Toyota teases all-new GR GT supercar ahead of unveiling 

Despite being one of the biggest automakers in the world, Toyota has a strange history when it comes to supercars. 

Its history can be traced back to the late 1990s, when a handful of road-going versions of its Le Mans racer — the GT-One (TS020) were built. 

Aside from the unofficial SARD MC8-R, Toyota focused on sports cars in the performance segment, until the Lexus LFA came along. 

Then there were the rumours of the GR Super Sport, a homologated version of Toyota’s Le Mans-winning GR010, but that project fell flat. 

Now Toyota is back in the spotlight as its planning to reveal a full-fat supercar in just a couple of days. 

Dubbed the GR GT, the world got its first glimpse of this machine in a teaser video recently released by Toyota. 

Despite the dark video, the vehicle’s long bonnet, wide rear guards, and Le Mans-like lights can be seen. 

Said to be inspired by the Lexus LFA, it’s clear that this GT takes more from a traditional Grand Tourer than the hypercar concepts that lap Le Mans. 

It has also been confirmed by Toyota that this GR GT will be powered by a petrol V8 engine, which can be heard in the short video. 

Details of this engine are yet to be released, but rumours point to a 4.0-litre twin-turbo unit. 

As a spiritual successor to the Toyota 2000GT with its inline six and the V10-powered Lexus LFA, a V8 in the GR GT makes sense. 

Toyota will unveil the GR GT in full on December 5.