Toyota has established itself as a manufacturer of reliable cars, but cars like the GT-One prove that the automaker has a different side. How fast is it?

The 1990s GT1 category was dominated by greats. The Toyota TS020. The Mercedes CLK GTR. The Porsche 911 GT1. But the best cars were actually not these racers. They were the road cars borne out of ...

Yet one project pushed the limits further than all others and as a result stands as the most insane “road-going” Toyota ever made: its 1998 GT1-class homologation special, codenamed the TS020 ...

Toyota plans to honor that run at the 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans with a special livery in this year's race. The livery pays tribute to the GT-One, the car Toyota ran in that race.

It had moved on from the F1 GTRs, and gone from even the cracked-out Mercedes CLK GTR and Porsche 911 GT1 to cars like the Toyota TS020, which barely even bothered with the homologation regulations.

Not the SARD MC8 though; this one-of-a-kind Toyota MR2-based GT1 homologation car escaped its cage years ago, and it’s now living out its days where it should—on the road.

Toyota Gazoo Racing will mark 40 years of participation in the 24 Hours of Le Mans by running two specially liveried GR010 Hybrid race cars at this year’s event, which takes place on June 14–15.

Toyota TS020. Fast forward a few years to 1998, and the TS020, ... Unlike most prototype-style cars, the GT1-class TS020 had to meet some small homologation requirements, ...

Developed by TTE (Toyota Team Europe, the current Gazoo Racing) in Cologne, Germany, this new racer was codenamed TS020 and received the official GT-One moniker.Purposely built for the Circuit de ...

Moving on to the red-and-white car, that one serves as a nod to the TS020 from 1998. Also known as the GT-One, the TS020 was initially developed for grand touring (GT1), but later adapted into a ...