- New spy video seems to point out Toyota’s mysterious sports activities automotive testing at Fuji Speedway.
- Rumored to revive the Celica, the coupe is predicted to characteristic a mid-engine format.
- A manufacturing model might make round 400 horsepower, with a warmer 600-hp variant and a WRC race automotive reportedly within the works.
Toyota has some very thrilling autos within the works. One of the thrilling is a rumored mid-engined, all-wheel-drive sports activities automotive, and this new video would possibly give us our first actual take a look at it in motion.
Posted to X (previously Twitter) by consumer @You_SuiKoyoAZ, the clip reveals a prototype we haven’t seen lapping Fuji Speedway. The clip is only some seconds lengthy, however you possibly can clearly hear the burbly exhaust observe because the automotive blasts across the flip. The shift sample even hints that it might have a handbook transmission. Have a look:
In comparison with the mystery prototype spotted testing on rally levels a couple of months in the past, this one seems a lot nearer to the actual factor. It is clearly a two-door coupe, with slim, downturned headlights, a big hood vent, and taillights that look straight out of Toyota’s present design playbook.
It is nonetheless laborious to inform precisely the place the engine sits based mostly on the footage alone. But when we needed to guess, this may very well be the long-rumored mid-engined sports activities automotive that is anticipated to revive the Celica title (or, as some are reporting, the MR2).
Rumors recommend the automotive will use Toyota’s new turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine, sending energy to all 4 wheels beneath the GR banner. It could not even put on a Toyota badge, with the automaker trying to set up Gazoo Racing as a standalone performance brand.
The road-going model is predicted to make round 400 horsepower, whereas a good hotter variant with a bigger turbocharger might push that determine nearer to 600 hp. Some stage of electrification can also be rumored.
If this is similar prototype beforehand noticed on rally levels, we may even see a WRC-spec model debut earlier than the manufacturing automotive. If every thing stays on schedule, that might occur as quickly as 2027.
Motor1’s Take: If that is the long-rumored Toyota Celica return, shade us intrigued. It seems and appears like a formidable little sports activities automotive.
