• Recoil42B
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    1 year ago

    And it may also become the first car from outside the Toyota line-up – and the first from the Lexus luxury-car division – to wear the Japanese car giant’s Toyota Gazoo Racing (GR) performance badge, the report claims.

    I’d put doubt to this report simply because Gazoo is very clearly being broken out into a distinct sub-brand, not a trim level. In fact, the recent FT-Se concept just wears GR badging, with no other accompanying badging whatsoever. It wouldn’t make sense for them to make a “Lexus GR” — it would just be a GR.

    I’m happy to be wrong, but this report just doesn’t seem to be consistent with Toyota’s current direction with GR at first glance.

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      1 year ago

      Could just be badged as an F-sport performance model that uses GR drivetrain components

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    1 year ago

    It’s ugly as heck, still will sell like hot cakes to grocery getters and kids picker uppers.

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    Meanwhile the automatic will reportedly be an eight-speed torque-converter unit being developed for the GR Yaris – on which it it will debut – which Toyota president Akio Toyoda says will be a “game-changer”.

    If GR LBX comes with AT option, that means we would see same 8AT in GR Corolla soon. It’s good news for buyers who unable to drive 3-pedal.

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    1 year ago

    I love the spunky 3-cylinder in GR Corolla, but does it really fit the bill for any Lexus applications?

    It would be loud, harsh sounding, and it would vibrate a lot. These characters would be beneficial for a cute hot hatch, not so much in a Lexus.

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      1 year ago

      I think the standard LBX comes with a 3 cylinder engine, so I guess it won’t be too out of place in terms of this particular model.