Eagle-eyed GTPlanet user queleuleu has spotted a yet-to-be-announced car that will feature in the Gran Turismo Sport roster — the Toyota S-FR racing model. The photo featured above shows a clearly modified version of Toyota’s concept car in GT Sport’s ‘Scapes’ mode being photographed against an urban environment.
The image was spotted within a massive presentation for the Computer Entertainment Developers Conference (CEDEC) 2016. Crafted by Polyphony’s own Hajime Uchimura, the presentation dives deep into the math behind colour representation and recreation, using Gran Turismo Sport for numerous examples. If you can read Japanese, we imagine this is quite the peek behind Polyphony’s curtains, so to speak.
The S-FR was technically playable in Gran Turismo’s last outing, featuring in a special GT6 demo at the Tokyo Motor Show last October. At that time the official word was that the car “would be coming to the Gran Turismo series in the future”. There was confirmation the regular S-FR would make it’s debut in GT Sport in August when it was captured during some off-screen gameplay at Gamescom.
The racing model of the S-FR was created by Toyota’s Gazoo Racing and is essentially a further evolution of the original concept S-FR. The little car is a proof of potential more than anything else. Stripping the car down with a carbon-fibre grille and a vented bonnet, it’s definitely one of the more aggressive small vehicles created by Japanese manufacturers in recent years.
Toyota’s goal for the base version is to challenge the Mazda MX-5, so one would assume the racing model is a potential rival to the MX5 Cup Car which is also included in GT Sport. Perhaps we could see some Mazda vs Toyota events in GT Sport’s online events section when the game eventually arrives at some point in 2017.
GT Sport is due to be showcased at Tokyo Game Show this month, so we’ll be on the lookout for any new cars or tracks shown off. Stick to GTPlanet for the latest on GT Sport.
Stop doing massive presentations, and work on your deadlines!!!!!!!!!!!!
So they aren’t allowed to show off their product at trade shows now?
To me it does not look as the R version. Look at the headlights. They are round as the original. In the R version they are cut by the hood. Think its just the base version with PD aero parts fitted on it…
Could be mistaken though :)
Sure am mistaken :).
Looks like an angry beetle.
Mean looking little bugger :)
The top photo is taken on Avenue D’Opera in Paris. I’m guessing it’s just a photo location as there are no barriers.
Front look very agressive, i like it!
Looks cool. Anyone knows the specs?
I like it. Reminds me of a modern Jaguar, namely the F-type
Oh wow thats cool, cant wait to play with it in 5 years
Make as race agressive as you want, it’s still such a cute little car :3
I’d still pick the MX-5 over this any day.
I’m a huge fan and a former owner of an MX-5, but I’m curious as to why you would make that decision not even knowing the performance of this car yet. Is it based on looks alone or you just don’t think Toyota would make a good sports car?
It is mostly a personal choice. The MX-5/Eunos is one of my favorite car in GT since the very beginning. However, I only drove my first real MX-5 last year when I’ve got the chance to try the new model before it went on market and it was a memorable experience. The S-FR doesn’t seem like a bad sports car, but it still hasn’t proven itself. So, if I must decide between a legend and a newcomer, I’ll take the former.
I’m curious – at what track is that second photo from?
None, calling that a photo is an insult…
Its not an in-game screenshot.
Hey Brend, at the bottom of the third paragraph, you wrote FR-S instead of S-FR. ;)
Anyways, awesome to see the racing model appear, I can only imagine how fun it’ll be to drive.
D’oh! Nicely noticed. What happened to memorable car names…
I agree with Brendan! Memorable car names are being taken for granted and this SFR and FRS alphabet soup naming is super confusing.
I consider myself a car guy who follows the automotive industry very closely, but I still can’t remember what a Lincoln MKZ/MKX/MKS/MK-whatever is…
Not to go too off topic but I think Acura and Lincoln are two brands, among others, that could benefit from a return to names like Zephyr, Continental, Legend, Integra, Vigor, etc instead of the confusing alphabet soup names.