The Toyota GR Yaris MORIZO RR Channels Nürburgring Focus
Akio Toyoda’s ultra-limited hot hatch brings Nürburgring-honed chassis tweaks, carbon aero and a bespoke 4WD mode for 200 drivers.
Summary
- Toyota Gazoo Racing has unveiled the GR Yaris MORIZO RR, a ultra-limited evolution of its cult hot hatch, honed directly by Akio Toyoda at the Nürburgring 24 Hours
- The car trades headline power gains for Nürburgring-bred chassis tuning, an exclusive “MORIZO” 4WD mode, and motorsport-grade aero that turns the GR Yaris into a track-day weapon that can still survive city streets.
- Just 200 cars will be built worldwide, split evenly between Japan and select European markets, with buyers entering via a lottery-style draw through Toyota’s GR app
The special-edition model takes lessons from Toyota’s TOYOTA GAZOO ROOKIE Racing entry at the 2025 Nürburgring 24 Hours, where Toyoda ran more laps than planned and credited the eight-speed Direct Automatic with letting him complete 15 laps”. That race-bred brief shows up in retuned damping aimed at keeping the tyres locked to rough tarmac, revised electric power steering, and a bespoke “MORIZO” all-wheel-drive setting that fixes torque at a 50:50 split for predictable, planted grip.
Visually, the GR Yaris MORIZO RR reads like a factory-built time-attack car. There is an exclusive carbon-fibre rear wing born from Nürburgring testing, a carbon bonnet, front spoiler, and side skirts, all finished in Morizo’s favoured Gravel Khaki with Matte Bronze wheels and yellow brake calipers. Inside, a suede-wrapped, smaller-diameter steering wheel with motorsport-style paddle layout, yellow stitching, and a numbered plaque pushes the race-car-for-the-road narrative without stripping out daily usability.
For car culture, this drop signals Toyota’s commitment to keeping analogue-feeling performance alive in an increasingly digital, electrified era. The GR Yaris MORIZO RR is not about chasing supercar spec sheets. It is about codifying the feeling Akio Toyoda wanted from behind the wheel and bottling it for 200 very lucky drivers.
