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Originally Posted by ichitaka05
Right now, Toyota is developing something... which I'm interested in... very interested in. Is that involve GR86? No. Is that involve Yaris/GRC engine? Kinda, but not really.
That's all I can say atm
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The GR Supra covered the originals Supras and the premium turbo market. The GR86 covered the original AE86 and the light weight NA market. The GR Corolla covered the original Celica GT-four and the AWD rally market. The only thing left is the MR2, and the only powertrain left is a hybrid powertrain.
"Kinda, but not really" sounds like it could be a hybrid power plant with an electric turbo or just a performance hybrid like the RAV4 Prime, but instead of a 2.5L with an electric motor in the Prime, I could see the 1.6L with an electric motor. If it was even close to the 2,200lbs like the last gen or something in the 2,500lbs then it would be cool. I don't know if this would be priced to compete with the Miata, as a cheap convertible/targa or if it would be a little more upmarket in size and quality to fit between the GR86 and GR Supra next to the GR Corolla, as a poor man's Cayman.
The GR GT3 concept is neat too, but that looks for more upmarket and probably a LFA successor than something in Toyota's lineup, and it is likely not in my league to be interesting, nor would it likely have the .
I know you can't say anything. I'm just laying out my guesses. A performance hybrid seems like the most likely option for something that would come out in the next five years to spearhead the future of sports cars for Toyota. If not that then my next guess is another collaboration with Subaru. Apparently they are teaming up on EVs, so maybe this would be a plug-in hybrid/EV with a 1.6L "range extender and performance booster" engine, potentially downsized to a 1.0-1.3L. That seems less likely for a performance car, but I'm not leaving it off the table.