Toyota Gr Yaris Mid Engine Concept

To Toyota, the GR Yaris hatchback is a hero car. And now, this award. Toyota's Gazoo Racing division reckons so.

This is the GR Yaris M concept - a reimagined version of the coveted Toyota GR Yaris hot hatch with its engine mounted mid car, rather than in the front. Toyota is under a time crunch to meet its goal of debuting the mid-engine GR Yaris M Concept during Japan's Super Taikyu Series. A rally inspired mid-engine hatchback with a brand new 2.0-liter turbo? Sounds like the '80s all over again, in the best way possible.

The mid-engined GR Yaris M Concept looks largely like the road car, except at the back. This new hatchback has a cut. However, Toyota fanatics shouldn't be sullen.

The announcement that Toyota won't enter its GR Yaris M Concept into the series yet doesn't mean the race car is doomed; in fact, the tail. Toyota has revealed a prototype GR Yaris with a mid. Discover the Toyota GR Yaris M Concept, a unique version with a mid.

And Toyota's motorsport engineers have certainly been busy, chiefly via the medium of this GR Yaris M Concept that's on display. And yes, it's a mid. Toyota's 450-hp GR Yaris M Concept hits a development snag, but the mid-engine monster isn't out of the game just yet.