Toyota has registered a GR GT brand, and Mazda is continuous manufacturing of the 6 sedan even after the mannequin’s Japan exit.
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In January 2022, Toyota took everybody without warning with the GR GT3 concept on the Tokyo Auto Salon. Later the identical 12 months, patent photos of the identical sports activities automotive emerged through the European Union Intellectual Property Office, hinting at a production version without the big wing. By then, Toyota had already confirmed the beginning of improvement. Fast ahead to January 2024, the identical EUIPO web site now lists an attention-grabbing GR GT brand.
Auto Guide found the trademark, which was filed on January 19. We’ve hooked up it right here to a patent picture of the GR GT3. The million-dollar query is: Does Toyota intend to make use of the emblem for a sports activities automotive? There are different believable eventualities, the primary being it is destined to be the branding for an upcoming race automotive. Last 12 months, Toyota WEC group director Rob Leupen advised our sister website Motorsport.com the GR GT3 will compete in WEC in Europe from 2026.
During the identical interview, he additionally declared “The date [2026] is in alignment with the road car side, which is following the philosophy of Toyota to have a motorsport-bred car on the road. This is moving forward at the moment.” He went on to substantiate the street-legal automotive would seemingly carry the Lexus badge, so a road-going mannequin is unlikely to be referred to as the Toyota GR GT. That’s offered the top honchos have not had a change of coronary heart.