Lead: The just-concluded WRC (World Rally Championship) in Sweden, Toyota GAZOO Racing team won a championship.
If the GR the two letters together with Toyota, many relatively old-school fans might first think Toyota engine.
Yes, GR is a Toyota engine series, from 1GR to 8GR, different emissions, have different orientations, they have in common is a V-type six-cylinder configuration, each mounted on a different vehicle body. Among them there are some classic good machine, such as rutting Jun very much like 2GR-FSE, used on the Lexus GS 350 and IS 350, what N55, B58 can first be sidelined.
But now, GR the two letters in the Toyota system, there has a new meaning, it is GAZOO Racing acronym.
GAZOO Racing Toyota in recent years, the name of the team to participate in various international motor sport events, such as the World Endurance Championship WEC, World Rally Championship WRC, Dakar Rally and so on.
The only embarrassing, GR acronym with the Friends of the GT-R seems a bit easy to confuse people who do not understand ……
and on Why Toyota suddenly began to invest so much energy in the car, we probably can, Mr. Toyoda, Toyota’s president from twelve to spy on a micro-Bo 2020 January 18 published.
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may wish to start with the GR YARiS
To be honest, initially see “GR” words appear in the prefix or suffix the name of Toyota models, rutting monarch is dismissive, then just think that Toyota is part of the market for the launch of special edition models.
for example, published on the 2017 Geneva Motor Show based on the third-generation YARiS build YARiS GRMN. 2017 Toyota to return to the WRC rally events of the year, they launched a YARiS GRMN will make people think this is a rally to commemorate their return to the race car in the same year.
Although Toyota for this particular performance YARiS developed a 1.8L supercharged engine, with 205 horsepower, 6.3 seconds to Pobai, there are many strengthen the chassis side, the car is the real thing. But then the Toyota camp really is no other high-performance car, it can not become a system, and therefore would not reflect Toyota’s ambitions.
Today, in 2020, the frequency of GAZOO Racing appear more and more, before people think: Toyota is really going to do big fear of a ticket. After
ushered in the fourth generation model in YARiS soon, it will less than two months, Toyota launched at full speed to a high-performance version of the fourth generation YARiS – -GR yARiS.
Compared to the previous YARiS GRMN, GR YARiS more data on the overwhelming advantages, the use of a new 1.6T turbocharged engine, can squeeze 261 horsepower, and is equipped with four GR-Four drive system.
is the most hot, GR YARiS using three body structure, and on the basis of a lower body made of a wide-body treatment. Some popular parlance, this is a plus plus hemp spicy YARiS. After
GR YARiS occurs, European XiaoGangBao probably have a shiver. For example, we are most familiar with, is the world’s fans recognized as the king of small steel gun, the Ford Fiesta ST, “only” 200 horsepower, 6.5 seconds was 5.5 seconds Pobai ability of GR YARiS mercilessly spike, a veritable spike.
Of course, we judge a small steel gun when the data is only one aspect of which, after all, not a super-race, the essence of small steel gun control that driving fun. Therefore rut Jun’m looking forward to seeing the GR YARiS overseas media and other small steel gun pulled together to make aComparative evaluation of sub-gods fight.
GR? GRMN? GR Sport?
see here may have friends wondering, YARiS GRMN this moment, the moment of GR YARiS, Talia what’s the difference?
Because of the current GR, GRMN camp cars are not many, so it’s easy to confuse the two concepts.
in their own planning in Toyota, GRMN position is higher than the GR.
Although the new generation of GR YARiS much more than YARiS GRMN horsepower of the previous generation, but because Toyota is not simply to performance and to divide GR GRMN, so will this oolong appear.
is represented GRMN limited edition models, such as just talked YARiS GRMN, it sold only 400 vehicles. In addition to Mark X GRMN (domestic Reiz), only 100 limited edition in the Japanese market. There’s even the world’s only a century of GRMN– Toyota GRMN, Why is it only one? Because this is the president Mr. Toyoda car, the official website can not find the car, only to find on social media president of Toyoda.
Although Toyota GRMN only a century, but the well-known brands Kyosho models launched the “president with the money,” 1:18 models of Toyota GRMN century, just off suspected Jun rut into the pit model, there has been a bold idea. However, this model also inherits the property GRMN limited edition, only 700, it is estimated that long ago were robbed of empty.
Closer to home, GRMN is GAZOO Racing Master of Nurburgring, it is clear that the president would not open his century GRMN New York to run north, it does not mean Toyota’s GRMN it must be a high-performance car. Jun rut with similar initial understanding, GRMN Toyota is some limited edition commemorative models, but GR is not the same.
before saying GR, first talk about GR Sport. This is well understood, referring to the sports package, just as we are familiar with BMW M package at this stage are mainly sold in the Japanese market. The carmaker has now provided GR Sport Kit as many models, such as 86, C-HR, the Prius as well as a series of models designed for the Japanese market.
and GR refers to the Toyota specially developed sports cars, in addition to the GR YARiS, there is concern GR Supra. Ah rutting monarch buy GR Supra car models have just arrived ……
“Ma devil” or “Bull Demon”?
