View Photos of the Toyota Gazoo Racing GR Corolla and GR Yaris
Unlike other Toyota models, its Gazoo Racing–developed hatchbacks are built with a unique motorsports-oriented manufacturing process.
Toyota employs a turntable in the back of its factory in Motomachi, Japan, to redirect finished GR Corolla and Yaris models without the need to turn their steering wheels.
Once assembled, the GR Corolla and GR Yaris undergo an exhaustive array of quality-control and verifications steps.
The assembly process for the GR Corolla and GR Yaris is largely inspired by motorsports, particularly Gazoo Racing's World Rally Championship efforts.
Autonomous tugs built into the floor, rather than overhead conveyors, move this GR Yaris body shell among assembly stations.
Welding the body shell in a single jig gives the GR Corolla greater chassis precision than regular models.
Matched chassis components await installation.
Human hands attach the GR Corolla’s door hinges.
Although robots handle the welding of the body shells for the GR Corolla and GR Yaris, human workers perform quality checks and minor finishing work.
Toyota GR Corolla and GR Yaris production.
Toyota GR Corolla and GR Yaris production.
The turbocharged 1.3-liter three-cylinder used in the GR Corolla and GR Yaris is produced in a factory separate from where the cars are assembled.
Toyota GR Corolla and GR Yaris production.
Toyota GR Corolla and GR Yaris production.
Toyota Gazoo Racing cars include (from left) the GR86, the GR Supra, the GR Corolla Morizo, the GR Corolla, and the GRMN Yaris.
The handling course at Toyota's Shimoyama proving grounds is inspired by Germany's Nürburgring Nordschleife.
Toyota Technical Center Shimoyama.
Toyota's 2022 SEMA concept hints at a racing version of the GR Corolla.
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