Mysterious Toyota Super GT Race Car Coming Next Year?

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https://us.motorsport.com/supergt/news/toyota-prius-2023-apr-replacement/10364167/

The Prius has been part of the Japanese sportscar series’ lower GT300 class since it was first introduced in 2012, complete with a hybrid system, but it will be replaced by a new Toyota model currently being developed by apr for 2023.

Apr boss Hiroto Kaneso revealed that the new car will be unveiled at the Tokyo Auto Salon next January, and clarified that it will not be based on the forthcoming 2023 Prius road car.

“Toyota wants us to keep [the exact model] a secret for now, but development is ongoing,” Kaneso told Motorsport.com. “What I can say is that it is a Toyota, with hybrid power.

“Because of the way the regulations are, we’re not going to do the same thing again. It’s not a GR86, not a Supra, not a Prius, it will be something brand new, something that will be fun to look at, like, ‘wow, look at that!’”

Kaneso also confirmed that there will only be a single example of the new Toyota model next year, joking that “other teams won’t want it!”

I can't think of any Toyota hybrid car next year that can be adapted to be a GT300 race car. "It will be fun to look at" suggests something very unconventional like the Prius GT300 (with a RC-F GT3 engine plus supercapacitor hybrid system).

 

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Could they be developing the race car in conjunction with a completely new model? There's the rumored crown coupe.