Toyota Presents the Successor to Last Year’s MR2 Study with the New GRMN Sports Hybrid Concept II

At last year’s Tokyo Auto Salon, Toyota showcased a concept study of an all-wheel drive hybrid sports car (see here) loosely based on the now obsolete MR2 roadster, developed in partnership with Japan’s GAZOO Racing.

Now the time has come for Toyota to unwrap its successor in the form of the GRMN SPORTS HYBRID Concept II that will receive both its public and racing debut at this weekend’s highly anticipated 39th Nürburgring 24-hour endurance race in Germany.

The name “GRMN” stands for GAZOO Racing tuned by Meister of Nürburgring, in honor of the late Hiromu Naruse (1944-2010), the Toyota chief test driver and head of the GAZOO Racing team who died in an accident last summer driving a prototype of the Lexus LFA Nurburgring Edition in Germany.

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Eleanor's Hideous Twin: Toyota MR2 Based Ford Mustang Replica

If you're searching for a way to stand out from the mass for all the wrong reasons and at the same time, you don't mind dropping a few thousand bucks, then look no further; UK-based Ride Cars just might do the trick for you. This poorly recreated replica of the famous Eleanor Mustang, featured in the movie "Gone in 60 Seconds", is based on the long-gone, mid-engined Toyota MR2.

The kit is available in either an assemble-it-yourself package for £3,995 (around $5,800) or partially assembled for £7,995 (approximately $11,700). These prices of course, do not include the cost of the donor car.

Via: Autoblog.com , Source: Ride Car