Toyota GR MR2, GR MR-S trademark applications filed in Japan and Australia for mid-engine AWD sports car – paultan.org

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The next generation Toyota MR2 seems to be getting even closer to reality, as the Japanese manufacturer has filed trademark applications in its native Japan, as well as abroad.

This is reported by a Japanese news source Dear car webToyota has filed a trademark application for “GR MR2”, while the Japanese site Creative trend has additionally found “GR MR-S” among the names filed in the trademark application, the latter listed on the Australian Government website for trademark applications; both Japanese sites suggest the mid-engine sports car could debut in 2028.

It was previously reported that Toyota is developing a rear mid-engine sports car, codenamed 710D, which will feature the manufacturer’s new G20E 2.0-liter inline four-cylinder turbocharged gasoline engine.

The report of Dear car web announced in July that the upcoming mid-engine sports car will feature a dual rear deck design with individual covers for the engine compartment and rear luggage compartment, like those of its predecessors.

In terms of external dimensions, the GR MR2 is claimed to be approximately 4,400mm long, 1,860mm wide and 1,230mm high, making it slightly longer, wider and lower than the last Celica. Dear car web wrote. The upcoming mid-engine sports car is also said to feature a roof and front and rear luggage compartment lids made from carbon fiber, like those found on the GR Yaris and GR Corolla.

The manufacturer unveiled the GR Yaris M Concept at the Tokyo Auto Salon in January this year, which serves as the development mule for the upcoming sports car.

This engine will reportedly deliver 500 hp and 550 Nm in the upcoming mid-engine MR2 successor, which will feature all-wheel drive. While this engine has a capacity of 2.0 liters in the upcoming sports car, it is also part of a range of next-generation combustion engines, including a 1.5 liter engine that will serve in hybrid and plug-in hybrid applications.

Rumors of a return of Toyota’s mid-engine sports car have been swirling since 2018, with Toyota recently hinting at a return of the Celica and MR2 nameplates as well as the continuation of the Supra and GR86 lines.

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