Toyota GR Reveals Three Supercars Including LFA Successor

December 5, 2025 Andrew Beckford

After years of spyshots, rumors, speculation, and teases, Toyota has finally given a proper debut to its next supercar. Except, it wasn’t just one supercar, it was technically three. Wild stuff, right?! At an exclusive event in Japan the Toyota GR GT, GR GT3, and Lexus LFA concept were debuted for a crowd of journalists and VIPs (I’m sure my invite was lost in the mail Toyota, don’t worry about it).

Toyota GR GT

According to Toyota, the GR GT started with a directive that’s been heard many times before: “a road-legal race car.” If I had a nickel every time I heard that phrase from an executive or read it in a press release, well I wouldn’t be rich but I’d probably have like 17 bucks worth of nickels which is a lot if you think about it.

Anyway, the point is the goal from the beginning of the GR GT’s development was to make it as spicy as possible. Naturally that started under the hood. The GR GT is equipped with a hybrid powertrain comprised of Toyota’s first ever twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 engine and a rear-mounted electric motor which combine for a total of 641 “or greater” horsepower according to the automaker. Torque is listed at 627 lb. ft “or greater.”

If your eyebrows are up over the “or greater” bit, that’s because this car is still technically in its prototype phase, thus Toyota is not 100% married to some of the figures yet. It’s very possible for things to change once the GR GT reaches production trim. That’s probably why the car’s weight is listed as 3,858 pounds “or lighter.” The GR GT has an all-aluminum frame and a combination of aluminum and carbon fiber body panels to keep the weight as low as possible. Though, Toyota may try to push for further weight savings.

When it comes to design aerodynamic performance was a major factor. Toyota worked with its FIA WEC team engineers to create an aero package that not only provided downforce worthy of a road car with a top speed of 199 mph but can also keep the vital bits cool. That’s where the massive air dam on the front fascia and twin exit vents toward the rear of the hood come in.

Suspension dynamics come from double-wishbone setups in the front and rear which were designed with the GT3 race car in mind (more on that later) so that the components are as close to 1:1 as possible with obvious concessions for road driving sensibilities and electronically controlled drive modes.

It also appears that the GR GT will come exclusively with carbon brake discs from Brembo and traditional steel brake discs are not an option, but I will reach out to Toyota for clarification on this and update the story if needed.

The GR GT’s interior will be the obligatory mix between luxury and sporty adornments with leather, alcantara, and cool color matched stitching on order. Thankfully, despite the tech-forward interior features, it looks like there will be plenty of physical buttons and switch gear to avoid over complicating basic use cases.

Toyota GR GT3

Where the Toyota GR GT is a “road-legal race car” the GR GT3 throws legality out the window and is a full on race car. The same twin-turbo V-8 is employed on the race car but minus the hybrid system. As you can see, the aerodynamic package is much more aggressive, featuring a massive rear spoiler which just allow the GR GT3 to devour corners hastily. Every body panel on the GR GT3 is carbon fiber and has a stripped down interior with full FIA-approved roll cage.

Weight and horsepower figures are not available at the moment as those figures will fluctuate depending on where the car is racing. The GR GT3 will be made available to customer racing teams via Toyota’s Gazoo racing division.

Lexus LFA Concept

Alongside the GR GT and GR GT3 racer, the new Lexus LFA concept made its debut. It’s been debated if this new GR program would result in a proper LFA successor and now we know for certain. However, there is a major difference between the new LFA and the previous one. While the original LFA is known for its legendary engine note thanks to its V-10 and acoustically designed exhaust, the new LFA will be full BEV.

It will share the same chassis as the GR GT but sans pistons. Though, when it comes to hard specifications not much else was revealed. It’s not known if the new LFA will have a single, dual, tri, or quad electric motors. The battery size and range is also unknown.

I’m sure this decision will certainly drive online discourse that will be completely civil. Seriously, though no matter what side of the debate you may fall on, it can’t be said that this isn’t a controversial move. I’m definitely going to watch the further development of the LFA concept closely.

Pick Your Poison

With the GR GT being a prototype and the LFA being a concept, it’s no surprise that things like price and release aren’t even being hinted at yet. Though I reckon that both vehicles will release generally around the same time, perhaps even within a year of each other. With both a BEV and twin-turbo V-8 version of what is roughly the same vehicle on the market, I’m fascinated to see which one drivers will gravitate to more.

I know the answer may seem obvious to many of you, but there may be surprises to be had. Either way, I’m looking forward to seeing more of all of these vehicles and the public’s reception to them.