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Originally Posted by Captain Snooze

"Toyota has extended the reach of its 260hp Yaris GR by adding lower-spec and track-ready versions to the range in Japan."

Originally Posted by strat61caster

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economies_of_scale

Originally Posted by weederr33

Didn't they do this with the GT86? I believe there was an RC base version intended for track.

Originally Posted by TylerLieberman

Yeah. Unpainted bumpers, steel wheels, and I believe no radio or AC.

Originally Posted by weederr33

Ok cool! I thought so.

Originally Posted by Kodename47

It's quite common in Japan. Honda have done it with plenty of TypeR models. Cheaper for the teams as the blingy stuff isn't needed. In my experience these seem to oddly be more expensive to import due to rarity/cool factor.

Toyota is building a lower spec GR4 but they are also building a "granny" version using the GR4 body but lower powered engine, front wheel drive and AT... So it will look like the GR4 but won't have the power etc...