Toyota has introduced a new worldwide high-performance sub-brand that is set to rival BMW’s M Division, Mercedes’ AMG as well as Audi’s RS editions, insurance claim business insiders.
Known just as GR – which means Gazoo Racing – Toyota’s new performance division will roll out globally over the next few years, as well as will appear on a lot of new Toyotas. The very first of these to reach the UK is the new Yaris GRMN.
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The GR brand will appear in ascending buy of potency in three different guises on new Toyotas; as a fundamental GR, as a a lot more aggressive GR sport as well as lastly as a no-holds barred GRMN, where the MN means “Meisters Nurburgring.”
Gazoo Racing has long been a skunkworks job at Toyota, appearing on the side of restricted edition tuned Toyotas within the house Japanese market as well as representing the company’s interior racing projects, especially at the Nurburgring 24h. however from now on it will ended up being a worldwide high-performance road cars and truck brand in much the exact same vein as AMG as well as BMW’s M Division.
The next cars and truck that pertains to the UK to function GR branding will be the all-new Toyota Supra, which will be introduced at Geneva this year as well as appear on UK roads in 2019.
Following this will be GR versions of the next GT86 as well as many other members of the range. “There’s no reason why the GR brand can’t be used to any type of or all Toyotas in future,” a business insider told automobile Express. If they can apply the top-flight level to the Yaris, then they can apply it to any type of Toyota, goes the present thinking.
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