The future for Toyota, once known for simple and to-the-purpose cars looks exciting as the Japanese Toyota is on path to drastically change its image and consumer perception.
In a recent interview to Automotive News, Toyota’s sales and marketing head for Europe, Matthew Harrison, confirmed the manufacturer will work on a performance version of each of its core models even including some of the hybrid models. Harrison said:
“We are trying to build more of an obvious link to the GR brand, which is why we are establishing for each of our core models a GR Sport derivative. Some of the hybrid models will have a GR grade too.”
What’s even more interesting, Toyota Gazoo Racing president Shigeki Tomoyama recently announced he is trying to influence for a performance version of the Hilux truck. It will be inspired by Toyota’s Dakar-winning pickup and will become a first of its kind for the compact truck.
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In most markets, Toyota plans to have three levels of performance vehicles. The first will be sporty GR models with visual tweaks and no matching power. Above that, full-blown GR models will offer a noticeable performance increase. The absolute range-toppers will be the GRMN-branded models with Yaris GMRN and Corolla GRMN being the first to arrive.
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