TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (TGR) and Lexus are exhibiting at the three-day Tokyo Auto Salon 2024*1 being held at Makuhari Messe (in Chiba, Japan) from January 12 to 14, 2024. The main theme of this year’s TGR and Lexus exhibit is “MORIZO Garage”, based on the desire of Akio Toyoda, a.k.a. Morizo, to “as a car lover, become more passionate about cars together with all car lovers and create the future together with them”. In addition to featuring Morizo’s beloved car, the exhibit includes vehicles and parts shown under “New Models and Customization” and “Motorsports”, resulting in a total of three exhibit concepts. The ongoings will also include talk sessions featuring drivers and development engineers, demo runs, and other activities to convey the appeal of cars and the fun of motorsports.
For details of the exhibited vehicles, as well as for a 9:30 a.m. press conference on January 12 and talk sessions (scheduled to feature Chairman Toyoda, professional racing drivers, and others), please see the following:
Main vehicles and other exhibited items at Tokyo Auto Salon 2024
| Category | Vehicle | Exhibit venue |
|---|---|---|
| MORIZO Garage | Jimny | TGR booth |
| Vino | ||
| Century GRMN | ||
| GR COROLLA MORIZO CUSTOM | ||
| iQ GRMN Supercharger | ||
| LBX MORIZO RR CONCEPT | ||
| New Models and Customization Zone | Evolved GR Yaris | |
| GR Yaris RR x GROW Concept | ||
| GR x GROW Design GR COROLLA | ||
| GR parts | ||
| GR Heritage Parts | ||
| RZ 450e Special Edition “F SPORT Performance” | ||
| Motorsports Zone | Yaris WRC (2021 season entrant) | |
| au TOM’S GR Supra (No. 36) | ||
| GR010 HYBRID (No. 8) | ||
| CP ROOKIE PRIUS CNF-HEV GR concept | ||
| ORC ROOKIE GR Yaris DAT Concept | ||
| VANTELIN TOM’S SF23 (No. 37) | ||
| Outdoor & Demo Run Zone | SUBARU Impreza WRX STI | Outdoor venue |
| AE86 Super Mame-go | ||
| AE86 BEV Concept (battery electric vehicle) | ||
| GR YARIS Rally1 HYBRID | ||
| GR Yaris MORIZO Challenge Cup |
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (TGR) held the world premiere today of its evolved GR Yaris at Tokyo Auto Salon 2024. Sales in Japan of the new GR Yaris are scheduled to start this spring through Toyota vehicle dealers nationwide.
As a symbol of TGR car-making, the GR Yaris was born through making ever-better motorsports-bred cars. TGR has continued to compete in various motorsports*2 using the GR Yaris since the model’s launch in September 2020. That is because problems that occur in the extreme environments of rallies and other races provide opportunities to evolve the GR Yaris into an ever-better car. Under the slogan of “Thanks for breaking it” directed at the drivers who pushed the vehicle to its limits, TGR honed the GR Yaris through constant enhancements, thoroughly pursuing the cause of problems by analyzing driving data, reviewing steering feel, and examining what kind of scratches and dirt were on broken parts.
Also, based on Morizo’s desire to provide the fun of driving to as many people as possible and to expand the base of motorsports, TGR has developed the 8-speed GAZOO Racing Direct Automatic Transmission to enable the utmost enjoyment of a 1.6-liter inline 3-cylinder turbo engine mated to a 4WD drivetrain, which forms the essence of the GR Yaris. The result is a car that is designed so that a wide range of drivers can enjoy sporty driving and motorsports to the fullest.
TGR’s journey of making ever-better motorsports-bred cars is without end. TGR intends to continue competing in races using the GR Yaris and evolving it with input from various drivers.
