I don’t know why, but in recent years, many car manufacturers like to convert track models into road-going vehicles, or they like to apply the technology on the track to ordinary civilian vehicles, thereby turning them into performance versions of the models. Perhaps this is because traditional fuel vehicles are beginning to enter their final stages and the era of pure electric vehicles has begun. We want to seize this tail and let racing cars enter the daily lives of ordinary people, so that ordinary people can experience the speed brought by track cars. And passion.

In this phenomenon, Toyota can be said to have done a very high-profile job. It first released the GR brand, and then released the GR YARiS and GR Supra. Recently, it announced a further expansion of GR models. product line, in addition to Hilux, Supra, Toyota 86 and YARiS, Toyota seems to also develop a GR version of Land Cruiser.

The word "seems" is used because, although Toyota has not directly announced that the Land Cruiser will join the GR camp, the GR Hilux model uses the overseas version of the Land Cruiser 3.3 T diesel turbocharged V6 engine. In addition, this year Toyota has applied for trademarks for the GR Corolla and GR Fortuner models. Even the Corolla has a GR version. Why can't the Land Cruiser have a GR version? The important thing is that in overseas markets, the demand for the GR version of Land Cruiser is not small.

However, according to information learned by overseas media, the Land Cruiser GR version is equipped with a newly developed 4.0T turbocharged V8 engine with a maximum power of 272 horsepower and a maximum torque of 650 N. · meters, and will be equipped with a more powerful four-wheel drive system.

Even the Land Cruiser will be added to the GR lineup, and maybe the Highlander is also possible. After all, Toyota also said that more models will launch GR versions in the future.

Many people may not be familiar with Toyota's GR brand. The full name of the GR brand is GAZOO Racing, and GAZOO Racing is the name of Toyota's team that has participated in various international motor sports events in recent years. However, when it comes to the term Toyota GR, more people’s first reaction is the engine of the Toyota GR series. The GR series engine is considered a representative product of the Toyota engine series and is installed on some Toyota and Lexus models. Therefore, are there a certain connection between these two aspects?

The reason why the GR brand was launched at this time, Toyoda Akio gave a clear answer. There are two main purposes. One is to allow Toyota to pick up the sports car project again, and the other is what was just mentioned at the beginning. , bringing racing into users’ daily lives. Toyota's approach is to use the GR brand and equip existing models with GR versions. This approach can actually be seen in many brands, such as the familiar Mercedes-Benz AMG department, BMW M department, etc.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that the Toyota Century also has a GR version, but there is only one in the world, and this only one is Akio Toyoda’s car. It can also be said that this car The GR version of Toyota Century is currently the most representative model of the GR brand.

Currently, the Toyota GR brand has only released two models, but as can be seen on the official website of the GR brand, there are already 5 models displayed on the page, including the GR YARiS ?, GR? Supra, Reichi, Supra, 86, I believe that Toyota's models will also launch GR versions one after another, and this is something worth cheering for many consumers.

Of course, the price is naturally much lower than ordinary models, but according to the current naming of GR brand models, some models are GRMN and most models are GR. So that means there may be two versions, similar to Audi's S and RS, with different levels of performance.

This article comes from the author of Autohome Chejiahao and does not represent the views and positions of Autohome.