Toyota has a. excluded GR Sports version of its 250-series Prado, with the Japanese brand’s local arm pouring cold water on the idea when asked Daily Sparkz – although the flagship is part of the Yaris Cross, Corolla Cross and CH-R SUV ranges.
To the grocer GR Sports The new version of the new generation Toyota RAV4 has been confirmed for Australian showrooms in 2026 – as has the first LandCruiser GR Sport Hybrid 300 Series, which will become the new flagship of the legendary off-roader.
The GR Sport name is also expected to return as part of the new-generation HiLux ute range, although the automaker has not yet officially confirmed its launch or exact timing.
This leaves the LandCruiser Prado GR Sport in use, although the Prado is important as Toyota’s third best-selling model in Australia after the RAV4 and HiLux.
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“At this time we have no plans to introduce a GR Sport variant for the LandCruiser Prado,” a Toyota Australia spokesperson said Daily Sparkz.
A GR Sport-badged Prado is not offered in any foreign markets, including the US, where the Prado is sold as the LandCruiser and the 300 series is not available.
At the 2025 Japan Mobility Show (JMS) in Tokyo last October, Toyota announced a global restructuring, placing Gazoo Racing (GR) as one of five core brands in its future model strategy.
This was followed by the unveiling of the GR GT super sports car prototype in December 2025, before the showroom version came onto the market around 2027 – as well as a track-ready GT3 racing version of the elegant new coupe.
Toyota’s current sports cars also carry the full GR prefix, with the GR86 coupe and the larger GR Supra – which goes out of production in March 2026 – positioned as standalone GR models.
Launched in Japan in 2017, the “motorsports-inspired” sub-brand GR Sport (Gazoo Racing Sport) has since included a long list of road-going Toyota models, not all of which have their own racing pedigree.
Abroad, these included city-sized hatchbacks, people movers and the latest Prius hybrid, which is also not offered locally.
Toyota Australia’s current GR Sport range includes all SUV models except the LandCruiser 70 Series, Kluger and soon-to-be-discontinued Fortuner, which are positioned below the full-size GR-badged Yaris and Corolla hot hatches, while the GR hierarchy is ultimately topped by the brand’s motorsport activities.
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