the surprising part. Reporting from the reveal indicates the GR GT will be sold through select Lexus dealerships rather than ordinary Toyota showrooms, with servicing handled at Lexus facilities to match.
Pricing has not been officially confirmed, and the estimates going around vary quite a bit. Some reporting points to roughly $225,000, while other coverage expects it to climb well past $300,000 by the time it reaches those Lexus showrooms. Either way, it lands in Porsche 911 GT3 and AMG GT territory, and it would be the most expensive thing Toyota has put its badge near since the LFA. Until Toyota publishes a sticker, treat any figure as a guess.
"The GR GT is defined by a driver-first approach to development that involves listening to, understanding and fulfilling the needs of the person behind the wheel."
— Toyota, GR GT reveal statementThe spec sheet is exciting, but the engineering is what holds my attention. An all-aluminium frame, forged aluminium wishbones at every corner, a 45/55 balance out of a front-engine car: those choices tell you Gazoo Racing cared about how this thing changes direction more than how hard it pulls in a straight line. The hybrid V8 will grab the headlines, but the chassis is the part I want to feel from the driver's seat. With a 2027 production target there is still plenty of room for the final numbers to move, so for now I am happy to enjoy the prototype for what it is.
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