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New Toyota GR GT variant was spied at the Nurburgring.
Prototype features radical aero to fight the 911 GT3 RS.
The market launch of the supercar is expected in 2027.
When Toyota pulled the covers off the GR GT, it showed two versions of the supercar standing side by side: one built for the road and one for the track . Fresh spy shots now point to a third variant slotting into the gap between them, and it looks like the most interesting of the bunch.
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Our photographers caught a camouflaged prototype of the reworked GR GT lapping the Nurburgring. The car wore a distinct aero package and shared the circuit with a Porsche 911 GT3 RS as a benchmark, which all but confirms Toyota is chasing a track-focused machine with license plates.
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Differences compared to the standard GR GT include a sharper splitter, canards, vented fenders, and a fixed rear wing. That wing measures smaller than the one on the GT3 racer , though it still sits tall enough to draw attention in a parking lot full of ordinary supercars.
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Telling this version apart from the full-blooded race car takes only a glance at the details. The track-only GR GT3 runs side-mounted exhaust pipes, Lexan windows, a reshaped hood, racing rubber, and a completely redesigned tail, none of which carry over to this prototype.
Toyota has not said whether these carbon-fiber pieces will reach buyers as an optional aero kit for the regular GR GT or arrive bolted to a wilder limited-run special. Both paths remain open for now.
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If Gazoo Racing wants to offer a rival to models like the Porsche 911 GT3 RS and the upcoming Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series , it will probably combine the new aero with a sharper suspension setup. A hotter version of the hybrid twin-turbo V8 is also in play, one climbing past the 641 hp (478 kW / 650 PS) the current unit makes.
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More details on the hardcore GR GT should surface over the coming months. The standard model reaches the market in 2027, with the GR GT3 making its competition debut soon after at the FIA World Endurance Championship.
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