US Edition2027 Toyota Celica previewed as a rally car
- On Thursday, Toyota photographed testing a camouflaged two‑door coupe in the Algarve, linked to a possible Celica return and reports saying it may replace the GR Yaris for 2027 WRC.
- New 2027 WRC rules permit a `road car body` over a spaceframe using the current GR Yaris Rally2 mechanical package, while organizers redesigned the rules to cut costs by sharing more components with Rally2 machines.
- Tom Fowler, Toyota technical director, said the prototype test car is running and the design team is working through feedback and improvements after more than 2,000 kilometers.
- Only Toyota and Project Rally One have publicly committed to developing new cars for 2027, while Toyota Australia declined to comment on production or local-sale plans.
- Low‑resolution social‑media footage makes many styling details unclear, showing prototype styling with stubbier proportions, fewer doors, and a heavily vented hood.
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Wild Toyota rally prototype hints at new Celica sports car
New Toyota-liveried rally prototype surfaces in Portugal, and it could be our first look at the new Celica Toyota is testing a new rally car that could hint at the design and dynamic intent of the next-generation Celica sports car, which is due to be unveiled next year. Images taken by Marcio Pereira and published by French website Rallye-Sport.fr show a new coupé wearing Toyota’s test livery being shaken down in Portugal, ahead of its debut in …
Is the next Toyota Celica testing as a camouflaged rally car?
Some footage out of Portugal has revealed a new Toyota rally car test mule. Though wrapped in camouflage, it’s clear that the profile isn’t that of a GR Yaris. It looks like a small coupe, leading many outlets to claim … Continue reading →
Toyota WRC27 coupé prototype seen testing - no longer GR Yaris base; upcoming GR Celica sighted?
Initial images of Toyota’s World Rally Championship entry for 2027 have surfaced, with 2026 being the final year of the current Rally1 technical regulations before it gets replaced by the next evolution of the series that takes effect next year, to be called Rally1 WRC27. As depicted in a since-deleted Facebook post, the rally car prototype wearing the camouflage is not of the GR Yaris hatchback form that has been campaigned by Toyota in the WRC…
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