Toyota Prado GR Sport ruled out – for now

Toyota has ruled out a GR Sport version of its 250 Series Prado, with the Japanese brand’s local arm pouring cold water on the idea when asked by CarExpert – despite the flagship grade being part of the Yaris Cross, Corolla Cross and CH-R SUV lineups.

A spicier GR Sport version of the new-generation Toyota RAV4 has been confirmed for Australian showrooms in 2026 – as has the first 300 Series LandCruiser GR Sport Hybrid, which will become the legendary off-roader’s new flagship.

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 arrival or specific timing.

This leaves the LandCruiser Prado GR Sport missing in action, despite the Prado’s importance as Toyota’s third-best selling model in Australia, behind the RAV4 and HiLux.

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“At this stage, we have no plans to introduce a GR Sport variant for the LandCruiser Prado,” a Toyota Australia spokesperson told CarExpert.

A GR Sport-badged Prado is not offered in any overseas market including the US, where the Prado is sold as the LandCruiser and the 300 Series is unavailable.

At the 2025 Japan Mobility Show (JMS) in Tokyo last October, Toyota announced a global restructure, 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 supercar prototype in December 2025, ahead of the showroom version’s release around 2027 – as well as a track-ready GT3 racing-spec version of the sleek new coupe.

Toyota’s current sports cars also wear the full-strength 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 ‘motorsport-inspired’ GR Sport (Gazoo Racing Sport) sub-brand has since included a long list of road-going Toyota models, which have not all had a racing pedigree of their own.

Overseas, this has included city-sized hatchbacks, people movers and the latest Prius hybrid – which is also not offered locally.

Toyota Australia’s current GR Sport lineup includes all of its SUV models except the LandCruiser 70 Series, Kluger and the soon-to-be-axed Fortuner, which are positioned below the full-blown GR-badged Yaris and Corolla hot hatches, while the GR hierarchy is ultimately crowned by the brand’s motorsport activities.

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