Toyota GR GT3 revealed in wingless patent images

New design patent application images have shown Toyota is serious about turning its GR GT3 concept into reality.

First revealed at this year's Tokyo Auto Salon, the GR GT3 concept raised eyebrows as it shared a number of simiar design features to the Mazda RX-Vision GT3 Concept shown in early 2020, fuelling rumours that the manufacturers could be collaborating on a shared halo sports car platform.

The patent images show a largely unchanged vehicle from the concept aside from the omission of its rear wing, although elements such as the front splitter and canards as well as the side-exit exhaust remain.

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It might be hard to imagine a car like this being homologated for road use in its current state, but Toyota does need to create some form of production version for any GT3 racing project.

Just like the BMW M4 and Mercedes-AMG GT-based GT3 racers, a production version of the GR GT3 could go without the side-exit exhaust but adopt it for the racing variant, given the number of carry-over parts are limited.

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The standard GR's design could even influence the Lexus LFA's electric successor, however the existence of an exhaust suggests it wouldn't utilise the same powertrain as its luxury counterpart.

Toyota and Yamaha have been developing a hydrogen-fuelled V8, having made no secret of its intentions to save internal combustion through the use of hydrogen in an alliance with Mazda and Subaru.