Toyota posted a teaser picture of a automotive on Might 24 that would preview its subsequent GR-tuned providing. The picture is a part of a press launch about Toyota Gazoo Racing’s plans on the 24 Hours of Le Mans, a venue at which the motorsports division has previewed thrilling ideas earlier than. The automotive at midnight teaser reveals an unfamiliar gentle sample, however has one clue that signifies it is a close-to-production idea. Improve!
If we lighten the picture, we see what seems to be a flat bracket for hanging a entrance license plate. If this had been a race automotive, there’d be no want for such a factor. Additional zooming in on the picture reveals five-sided sensor covers within the entrance bumper that look similar to those on the all-new 2023 Prius.
This would not be the primary time Toyota has GR-ified the Prius. The earlier technology loved a extra menacing physique package with GR badging however not a lot in the way in which of efficiency. It was a pig each on the drag strip and visually, and there was solely a lot lipstick a GR makeover might apply. The brand new Prius, alternatively, is definitely fast and classy. A GR model really is smart.
We do not need to solid our hopes too excessive considering Toyota may give precise efficiency positive aspects to the GR Prius this time round. Nevertheless, it must be fascinating to see how the Gazoo’d Prius wears its enhanced threads. These 4 auxiliary lights positive are aggressive.
The automotive can be revealed across the 24 Hours of Le Mans weekend, June 10-11. Toyota will fielding two GR010 hybrid race automobiles on the race as nicely, and anticipate to proceed their five-year successful streak.
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