In order to improve cooling and maintain consistent performance during intense use, such as on a race track, the brake discs of the Toyota Supra have been drilled.

There is speculation that the car is being fine-tuned at the Nordschleife, which suggests that Toyota may revive its GRMN nameplate for a hot new Supra. GRMN stands for ‘Gazoo Racing, tuned by the Meister of the Nürburgring’.

So far, the GRMN badge has only been used in Europe for a supercharged version of the previous-generation Yaris. The introduction of the new Supra follows Toyota CEO Koji Sato’s hint that the GR performance division will continue to play a crucial role in the company’s strategy.

Sato mentioned, “The Gazoo brand will be acknowledged for the future – and maybe we can even speed it up.” He also indicated that Akio Toyoda, the former CEO and an avid racer who now serves as the chairman of the company, will heavily contribute to the development of new GR products.

Sato added, “Our ‘Master Driver’ [Toyoda] was also the president of the company while he had a steering wheel in his hand for Gazoo. Now that he is only chairman, perhaps he will have more time to develop cars for them?” The Supra GRMN may be launched alongside a mid-life facelift for the standard model.