{"id":2208,"date":"2021-08-12T13:15:37","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T05:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weekendoctane.com\/?p=2208"},"modified":"2021-08-12T13:15:39","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T05:15:39","slug":"toyota-gr-super-sport-hypercar-allegedly-canceled-after-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weekendoctane.com\/toyota-gr-super-sport-hypercar-allegedly-canceled-after-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Toyota GR Super Sport Hypercar Allegedly Canceled After Testing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Toyota took just about everyone by surprise at the beginning of 2018 when it unveiled the GR Super Sport Concept signaling a road-going hypercar to complement its WEC racer. Subsequent news about the electrified flagship sports car have been few and far between, and the future doesn’t look too bright either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Citing Japanese media outlets, Racer magazine claims a pre-production prototype of the street-legal version was involved in an accident during a recent test at Fuji Speedway. The hybrid hypercar allegedly caught fire and sustained serious damages, prompting Toyota to abort the road car’s development. The new report seemingly confirms the initial rumors from Japan as the GR Super Sport’s fiery crash “may well bring the road car project to a premature end.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It should be mentioned the road car’s possible demise does not negatively impact the LMH program as Racer points out Toyota is not obliged to sell a street-legal version. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As some of you will recall, Toyota released a video with the GR Super Sport shot at the very same Fuji Speedway in Japan back in June 2019, with the company CEO Akio Toyoda behind the wheel. In September 2020, it made its dynamic public debut by doing a demonstration lap of the Circuit de la Sarthe on the occasion of the 88th 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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