Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) held the world premiere today of its evolved GR Yaris at Tokyo Auto Salon 2024 with sales in Japan to begin in spring this year through its dealers nationwide.
TGR has continued to compete in various motorsports using the GR Yaris since the model’s launch in September 2020. It said because problems that occur in the extreme environments of rallies and other races provide opportunities to evolve the GR Yaris into an ever-better car.
TGR has developed the 8-speed GAZOO Racing Direct Automatic Transmission to enable the utmost enjoyment of a 1.6-liter inline 3-cylinder turbo engine mated to a 4WD drivetrain, which forms the essence of the GR Yaris. The result is a car that is designed so that a wide range of drivers can enjoy sporty driving and competing in motorsports to the fullest.
The 8-speed GAZOO Racing Direct Automatic Transmission was developed by honing it in motorsports and on various roads. This included TGR World Rally Team (TGR-WRT) drivers putting it through its paces on various road surfaces, such as snow-covered roads in Finland, and professional rally drivers exposing it to the challenge of competing in the Japanese Rally Championship.
