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Toyota's New Mid-Engine Sports Car Is Getting ‘Better Every Day’

Seemingly out of nowhere, Toyota took everyone by surprise a little over a year ago when it introduced the GR Yaris M. While it wasn’t the company’s first mid-engine hot hatch concept (there was the 2008 Aygo Crazy, and yes, that was its actual name), it arrived at a time when…

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The Toyota Celica Sport Could Have AWD And A 2.0-Liter Turbo Engine

Toyota has been talking about bringing back the Celica for nearly four years. It has been dropping hints ever since, whether through its Grip anime series or by filing trademarks to protect its cherished nameplate. Some dealers have apparently already seen the car behind closed doors, but publicly, it remains…

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Takamoto Katsuta breaks down in tears after long-awaited first WRC victory

After 94 starts, Takamoto Katsuta finally became a World Rally Championship winner — and the first Japanese driver to triumph at rallying’s top level since 1992

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WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Takamoto Katsuta scores emotional maiden WRC win

Katsuta became the first Japanese driver to win a WRC round since 1992 after a brutal Safari Rally Kenya

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WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Katsuta scores maiden WRC win in brutal Safari

Katsuta takes an emotional win, becoming the first Japanese driver to win a WRC round since 1992

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“Probably the toughest rally ever”: Thierry Neuville as brutal Safari wreaks havoc

WRC crews, mechanics and cars were pushed to their limits in Kenya as multiple frontrunners retired and teams battled to keep surviving cars running

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WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Solberg leads, Evans retires as drivers slam “dangerous” decision from rally organisers

Drivers took aim at rally organisers for a change to the route as muddy stages turned the leaderboard on its head

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WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Elfyn Evans retires as drivers slam “dangerous” decision from rally organisers

Drivers took aim at rally organisers for a change to the route as muddy stages turned the leaderboard on its head

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Toyota Fixes GR Yaris Steering Wheel After Owners Complain

It’s hard to believe the GR Yaris was launched nearly six years ago. Although much time has passed since Toyota rolled out the three-cylinder hot hatch, the development team is still finding ways to improve the pocket rocket. For 2026, the smallest member of the Gazoo Racing lineup gets a…

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WRC Sweden: Evans storms to victory as Toyota scores 1-2-3-4

Elfyn Evans moved into the lead of the World Rally Championship after taking a 12th career win

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WRC Sweden: Elfyn Evans storms to victory as Toyota scores 1-2-3-4

Elfyn Evans moved into the lead of the World Rally Championship after taking a 12th career win

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Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda's Dream Lineup? All Hot Hatchbacks

Higher-ups in the automotive industry are typically cooped up in an office all day, but Akio Toyoda is not one of them. Under the “Morizo” pseudonym, the company’s chairman has been racing cars as a second gig since the 2007 Nürburgring 24-hour endurance race for Toyota’s Gazoo Racing team. Even…

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WRC Monte Carlo: Solberg stuns to lead Evans as fog red flags SS3

Defending WRC World Champion Sebastian Ogier struggled, ending the the day more than minute behind Solberg after the final stage was red flagged due to fog

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WRC Monte Carlo: Oliver Solberg takes early lead before fog causes red flag

Defending WRC World Champion Sebastian Ogier struggled, ending the the day more than minute behind Solberg after the final stage was red flagged due to fog

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It's Official: Toyota Has A New Mid-Engine Car In The Works

Toyota’s mid-engine tease for the 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon turned out to be nothing more than a souped-up Daihatsu Hijet kei truck. However, good things come to those who wait, as a new sports car with the engine behind the seats is indeed coming. After countless rumors and years of…

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Haas F1 team's first Toyota livery divides fans as 2026 car breaks cover

Haas has revealed its 2026 Formula 1 livery featuring new title sponsor Toyota Gazoo Racing, with fans split on the updated design

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Toyota Might Debut A Special Sports Car Tonight: Watch The Livestream

Toyota officially spun off Gazoo Racing as a standalone brand this week, following the reveal of the GR GT late last year. The Tokyo Auto Salon kicks off this weekend, and GR is holding a press conference where, rumor has it, the company might unveil a special mid-engine sports car.

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Toyota Officially Spins Off Gazoo Racing As A Standalone Performance Brand

Toyota’s already large corporate umbrella is expanding to make room for a fifth brand. Just months after Century was spun off as a standalone marque, Gazoo Racing is also becoming a distinct entity. The world’s largest carmaker has long hinted at a clearer separation between Toyota and GR models, and…

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Toyota reveals new-look WEC Hypercar amid wider revamp

Toyota is aiming to return to the top in the WEC after bringing its first Hypercar update since 2023

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Toyota reveals new-look WEC Hypercar for 2026 amid wider revamp

Toyota is aiming to return to the top in the WEC after bringing its first Hypercar update since 2023

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Toyota Wants GR To Be a Standalone Brand. That's a Mistake

Remember when Dodge launched the third-generation Viper exclusively under the SRT name? At the time, Dodge wanted its Street Racing Technology performance sub-brand to become something bigger—an entire lineup of SRT-branded performance products that would stand out from Dodge’s ho-hum offerings, like the Caravan and Journey.

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Toyota Won't Even Sell the GR GT at Its Dealerships

The Toyota GR GT is special. It’s the automaker’s latest flagship, which arrives under the newly created Gazoo Racing sub-brand, and with a price tag expected to reach well into six figures. Unfortunately, that kind of exclusivity means you won’t be able to just walk into your local Toyota dealership…

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Toyota's New GT3 Racer Skips the Road Car's Hybrid, Goes Pure V-8

Toyota’s eventful presentation today at the Higashi-Fuji Technical Center in Japan featured not just the street-legal GR GT and the reborn Lexus LFA but also a track-only machine. Considering the Lexus RC F GT3 is already a decade old, it’s safe to say the GR GT3 can’t come soon enough.…

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Toyota GR GT Revealed: Twin-Turbo V-8 Muscle Meets a Lightweight Aluminum Frame

It started with the legendary Toyota 2000GT. Decades later, Lexus gave us the LFA. Now, Toyota’s Gazoo Racing division arrives with its latest flagship sports car. This is the GR GT, and Toyota calls it a road-legal race car.

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The Toyota and Lexus Supercars Debut Tonight: Watch the Livestream

It's rare for an automaker to roll out two cars on the same day. Usually, official premieres are scheduled on separate days so one vehicle doesn’t steal the other’s limelight. But Toyota is throwing the rulebook out the window by unveiling a pair of supercars at the same event. As…

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