Toyota has teased the V8 engine sound of its supercar – now set to be called GR GT, not the Lexus LFR – with a reveal expected in early December, ahead of a public display a month later.
The V8-powered supercar once thought to wear the Lexus LFR badge is now tipped to be sold as the Toyota GR GT, due to make its global debut in December, ahead of a public appearance at the 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon in January.
A spiritual successor to the Lexus LFA from the 2010s, and the Toyota 2000GT of the 1960s, the GR GT will not appear at this month's Tokyo motor show.
Toyota will instead use the event to show a series of concept cars, including an electric Corolla, a six-wheel Lexus LS people mover, and a Century luxury coupe.
In a livestream previewing the future direction of the Toyota, Lexus and Daihatsu brands – along with Toyota's Gazoo Racing (GR) and Century sub-brands – this week, Toyota chairman Akio Toyoda said the supercar will be shown to the public at the Tokyo Auto Salon in January 2026.
"Due to certain circumstances, the stall could not ... be opened; the actual event will be at [the Tokyo] Auto Salon next January," Toyoda said.
A countdown on the global Toyota GR website indicates a reveal on Friday, December 5, 2025, at 1:00pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT).
During the online event, at the 44-minute, 50-second mark, Toyota teased the engine sound of the GR GT after the 2000GT and LFA, previewing what is rumoured to be a hybridised 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 petrol engine.
The GR GT will be the production version of the 2022 Toyota GR GT3 concept, with a camouflaged example (top of story) recently driven at the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed, alongside a race-ready version.
While it has been rumoured to be called the Lexus LFR, it appears the supercar will wear Toyota badging, becoming the flagship model of its Gazoo Racing performance sub-brand.
The front-engined, rear-wheel-drive GR GT is expected to feature an aluminium and carbon-fibre structure, while its V8 hybrid system could develop as much as 670kW.
Images of the vehicle's cabin, captured at Goodwood, revealed the supercar will have red carbon-fibre racing seats and a large infotainment touchscreen with shortcut buttons below.
More details on the 2026 Toyota GR GT supercar will be shared closer to its expected reveal in early December.
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