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The Toyota GR GT3 first appeared as a concept at the 2022 Tokyo Auto Salon, and now the company has submitted patent images for the vehicle in Europe.The images show a remarkably similar design to the concept, albeit without the gigantic rear wing.Toyota had previously said that it would build a running prototype by the year’s end, and also hinted that the GR GT3 is closely related to the future of Lexus’ GT3 racing program.Toyota has been on a performance-car tear recently. The legendary Supra nameplate was revived in 2020 and for 2023 will add a six-speed manual, a second generation of the affordable GR86 coupe arrived for 2022, and the even the humdrum Corolla hatchback earned a 300-horsepower GR performance trim. But it appears Toyota still has more up its sleeve when it comes to sports cars, with a recent patent filing in Europe revealing what could be a production version of the wild GR GT3 concept shown earlier this year at the Tokyo Auto Salon.

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The images, submitted to the European Union Intellectual Property Office, show a design largely similar to that of the concept from January. There is one glaring omission, however: the colossal rear wing. Instead, the car in the patent images makes do with the small spoiler behind the rear windshield, where the wing had been mounted on the concept. Still, the GR GT3 retains aggressive dive planes on the front bumper, a side-mounted exhaust pipe, an expansive rear diffuser, and the long-hood proportions.

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When the GR GT3 concept was unveiled, Toyota neglected to provide details about the powertrain but did say that a running prototype would arrive before the end of 2022. Later, in an interview with Toyota Racing Development president David Wilson at the Daytona 500, we learned that the GR GT3 concept could provide the basis for a future Lexus GT3 race car, with Wilson hinting that “it’s fairly safe to connect the dots.”

It’s unclear if the GR GT3 will spawn a roadgoing variant, and whether it will be badged as a Toyota or as the next Lexus RC, but the patent images certainly prove that Toyota is intent on expanding its sports-car armada. Wilson told us that the race car would likely arrive in the next couple of years, so it shouldn’t be long before we find out what the company is planning for this dramatically styled coupe.
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• The 2004 Volkswagen R32 was the 240-hp all-wheel-drive alternative to the GTI before the Golf R.• We once described the R32 as an “instant autocrosser.”• This particular model sports 143,000 miles and is for sale at no reserve on Bring a Trailer, where the auction will end on July 5.The Volkswagen Golf has become a staple of the automotive world’s diet. Since 1974, the Golf has experienced eight generations and, in North America, multiple names (including Mk 1 through Mk 5 Rabbit generations). In 2004, Volkswagen decided to bring its muscled-up, all-wheel-drive version of the Golf to the U.S., and that was the R32.

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This particular R32 has 143,000 miles on the clock, but you wouldn’t know it just by looking from across the parking lot. The car is painted in Black Magic Pearl over a black leather interior, and like all R32s, it has a six-speed manual transmission paired with 4Motion all-wheel drive.

This one has aftermarket Bilstein shocks as well as an aftermarket air intake. The listing shows that the radiator fan, fuel pump, and a rear spring bushing have all been replaced since 2019. The car also comes with a clean Carfax report and clean Florida title, though it should be noted that the car is being offered on dealer consignment in California.

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The car does have a history of paintwork, with the hood being repainted in 2009 and extra paintwork being done to the driver’s side of the vehicle. Blemishes can be seen on the back of the car in photos and are mentioned in the listing. But the interior looks to be in very reasonable shape for a nearly 20-year-old car, although the black leather seats features quite a bit of cracking and even one tear in the driver’s-seat bolster. The headliner on the sunroof can also be seen as sagging.

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If you are in the market for a small hatchback with all-wheel drive and a very usable 240 horsepower, the price of this R32 really hasn’t started to climb yet. With seven days to go until the auction ends July 5, the top bid sits at $7500.

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This sketch illustrates the form of a forthcoming Red Bull track-only hypercar. Designed by Adrian Newey, the new car is aiming to offer Formula 1–comparable performance.It will start reaching customers in 2025, priced at $4.1 million, and the run will be limited to 50 cars. Aston Martin and Red Bull Racing jointly developed the Valkyrie around the mission of creating a purchasable car that would offer performance comparable to an LMP1 racer. Which, in its track-only AMR Pro form, it certainly seems close to.But following the corporate divorce—after Aston acquired its own Formula 1 team—Red Bull is now planning its own hypercar future. Red Bull Advanced Technologies has just confirmed that it is working on another Adrian Newey design, another track-only beyond-hypercar and one that is aiming to bring a level of performance similar to that of a current Formula 1 car.

Beyond the project’s existence, the only other detail to have been released so far is this abstract sketch suggesting the car’s ultimate form, one in which a small bubble cockpit sits between heavily curved front and rear structures. We’re told that no more than 50 will be built, with a pretax price of $4.1 million at current exchange rates. Power will come from a hybridized twin-turbocharged V-8 engine set to make at least 1100 horsepower. And yes, to save you from looking, that is indeed more than the 1000 hp produced by the Valkyrie AMR Pro’s naturally aspirated 6.5-liter V-12. Advanced Ground EffectsUnsurprisingly, the RB17 will use a motorsport-style carbon-fiber tub featuring two seats. (A single-seater would doubtless be closer to the Formula 1 vision, but billionaires clearly want the chance to scare their friends.) It will be both engineered and constructed by Red Bull Advanced Technology in Milton Keynes, England, on the campus shared with the Formula 1 team. We’re told that as much work as possible will be done internally, with the RB17’s gearbox set to be made on site. The official release also promises the “most advanced ground-effects package available in a series production car.” Which is a very serious claim given that the T.50 produced by another of Formula 1’s great designers, Gordon Murray, has fan-assisted aero.As well as acquiring what will doubtless be one of the fastest cars on the planet, Red Bull promises that RB17 buyers will be heavily involved in the development program, spending time with the Red Bull Racing team and also experiencing it through simulators and, ultimately, on-track training. “The RB17 distills everything we know about creating championship-winning Formula 1 cars into a package that delivers extreme levels of performance in a two-seat track car,” Adrian Newey said in the official release. “Driven by our passion for performance at every level, the RB17 pushes design and technical boundaries far beyond what has been previously available to enthusiasts and collectors.”Customer deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2025. Begging the question, how will Aston Martin respond? Will we see a Valkyrie AMR Pro Plus?

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