Its not every day Toyota drops two brand-new performance flagships, but thats exactly what happened as Toyota Gazoo Racing pulled the covers off the GR GT and GR GT3 prototypes. And after years of rumors, hints, and camouflaged test mules circling Fuji and the Nrburgring, we finally have a proper look at Toyotas next-generation halo machines. These two cars are a statementone that says Toyota wants to be taken seriously as a global performance brand, not just the company that builds Camrys and hybrids. The GR GT is the star of the show. In typical Toyota fashion, theyre calling it a road-legal race car, which sounds like marketing fluff until you look at whats under the skin. [ See image gallery at www.thetorquereport.com ] Heres what the GR GT brings to the table: A newly developed 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 Hybrid assist to sharpen throttle response 641+ horsepower and 627+ lb-ft Front-engine, rear transaxle layout 45:55 weight distribution Toyotas first all-aluminum space frame And the engineering choices reflect that ambition. The team didnt just lower the enginethey lowered everything. Dry-sump lubrication, a battery placed deep in the chassis, an aggressively dropped seating position. Toyota wanted the center of gravity of the car to match the drivers, and they achieved it. Toyota says the GR GT was designed aerodynamics first, which is a polite way of admitting the design team didnt get the final say for once. Aero engineersmany with World Endurance Championship experienceshaped the car, and designers were told to make it pretty after the fact. And when Toyota claims a top speed of 199 mph+, aero suddenly matters a lot more. The second car, the GR GT3, is the full-race version of the GR GT, built to FIA GT3 specifications. The GR GT3 shares: The V8 hybrid architecture Much of the aluminum chassis The aero-first design approach Toyota plans to release these new supercars around 2027. The post Toyota Unveils GR GT and GR GT3 Twin-Turbo Hybrid V8 Supercars appeared first on The Torque Report .