I’m not the first person to make this observation, but one of the coolest things about the GRC — to me — is the fact that it is the only pure-Toyota product in the American GR lineup.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m glad the GR86 and Supra exist. They are terrific cars that keep the enthusiast flame alive. This is not meant to knock them. I’d love to own either one.
However, the fact that the GRC is a completely in-house Toyota product does make it a bit more special, right? It represents Toyota’s purest vision for what the GR nameplate stands for, right down to its bespoke engine that isn’t shared anywhere else in the Toyota lineup (GR Yaris excepted). The lifelong JDM fanboy in me just loves that.
I like to think of the GRC as an everyman’s Lexus LFA, which also had a bespoke (and slightly weird) engine and was a purely in-house Toyota effort.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m glad the GR86 and Supra exist. They are terrific cars that keep the enthusiast flame alive. This is not meant to knock them. I’d love to own either one.
However, the fact that the GRC is a completely in-house Toyota product does make it a bit more special, right? It represents Toyota’s purest vision for what the GR nameplate stands for, right down to its bespoke engine that isn’t shared anywhere else in the Toyota lineup (GR Yaris excepted). The lifelong JDM fanboy in me just loves that.
I like to think of the GRC as an everyman’s Lexus LFA, which also had a bespoke (and slightly weird) engine and was a purely in-house Toyota effort.