After a lapse of many years, Supra finally return to the public eye with the help of BMW. However, there is a lot of people do not know the little things, that is, the Toyota Supra has been quietly put into the GR series, although the daily call or call Supra, but the full name should be GR Supra.
GR Supra Although the new generation of the same family with the BMW Z4 division, but for some reason, GR Supra hard power is stronger than the Z4 M40i.
believe our attention Supra fans and friends have seen some of the comparative evaluation overseas, and even foreign media to take a stronger GR Supra Thunder version of the BMW M2 contrast with athletic performance, we found the track where, GR Supra Thunder’s performance is not inferior M2 version, especially in the corners, GR Supra has certain advantages.
In this article we push, Toyota has just updated the market in the United States of GR Supra, raised to 382 the maximum horsepower 3.0T version of the Z4 M40i par, 0-96kph acceleration time from 4.1 to 3.9 seconds, can make up for the 2019 BMW models catch up on the straights weakness to some extent. But also introduced the GR Supra 2.0T, 258 horsepower, five seconds early Pobai expected starting price of $ 40,000 is really flattered ah.
A few days ago there is news that Toyota willIntroduced to the Chinese market in late 2020 GR Supra, but for various reasons, we do not expect GR Supra will sell too cheap in China market. Tips: Toyota standard Porsche is not a dream.
for Toyota, Supra return and has a strong athletic ability is certainly a good thing, but from the president Akio Toyoda microblogging January 18th point of view, my heart is still not entirely comfortable. They still pursue entirely by Toyota built the car, obviously, at this stage of the case did not reach the expectations of the president.
When it comes to information related to the previous Toyota GR first step will be to build the third-order product placement consisting of three sports, GR Supra already in place, what else?
your GT86 to become the GR 86?
Obviously, the first step to regain Toyota sports car, not a GR Supra, but 86, only 86 at the time of launch, Toyota yet to build a clear picture of GR. Now, with so in front of the next generation of 86 names, will add “GR”.
In fact, Toyota already can not wait to put a list of 86 models into the official website of GR, but not the nerve to call it abruptly GR 86 only. There is a small thing, Toyota sales in the Japanese market also has called a “86 GR” models, compared to 86 GR Sport, its exclusive sporty package more, but the powertrain is no different, but this 86 GR selling more expensive than GR Supra Starter Edition.
on the next generation of GR 86, Toyota has confirmed will still be jointly developed with Subaru, and Toyota GR This project is a priority project, that is to say the next GR car models high probability that the GR 86.
there is news that the next generation of GR 86 / BRZ will use the 2.4T four-cylinder boxer engine, which is currently overseas edition Subaru Legacy models that are equipped with 260 horsepower in the body of the lion, which touches GR Supra 2.0T models with output of almost.
Here there is a problem of the rut Jun, the current generation of 86 / BRZ is the most fun word entry of the sports car in the first place, if the next generation of switching to a turbocharged engine, more horsepower they also continue the development of the first generation models you mind? It will become less approachable of it?
Some people may ask, Toyota is not known to pursue their own hands to build sports cars do, but also cooperation with Subaru? Coincidence, Toyota has just recently announced plans to pay for Subaru ratio increased from 16.8 percent to 20 percentage, to some extent, it can be said to enhance the level of “personally create” a.
there is a will what is?
In addition to GR Supra and GR 86, GR sports car the rest of that money is still a mystery. Since it is a “restore” it will be a lot of people to Toyota sports car before the other end I think. The history of the famous Toyota Celica and MR2 sports car as well, some people say, it is better resurrection mid-engine MR2?
Moreover, it was “proposed” Toyota Porsche might find to talk about? 86 is a collaboration with the Subaru boxer engine, using straight 6 engine GR Supra cooperation with BMW, the mid-engine MR2, Porsche can!
Well, it seems nothing wrong.
at Toyota GR official website, rutting monarch also found such a plate.
Although the present information point of view, GR Supra GR Three Musketeers will be in the “head”, but Toyota put this hybrid supercar concept car on the official website, also it seems to imply something. Is Toyota will experience by means of participating in the World Endurance Championship WEC to build a hybrid Hyper Car melons for the masses express loved.
This is just the beginning
In addition to the sports mentioned in the text, GR will create a more performance-based versions of existing models, similar in GR yARiS, in the future we might see GR C-HR, GR Corolla (Toyota put on the agenda, Follow the GR TARis same powertrain), even GR Camry, GR RAV4.
from which we can see Toyoda president of motor sport passion and ambition, a more interesting Toyota, one side rising performance banner perhaps not far in the future.
Finally, Mr. President, said the sentence: more than take care of Chinese fans, the GR series into the Chinese market chant.
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