GR86 to join Toyota GR PH Cup 2027

MANILA: The GR86 will be part of the 2027 Philippine motorsport calendar as it will have a separate category in next year’s Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) Philippine Cup.

Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) President Masando Hashimoto made the announcement at the series’ season finale for the year—officially launching the sports car’s one-make-race (OMR) version.

This builds on the anticipated participation of the nameplate a few weeks ago after TGR Philippines posted an invite for fans to watch the fourth and final leg of its one-make race series. The post showed a blurred yet easily noticeable Toyota GR 86, seen alongside one-make-race unit versions of Vios and Tamaraw. 

Here are the specifications of the Toyota GR86 OMR.

Vehicle specifications

Offered with standard safety fitments, the Toyota GR86 OMR will come in two versions namely:

• Core Cup Car, which will feature modified brake pads
• Performance-spec Cup Car, which will be fitted with modified exhaust, coilover, suspension, oil cooler, baffled oil pan, OMP steering wheel, and big brake kits

Amid the upgrades, the Toyota GR86 OMR will still be powered by the familiar FA24 four-cylinder, horizontally-opposed, double overhead cam, 16 valve, 2.4-liter gasoline-fed engine mated to a six-speed transmission in rear-wheel-drive configuration that can deliver:

Maximum output (in horsepower)	237
Peak torque (in Newton-meter	250

Compared to the showroom version which can be had for P2.987 million, the race car’s base trim is priced at P2.96 million, while its top-end variant is retailed for P3.29 million.

GR86 race category details

Hashimoto revealed that the race cars are already available in the Philippines and many have already acquired examples—saying that 22 of the 30 units are already taken.

Per TMP Senior Vice President for Marketing Sherwin Chua-Lim, the initial 30-unit allocation will serve as the cap for the GR86 OMR category’s first race next year, but the company might further expand the grid should more parties expressed their interest in participating in the succeeding races.

Aside from that, he mentioned the possibility of opening the category to existing customers. However, they need to follow the specifications of the race-ready version.

Further, Hashimoto confirmed his participation in the upcoming category—moving up in from Tamaraw OMR class. 

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