Toyota teases a possible GR Prius

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Toyota posted a teaser image of a car on May 24 that could be a preview of its upcoming GR-tuned offering. The image is part of a press release about Toyota Gazoo Racing’s plans for the 24 Hours of le mansheadquarters in which motoring the division has anticipated exciting concepts before. The car in the dark teaser shows an unknown light pattern, but has a hint that it is a close-to-production concept. Improve!

If we clear up the image, we see what appears to be a flat bracket for hanging a front license plate. If this was a racing car, there would be no need for such a thing. Enlarging the image further reveals five-sided sensor covers on the front bumper that look like identical to the new 2023 Prius.

This would not be the first time that Toyota has GR-ified the Prius. Previous generation enjoyed a more menacing body kit GR badged but not much in the way of performance. She was a pig both on the drag strip and visually, and there was only so much lipstick a GR makeover could apply. The new prius, on the other hand, is really fast and elegant. A GR version really makes sense.

We don’t want to get our hopes up too high thinking Toyota could give the GR Prius real performance gains this time around. However, it should be interesting to see how the Gazoo’d Prius uses its upgraded threads. Those four auxiliary lights sure are aggressive.

The car will be unveiled around the 24 Hours of Le Mans weekend, June 10-11. Toyota will deploy two GR010 hybrid race cars in the race as well, and they hope to continue their five-year winning streak.

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