Today, Toyota is trying to shake off its reputation as a dull car manufacturer by letting its GR division make some of its models more exciting.
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The fact that Daisuke Ido, the chief engineer for the bZ4X, revealed this news lends credence to it.
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The Toyota Yaris has become the darling of every motoring journalist that drives one thanks to GR (short for Gazoo Racing).
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The bZ4X GR would not have a dramatic transformation, since there aren't that many Yaris left.
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The bZ4X is currently not available with a performance version - you can either choose the front-wheel drive model with 204 horsepower .
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The FWD bZ4X has a single motor making almost as much power as the dual-motor in the AWD, so Toyota should give the hot version two of the more powerful motors.
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Toyota did show off the bZ4X GR Sport Concept (pictured) at the Tokyo motor show earlier this year, but it was only revealed to show what it might look like.
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Since it is an EV, giving it plenty of power is easy, but getting it to corner like a Porsche Macan is much harder.
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